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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1928)
The Frontier. "volume XLVIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1928. NO. 38. p————ii—■— Name The New Coffee last day for entering your name for our new coffee Bill tie THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd, and the winner will be announced at 2 O CLOCK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th. Enter your name now and win the 10 pounds of this wonderful coffee FREE. Better Service I In order to serve vou better we have put on our own k delivery service, delivering everything lor your table to all parts of the city four times daily except Saturdays when we will have FIVE regular de liveries, direct from our “up to the minute” FOOD MARKET to you, no delays. PHONE FOR FOOD. The Ross E. Harris Food Market Phone 47 LOCAL NEWS. County Assessor Chauncey Keyes, of Inman, is ill. Edwin Burival is back in school again after a short sick spell. County Judge C. J. Malone has been on the sick list a few days this week. Court Reporter Ted McEihaney was in Ainsworth last Thursday taking testimony. County Judge Malone was ill the forepart of the week, but is able to be at his desk today. Mrs. C. J. Malone and daughter, Miss Florence, spent the past week visiting in Omaha. Mrs. Fred Degnan, of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson. Ira H. Moss is now driving a new Willy’s Knight which he purchased Tuesday morning from Walter Stein. Paul Young expects to leave next Monday for Hornell, New York, where he wfll assist his brother, Guy Young, during the coming year. A very Unique display of articles carved from soap were exhibited by the 8th grade at the Parent-Teacher’s meeting Tuesday afternoon. A number of the citizens of At kinson were in O’Neill last Thursday attending a hearing in the county court of the $1200 claim of Anna L. Bond against the estate of Bridget Cassidy. The entire claim was al lowed. CHAMBERS GUN CLUB BATTLES O’NEILL SUNDAY A number of real sportsmen came up from Chambers over the bad roads last Sunday and kept their appoint ment to meet the O’Neill club in a match shoot for the suppers for the two clubs. The boys from the south were about thirty-six rocks short when the final shot was fired. The banquet was held at the West ern hotel Sunday evening and a won derful time is reported. Speeches were made, stories were told and a general good time was enjoyed. The O’Neill club will go to Cham bers for a shoot next Sunday. The Chambers boys say that when they get the O’Neill lads down on their own grounds they will show them what good shooting is. Following is the result of last Sun day’s contest: Mrs. L. A. Burgess entertained a number of ladies last Friday evening, honoring Mrs. Kryger, of Neligh, who was her guest last week. A. A. Brittell residing just west of Inman, has purchased a meat mar 1 ket at Newport and will take posses sion of same in the near future. The “Blue” division of the Presby terian Guild will hold a food and candy sale at' Ben Grady’s store, Sat urday afternoon, February 18th. Mrs. Hugh Birmingham entertain-1 ed the Martez club at the Golden hotel last Thursday evening. The high score prize was won by Mrs. Birm-1 ingham. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman j spent Sunday of last week at the Anton Nemic home in Spencer. Mrs. Nemic and Mr. Zimmerman are j brother and sister. C. G. Moss, of Inez, was called to St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday of last week by the death of his sister’s husband, George Booth. He returned home Friday night. W. L. Tottenhof was called to Fort Madison, Iowa, last Friday, on ac-1 count of the death of his father, H. F. | Tottenhof. The funeral services were j held Tuesday morning. William Storts, residing south of Emmet, fell from a hay stack one day last week and sustained a double frac I ture near the hip of one leg. He w'as I taken to the hospital at Stuart. The following couples were married by Rev. H. II. Beers at the manse on ! February lOth: Richard Woodworth, i of Loretto and Miss Loucila Zim ! merman, of Spaulding; James E. j Marisch, and Olive A. Andrews, both of Loretto. Albert and Duane Carson, sons of j Mr. and Mrs. John Carson, of the northeast part of the county, came ; down from Gordon, Nebraska, last j Monday where they have been visit-1 ing with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ladely. John Brennan came up from New- i man Grove last Friday, where he has ' been conducting a sale, and spent a few days visiting O’Neill relatives and ' friends. He departed Sunday for his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he will visit with his family. j The county board of supervisors | Friday finished their annual job of j checking the different county officials and approved the various summaries. | I They were looking after some miscel-' laneous business Saturday. They ad-; journed until Wednesday of this j ! week. i ha miters «»un ciun. reoruary iz, isze. C. 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It K Calvert lllll 01111 10101 10011 10 111 10 Jm* Shield O I 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 lllll I 0 I I 0 I I 0 II in Moerta Urahum lllll lllll I I I I o lllll 11 o ll 21 i nr. The Martez club entertained their husbands and gentlemen friends at a card party at the Golden last Satur day evening. The ladies high score prize at cards was won by Mrs. John McManus, while Ben Grady was suc cessful in securing the gentelmen's prize. Robert Downing, formerly located in the accounting department of the Guarantee Fund Commission but now looking after the appointment of re ceivers for the banks taken over by the commission, was in O’Neill last Saturday and appointed Fay Hill re ceiver of the defunct bank at New port. Luella A. Parker, County Superin tendent of Holt County, was elected Secretary of the Nebraska State As sociation of County Superintendents at the convention held in Lincoln, Feb ruary 1st to 3rd. This association is composed of the county superintend ents of the ninety-three counties of the state. The Neligh News of last week says that O. W. Tuck, of Neligh, will go to Page March 1st and take charge of the Farmers Union store. Mr. Tuck has been employed in the Union store at Neligh. Wallace French, who has been conducting the store for the past few years, has decided to retire from the work. Harry Mohr, of Oakland, Califor nia, who accompanied the body of his father, A. C. Mohr, to Spencer, for burial last week, and his sister, Mrs. C. W. Newland, of Dexter, Missouri, visited with Mrs. Margaret Hunter, Monday night. Tuesday morning they left on the 10:2fi train east for their separate homes. , A couple of inches of snow fell over this part of the state last Monday. The snow of last week is still on the ground in the eastern part of the county and in places the roads are very bad. In the counties east of us the roads are reported to be in poor condition for travel. The roads west are in excellent shape. The sheriff, county attorney, county treasurer and chairman of the county board of Boyd county were in O’Neill last Saturday consulting with Robert Downing, of Lincoln, who is the rep resentative of the Guarantee Fund Commission, who appoints the re ceivers for the defunct banks taken over by the commission. The estate of the late John Olds was settled among the heirs Wednes day when the property was divided by agreement. Mrs. Charles Simmons received 240 acres on Antelope Slough and 160 acres south of Orchard; Mrs. Fred Allen and Mrs. Roy Hunter, of Orchard get 240 acres valued at $150. per acre, near Wakefield, Nebraska. Mrs. W. L. Tottenhof was called to Stafford, Nebraska, Saturday by the serious illness of her little six year old sister, Neva Pond, who was afflicted with heart trouble. Mrs. Tot tenhof left here as soon as possible, but the little lady passed away before she reached her bedside. The funeral services were held at Ewing Monday morning. Ttye Altar Society of the Catholic church held a card party at the K. of C. club rooms last Monday evening. The entertainment was Monte Carlo whist at which Mrs. Anna Harrington won the ladies high score prize, Dr. Kubitschek the gentlemen’s prize, while the low score prize was taken by John McDermott. Light refresh ments were served at the close of the Atrnnin cr County Clerk E. F. Porter tells The Frontier that the Crow heads are com ing in slowly at this time. Mr. Por ter tells us that last year the county paid bounty on 15,759 crow heads, amounting to $1,575.90; 3,368 crow eggs at 5c each, amounting to $168. 40; 368 coyotes at $2.00 each and 2 wild cats at $1.00 each. The bounty is still operative on crows this year but not on coyotes. The Izaak Walton League expect to hold a business meeting next Tuesday evening in the band hall over the Mc Elvain barber shop. The Waltonians are going to make an effort to obtain the largest membership in the county within the next few weeks. They have a number of worthwhile propositions to discuss at the meeting Tuesday evening besides the election of offi cers. If you are friendly to the Wal tonians come to the meeting and help elect the officers and transact the busi ness. State Law Enforcement officer Gates accompanied by three assist ants dropped into O’Neill last Friday evening and picked up Harry Madi son for the possession of intoxicants; other plucea were searched but with no result. They went to Atkinson and arrested Georg* Janaszak charged with the possession of liquor. Both men plead guilty in county court last Saturday. Madison was fined $100.00 and costs for first offense; Janaszek was given u sentence of seventy-five days in jail and costs, on second of fense. Ernest Wilkinson, of Valentine, Ne braska, was here the first of the week visiting with his niece, Mrs. Hoy War ner. Mr, Wilkinson was on his way to Albion, Nebraska, on a business trip; he experts to move. March 1st, to the Allerton-KolN-rtsoii 400ft acre tract in northern Wheeler county fif teen miles south of ('hamhers, shirr the owners expect to establish a game nrt - ervr. Mr. Wilkinson will plant buck*h at, rye and other feed for the game birds and experts to make an •deal hunting ground * n »!,. PM*# acres in a few years. OWNERS OF AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK DRIVERS: Mr. Chairman: I move you that | the Sheriff be instructed to have j printed in each paper in the County a notice that on and after March 1sf. , 1928, anyone driving an automobile | or truck in the County without a 1928 [license or driving an automobile or truck owned in Holt County with a license from another County are sub ject to arrest and the Sheriff is here by instructed to make arrangements to have some one in each city or vil lage to look after this matter and have each such person arrested C. B. NELLIS. E. GIBSON. State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss: 1, E. F. Porter, County Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Reso lution as passed by the County Board of Supervisors in regular session Feb ruary, 1928. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affix ed the seal of this office this 15th day of February, 1928. E. F. PORTER, 28-2 County Clerk. Watch for the program of the Baby [Clinic to be sponsored by the Wo man’s club. Arrangements are being made to open a bus depot in the building for merly occupied by T. V. Golden. Mrs. Heran Brandt, of Beatrice, 'Nebraska, is in the city visiting her ; sister, Mrs. L. Burival, who has been very ill at her home for the past eight weeks. Mrs. Burivals’ many friends will be glad to know that she is much I better, and hopes to be out soon. IZAAK WALTON’S TO HOLD MEETING , Special meeting of the O’Neill chap I ter of the Izaak Walton league of iAmerica, Tuesday evening, Febru I ary 21st, at 8 o’clock in the band hall. Business of importance is to come be fore this meeting, so all members are urged to attend. IAN account here is a sink ing fund that may prevent you from sinking under debts. The O’Neill National Bank Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $125,000.00 This bank carries no indebted’ ness of officers or stockholders. . i • i THE O’NEILL BASKFITEERS DEFEAT SPENCER CACiERS The fast bunch of basket shooters came over from Spencer last Tuesday evening and carried away the short end of a hotly contested basket ball game played with the O’Neill team at the High School gym. The score was O’Neill 17, Spencer 6. * Followinp is the line-up; O’Neill Spencer I’halin, 8 rg - Row, 0 Shoemaker, 0 .... 1* I>andenalacker 0 Arbuthnot, 10 c _ Jonas, 2 Welsh, 2 ~ |f,-- . Drickie, 4 Simonson, 2 If Weber, 0 Ik _James, o Winter Puts Heavy Strains on Every Auto Battery At zero, Fahrenheit, a fully charged storage battery has only a little more j than half its normal power, and a rundown battery will freeze. And in winter there are fewer long drives to restore the battery’s power. , When the car stands, the engine and transmission oil congeals and thus more current is used each time the engine is started. In winter, nothing less than a full Sjwered battery can be satisfactory. ave your battery inspected today. And if you do need a new one, by all means get your Ford battery now —for safety, comfort and economy. i Mellor Motor Company All Ford owners ■■■ •' are entitled to our inspection service. Ford I>ealer, Phone 16, I Come in today. Have the fluid () Neill, Nebr. checked and ter minals clean*' and greased. i I