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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1928)
‘THE ROYAL THEATRE’ Home of Good Pictures - Thursday-Friday, Feb.. 9-10 —— Norma Talmadge in * THE LADY" "I dreamed about bein’ a lady!” “I prayed and ’oped and tried to be nice —to be a lady! But they tore my man from my arms. - Saturday, Feb. 11th - ZANE GREY’S “OPEN RANGE" with Betty Bronson and Lane Chand ler. A story of the cattle country— done in Zane Grey's inimitable style! -Sunday-Monday, Feb. 12-13 BIG SUPER SPECIAL f John Barrymore and Mary Astor (Greatest lovers of all ages) in “DON JUAN" Supported by Estelle Taylor, Far ner Oland, Montagu Love and Helen Costello. He loved them all—and none! V -Tuesday, Feb. 14th Marguerite De La Mote in “KID SISTER” A small-town maid, but she had big city ideas. She laughed off her chorine sister’s warning—and went on t her own sweet way. - Wednesday, Feb. 15th - Tom Tyler in “THE CHEROKEE KID" Wild-ridin’ heroes of pine-scented mountain and dusty plain in a thrill packed romance, enacted by real peo ple. -Thursday, Feb. 16th Raymond Griffith in •TIME TO LOVE” Spend a day with Roy who’s here to say that morning noon or night, it’s always the right TIME TO LOVE! -Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-18 Fred Tompson in “JESSE JAMES” Fred Thompson, the idol of Ameri ca, in his first for Paramount! Imag ine Tompson as Jesse James, the outlaw who rode hell bent, who fought with reins in his teeth. .- ■— ■—• Specials For Saturday H Men’s Mixed Cotton and 4 C _ Wool Hose I Jb 12x14 Wash J. Cloths 4-b 24x42 Bath Towels fc*T b Towel Q p Bars d b . Shopping Q p || Bags db Assorted Aluminum Ware _ Jb Exquisite Perfumes, only . db 12-Quart Double Sealed and Sodered Milk Pails JJb Corn Poppers I J b Strainers Q n | only db House 4 Op Brooms - lTdb Martin’s Store AT THE KIMBROUGH HOME. Over seventy-five invited guests gathered at the C. J. Kimbrough home Saturday evening to a farewell party ?iven in honor of John Moller, Jr., rom Wall, South Dakota. Through an inspiration and a keen foresight of the west in 1906 Otto Alfs induced his sister, Agnes, Mike O’Donnell, Mike Lynch and John to follow up government land being available they squatted on adjoining quarters and having access to un limited territory for stock they soon got a foothold and established com fortable homes after encountering the usual hardship that goes with the j pioneer’s lot . John grew to manhood in this im 1 mediate neighborhood and has a wide j circle of friends that is always glad | to see him come and regret to see ! him leave. The evening was spent in dancing and card playing. The music was ! furnished for the dance by the Abbot orchestra assisted by Picsel. Two j tables were used for card players who use their skill in an attempt to cap ture various prizes. The south crowd seemed to be lucky in this respect as I they nearly always take home the bacon. After the scores were counted ! the committee served refreshments | consisting of sandwiches, cake and ; coffee, Aftbr ft short intermission and gen eral topics were viewed one would simply come to the conclusion that the political season is approaching and just now chief interest seems to be centered on how to dispose of a lot of those lame ducks wTho hold posi tions at enormous expense. Jobs cre ated to supply political patronage to me iaitniui cu-wurKKiB. wanveiui process still existing in our entire range of government. At our next meeting a committee will be selected, schedules arranged, managers allotted and other matters considered it looks like one big pro gram for the rest of the winter. All present had a most enjoyable time and appreciated our friend, Mr. Moller, who was with us on this occasion. *** FRIEND OF HUGH O’NEILL TELL OF EARLY DAYS The following article, regarding the late Hugh O’Neill, is contributed by one who has heard him tell of the events herein described many times. In The Frontier of December 22nd appears an article concerning the death of Hugh O’Neill and his early activities in northern Holt County. The writer of this article, though no doubt sincere in writing what he believed to be a true account, was evidently misinformed in regard to some of the circumstances mentioned. Hugh O’Neill settled in northern Holt County in the early eighties. His brother John never lived in Ne braska, although his brother Charles practiced law in O’Neill for a num ber of years. He was never a member of any Vigilante association until sometime in the early nineties, when a Pro tective Association” was formed at Greeley, the name of which has since been changed to Phoenix. Peter Greeley was chairman of this association. Mr. O’Neill was not connected in any way with the capture of Kid Wade or Doc Middleton. Kid Wade was captured in LeMars, Iowa, by Cap Dodge, Mike Coleman and a man named Messenger. They were allowed by Iowa authorities, to bring him back to Nebraska on con "" Money For Farm Loans I deal mostly with people who have handled Holt County Mortgages for years. Money ready for loans on un proved city property in 0*Neill. Joel Parker, O’Neill H, - / ✓ :1 Your Telephono and Automobile Have Both Kept Pace With Progress Your telephone today no more resembles the one of 188b than modern automobiles re semble the “horseless carriage.” J As an example of the constant improve ment in your telephone, there have been 5b tyjK-s of receivers anti 77 typesof transmitters developed to date. Each in turn has been bettrr than the one l*efnrc. Today your tele phonc is the liest science know s how to make. In order to obtain the best service, you should not ttloh devices of any kind U> your telephone. They k 1 uni mr r.i'hef than tod its rltn irney. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. FCLL SYSTEM Om ruUtg • One Xyelens * < Yurt— dition that they delivered him into the hands of Nebraska authorities. However, when they arrived at Paddock they were met by some of members of the Brown County Vigi lantes, who told the Kid’s captors that they wanted to take the Kid up into Brown County to “make him tell what he knew.” They were allowed to take him to Brown County under condition that they return him to his original cap tors unharmed. Mr. O’Neill, hearing this and being acquainted with some of the mem bers of the Brown County association, suspected that the Kid was in danger of being killed. In order that Kid might get a fair j trial he made a trip to O’Neill City | where he enlisted the aid of the sherilf, Ed Hershiser. Together they went to the home of Coleman, who lived on the Niobrara J near the mouth of Turkey Creek, i where they found Coleman, Dodge and Mans Mason. With Dodge’s team and wagon these five men started up the Niobra ra enroute to Brown county. The weather was cold and on the way a blizzard came on. Because of the cold the sheriff and Dodge were unable to go on and were left at the house of a settler. O’Neill, Coleman and Mason pushed on to Long Pine, where they found the Vigilantes assembled with the Kid a prisoner. After considerable trouble they induced the Vigilantes to turn the Kid over to them and started bnck on the home trail. Ar riving at the house of Hank Richard son, near Carnes, they found the sheriff and Dodge, who had followed them after a short rest. Mr. O’Neill wanted to continue on down the river to Coleman’s and then across by Eagle Mills to O’Neill, but the Kid and the sheriff thought that it would be safer to go to Bassett and take the train to O'Neill. The sheriff and Kiri Wade accom panied by Hank Richardson and a man named Burnham started for Bas set with a team and wagon and Mr. O’Neill, Coleman, Dodge and Mason started on down the river towards home. Unfortunately the driver of the wagon containing the sheriff and the Kid, became lost and they reached Basset too late to catch the train. Because of this thfey were forced to stay in Basset all night and ere morning a band of masked men took the Kid away from the sheriff and hanged him to a whistling post one mile east of town. Mr. O’Neill always spoke of the hanging of Kid Wade as a cowardly murder, perpetrated under the cloak of justice by men who were afraid that the Kid knew “too much” about them. He was w’ell acquainted with Mr. Wade having boarded with his brother while teaching school on Turkey Creek and regarded him as a man who though led astray by force of circumstances and bad associations when a boy was possessed of a sense of honor and fair play far above that which the public has been led to be lieve. See Mrs. F. J. Kubitschek as the old maid. She’s a scream, in “A Bachelor’s Escapade” at the K. C. Hall, February" 15th and 16th. .‘17-1 PUBLIC IS WARNED OF “RABBIT FEVER" Washington, Jan. 24.—Warning to the public in general against tulare mia, a serious and often fatal disease known as “rabbit fever” or “deer-fly fever” has been issued by Paul G. Redington, chief of the biological sur vey, and approved by the public health service. The disease has spread so widely, having been discovered in all state i except Washington, Wisconsin, New York and Deleware, and the New Entrland states, that a nublic warn ini? wn.-i considered advisable. It in. a plague-like disease of rodents trans missible to human beings and of 500 human cases reported in this country, tvent have terminated in death. It; nature the disease affects jack rabbits, snowshoe rabbits and cotton tail rabits, providing a reservoir for infection of both wild animals arid human beings. . Men are known to have become infected by handling rabbit carcasses and in the east such direct contact is the common means of infection. There is no danger of contracting the disease, Mr. Redington stated, from eating rabbit meat if it is thor oughly cooked, even though the ani mal may have been infected. BRICK BATS. A youngster hopped across the sea, • the first in history’s page, and doing so, won fame’s degree, the greatest of the age. In many ways he is the same ns folks like you and me, yet he is ited by bonds of fame, unable to get free. He has to shake a million hands, hear speeches by the score, must listen long to blaring bands, no ^ matter how they bore. From morn i till night the mob assails his privacy and rest, they follow him on all his trails, with vigor, vi and zest. We rather think he’d like to stop for just a wi'ek or two and let these fancy functions drop, with nothing else to do hut loaf uround, relax and hunt, and mavbe fish a while, where folks ignore his flying stunt and let him choose his style. Yet as it is the boy is doomed to give his time away, his duties all must lie assumed while les- j ner mortals fday. Of such is fame, the world demands it’s heroes’ daily t*est and feeds him speeches feasts and band* when he would rather re*t.— 1 Brick Hmith. Oil) KVKR STOP TO THINK (By Kdson It. Waite, Shawnee, Okla.ij THAT every merchant must sell goods in order to slay in busineae, THAt* in order to have a growing business a merchant must advertise. THAT advertising brings business. I THAT newspaper advertising bring* more business than any other form . of advertising i l THAT plenty of newspaper space should be used. THAT they must advertise the right things at the right time but ad vertise something all the time. THAT newspaper advertising is u builder of good will; the good will of the peple is needed for any busi ness to exist. THAT advertising is a business builder. Every business must keep building. THAT the merchant who does not advertise simply sticks .on the road to failure until he arrives. The Merchant who is a persistant and consistent advertiser is always on the road to success. STATE OF NEBRASKA. LINCOLN February 2. 1928. Mr. W. E. Conklin, County Treasurer, O’Neill, Nebraska. Dear Sir: This is to confirm con versation with you over the telephone this morning, at which time I told you that you were right in charging $15.00 for the first 4000 pounds gross load of trucks, plus 50c for each 100 pounds in excess of 4000 pounds. The law is very dear on this, and there is no question but what the course you are pursuing is strictly in accordance with the statutes. Very truly yours, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS R. L. COCHRAN,, Secretary and State Engineer. See Harry Clauson as Denny Ma loney, in “A Bachelor’s Escapade” at the K. C. Hall, Feb. 15-16. 37-1 MR. AND MRS. J. K. ERNST TAKE EXCURSION SOUTH We left Omaha, Saturday, January £.ni.i), auu ituivcu hi nauoaa vitjf, where we joined the special train to. the Winter Garden district at Cata rina, Texas. We had breakfast in Ohickasha, Oklahoma, Sunday morn ing; we stopped in Fort Worth for dinner where we spent the afternoon; at 7:30 in the evening we were again on our way. We landed in San An tonio, Texas, Monday morning in time for breakfast at the Menger hotel which has been the headquarters for over fifty years for every person of note who has visited San Antonio; in recent years they have erected modern hotels but none of them have the his toric association of the Menger. The Alamo, Cradle of Texas liberty, was the first thing we saw imme diately after breakfast, and while there its history was explained and the gallant fight which resulted in Texas liberty described. Again we took the busses and were driven through the city to see the Chinese Sunken garden. The many wild animals which they have in captivity and many things of interest which we will not take time to mention. One could spend many days in visiting these interesting points in and around San Antonio if they chose to do so. Our train left at 11 o’clock for the border city, Lerado, where the com mercial club met us about five o’clock w'ith their autos and showed us some of their irrigated farming and then at six o’clock they took us across the International Bridge into Old Mexico and then to the White Horse Cafe for supper. We understood that they received $2.00 per plate for the ban quet, but we got about 15 cents worth of eats as the coin is all the Mexican can think of. But they did furnish us with a bottle of beer if one had 35 cents extra to hand them. After supper a Mexican orchestra fur nished the music for a free dance dur ing our stay. We were over there about four hours; We saw the market square which was not very inviting to one unless they had been denied of plenty to eat for some time; plenty of open saloons and curios which they were begging you to buy. About 10:30 we were brought back to good old U. S.; we had a nice time while away but we have no desire to make Old Mexico our home when we can find such a nice climate on this side of the border line. Tuesday morning finds us at Sata riaa where we were for two days; when we’er all together for breakfast there were 000 of us counting those that came in to give us a hearty wel come, but the second day at Barba (|ue lunch, about ten miles from Cat arina, they fed about 1,200. Our special train stood on the switch and we used the Pullman cars at night; Wednesday evening or during the night we were again started for San Antonio and when day-break came we could see that we had 19 cars in our special train and we were being Oh, Mother 2c Valentines, ^ n each ... | If 4c Valentines exf h c_ 11 5c Valentines, *1^ each MU 10c Valentines, t. ii JU 1 Box Bcnutfiul Vulentine Q_ J u I Box Highland Chocolate Iflo Candy I Utf Hanford* Fancy Creamery Butter, pound "Tvlf Old Dutch Cleanser, Chases Dirt I If 1*1 ox. Pkg. Hunaweut Extra Choice Apricots lUb 3 Pkg. I .urge Sire Swan's Down Cake Flour JJb 1 Bar Palm Olive Toilet Soap Ub True©, For Table Use, Olsi, pound C.UU Puritan Bohemian hop pru Flavored Malt, can J«Jb ! • •• Better Flour, Mir S, 07 4* lb*, tack 11|| | JOHN J. MIJ VIN ScIIm for I.cmm ft7 CjJheaj) GholleirMje Goinntfjciirboini nolth the TV©indent Dodfce Brothers magnificent Seniors have already achieved a unique and enviable distinction. By delivering a quality of power unknown to their price class, they are no longer thought of in their price class, bn chal lenge constant comparison with the proud ’ est nantea in ruotavdom. Records cf Senior brilliance are daily pouring in from all parts of America, and invariably the trend of owner enthusiasm runs the same — “No car at any price can surpass Senior performance” ... "I have owned several cars that cost more, but have never so thoroughly enjoyed driving” .. .‘‘I should like to broadcast my impression of your new Senior. It is splendid!” Once take the Senior wheel and you will understand why business men, unsolicited, are writing letters of this character to Dod^e Brothers. 51505 SEDAN *- 0 6 DfTROi1 J. M. SEYBOLD, Dodge Bros. Dealer, Phone 291, O’Neill, Nebraska. Tune in for Dodge Brothers Radio Program every Thursday night 7 to 7:30 (Central Time) NBC Red Network DoBEE- B RDTHE-aS \enior^ix THE VICTORY* SIX AND AMERICA S FASTEST FOUR ALSO ON DISPLAY ■ ~ ; _. ~ ~ | drawn by two locomotives. When we arrived in San Antonio we | again left the cars and went to see ’ the Marquet Square and from there to the old historical place of Sun An- j tonio, the Buck Horn Saloon, where they have thousands of dollars worth I of euros collected from all over the 1 world regardless of the cost. Again we returned to our train and made a pretty steady run through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and on to Kansas City, Missouri, reaching the city about 4 p. m. Friday; there we saw a very small portion of the busi ness district as every business closed at 6:00 and after having supper we wefe shown around some and then were taken to the Broadcasting sta tion. We forgot to tell you of our being taken through the packing house while in Omaha by the agent we were with, G. C. Whistler, of Atkinosn, Ne braska. who was very’ courteous to us at all times for which we fell very grateful. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Ernst. I KED HAGGE WILL SPEAK. Meeting of Farmers Union Co-Op perative Gas and Oil Company will be held at O’Neill in the Court room Feb ruary 15th, at 11:00 a. m. All Stock holders and others interested are re quested to be at this meeting. Mr. Fred Hagge, from Grand Island, will address tho meeting. 37-1 CARD OF THANKS. We take this means of extending to onr many kind friends and neighbors our hearty thanks for their assistance and sympathy extended us during the recent illness and burial of our be loved father, T. V. Golden. The Golden Family. Don’t fail to see “A Bachelor’s Es capade,” the musical comedy in three acts to be given at the K. C. Hall, Wednesday and Thursday, February 15th and 10th, under auspices of the American Legion. 37-1 Why Worry About Serving Lunch When \ Kirwan & Ritts Lunch Wagon Will Serve The Lunch at Public Sales or Other Public Events. I Any Where at Any Time. O’Neill, Nebraska Prices Very Reasonable r 1 Tune in every Thursday night at eight o’clock on the MAXWELL COFFEE HOUR over WJ Z and 26 associated stations. Try a can of this unusually fine coffee. For sale only at McMillan & Markey The Homo Bakery V.. .. ■ - i Write for demonstrations to : ; PONT* S'!X | The New Classy Car S. G. Coover, Page, Nebr. Authorized Deafer j !