The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, March 15, 1928, Image 5

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    Cattle Sale!
t Stock Yards, Atkinson, Nebr.
Saturday, March 24th, 1 p. m. I
450 Head of Cattle
' 1 200 Whiteface cows ,all springing.
2 85 Shorthorn cows, all springing. 3 to 5 years old.
25 Shorthorn milk cows, good ages. *
j 22 Holstein heifers, all comine fresh soon. «■.
G8 Shorthorn yearling steers.
50 Shorthorn 2-year-old steers.
These cattle are a good lot and will be sold day of sale to high
bidder. If you have grass it will pay you to attend this sale.
Be her if you want cattle.
Is Terms of Sale is (‘ash.
John Miskimins, Owner
COL. ED. BORDERS, Auctioneer. f
“AIN'T NATURE WONDERFUL”
“Uncle Pete in St. Louis Post-Dis
patch.)
Children residing on the north side
of the Calamus River prevented by
high water from fording the stream
to attend the Lost Pond school on the
south side, are being ferried to and
from the school by fish power until
the floods recede. Motive power to
pull the flatboat used as a ferry back
and forth across the stream is being
furnished by Scar-Faced Billy, a big
pet pickerel belonging to Frank Bar
rett, a ranchman residing south of
Beaver Flats.
The high order of intelligence dis
played by the big fish, which has been
trained almost from infancy by its
master, enables the ferry to be oper
ated without human supervision which
otherwise would necessitate the part
time employment at the ferry of one
of the ranch hands at the present
4 time badly needed in spring work
about the place.
Scar-Faced Billy has been taught to
respond to the call of a whistle. Each
morning an hour before taking up
school he is summoned from his hunt
ing range in the stream near the
ranch to the boat landing, where the
flatboat loaded with childreen awaits
him. He then is fed a small piece of
fresh meat, of which he is very fond,
after which the end of the boat’s
painter is tossed to him and he makes
the trip across, towing the boat be
hind him. On arrival "on the south
side of the stream the children dis
embark, tie the boat up to a stake and
then after feeding the fish another
bit of fresh meat proceed to school.
In the afternoon after school iff dis
missed the children again proceed to
the river bank where Scar-Faced
Billy once more is summoned and the
process of ferrying across once more
repeated. The fish ferry has been in
operation ever since the ice went out
early this spring and so far without
an accident.
Scar-Faced Billy was found by Mr.
Barrel several years ago in a .small
tribu®-y of the Calamus near his
place. 5 The pickerel, which now
weighs between 30 and 40 pounds,
had been woundext in the head by the
spear of a carp fisherman and it is
from the scar of this wound that he
takes his name. He was nursed back
to health by Mr. Barrett and ever
since has evinced an extreme fondness
for his master, whom he follows in
the water whenever the latter is at
work along the banks of the several
streams on the ranch, all of which
empty into the Calamus. Sear-Facta!
Billy has been made an honorary
member of the Beaver Flats Ike Wal
ton League because of his great work
in preying upon nongame fish infest
ing the waters of the river and its
I tributaries.
LOCAL NEWS.
You’ll be sorry if you <k»n’t see
“Sylvia” at the K. C, Hall next Tues
day evening.
, Food Sale, Saturday afternoon,
March 17th, at the Horiskey Grocery
store, by the Catholic Daughters.
Mrs. Izetla Shaw, of Exselsior
Springs, came Wednesday for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. F. J. Ratliff.
])r. Gilligan is fixing up some ad
ditional rooms in his office suite which
will be used in connection with his
hospital.
—
Mrs. Marquette Kennedy and
daughter, Norma Jean, of Page, are
visiting this week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Loy.
Dr. L. A. Carter was called Wed
nesday to the home of Mrs. Charles
Sholes residing south of Inman who
is quite ill with the flu and heart com
plications.
Clifford Thomas plead guilty in
county court Monday to the charge of
stealing forty bushels of ear corn
from Oscar Keithley on March 9th.
Judge Malone assessed a fine of $30
which was paid into court. The corn
was returned.
Mrs. L. A. Carter entertained at a
tea last Friday afternoon as her part
to the contest being held by the
Ladies Guild of the Presbyterian
church. Then on Wednesday noon
Mrs. C. J. Malone served a luncheon
at noon to twelve ladies as her duty
to the contest.
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NOTICE.
' To All Persons interested in Sale of
Cream.
A meeting will be held in O’Neill,
Nebraska, on Sunday March 18, 1928,
' at 3 p. m.
Called by GEO. BRESSLER.
The Frontier $2.00 per year.
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Prices
%-Ton Commercial $670
1- Ton G-Boy * 895
lV4-Ton - « 1245
2- Ton (6-cylinder) 1595
2-Ton Dump
(6-cylinder) • 1645
(Chossij prices f.o.b. Detroit)
VfcTon Panel Delivery
Car (Complete) $770
(/- o. b. Detroit)
To go on working mile on mile,
day after day, capacity loads, all
roads, all weathers ... to do this
with sunrise certainty year upon
year requires unusual stamina.
That sort of stamina in Graham
Brothers Trucks and Commercial
Cars — all sizes — is being proved
constantly on the roadways of the
world by just such performance.
And with this stamina—power,
speed, operating economy, low
prices, service.
Let us show you the right type—
body and chassis—for your business.
J. M. Seybold
, Dodge Brothers Dealer
Telephone No. 291 O’Neill, Nebraska
COACH F. J. BROKENECKY
BANQUET BASKET BALL BOYS
Coach F. J. Brokenecky entertain
ed the basket ball boys at a 6:30 ban
quet at the home of Mrs. C. B. Scott
on Tuesday evening. The banquet is
the culmination of the season’s activi
ties in basketball circles. The team
made an excellent showing at the
state tournament this year.
Miss Ruth Scott and Miss Helen
Pinlflerman, the cheer leaders for the
team, were present and served the
three course dinner. Principal R. V’
Jones was also present.
Tho members of the team present
were:
Elmer Lorenz, captain: Hugh O’Don
noil, Marvin Johnson, Edward Han
cock, Harlow Sehwtsow.
Substitutes: Ralph Tomlinson, El
win Thompson. George Abdouch.
The evening was spent in conversa
tion and music.
iO’NEILL ENCAMPMENT
WILL HOLD RADIO PARTY
The O’Neill Encampment will hold
a Radio Party in the I. O. O. F. lodge
room Friday evening, March 23rd, to
listen to the Odd Fellows program
that will be broadcast from KM A
Shenandoah, Iowa. Grand Master J
T. Fletcher, of Orchard, Nebraska,
will be one of the principal speakers,
A. E. Bowen will furnish the program
over an electric receiving set. All Odd
Fellows, Rebekahs and anyone inter
ested are invited to be present. I*ro
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EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
The Second Annual Meeting of the
Rural School Board Members of Holt
County was held at the High School
Auditorium Saturday, March 10th
County Judge Malone spoke to the
members urging them to a more pleas
ant relationship to their tencher. He
cited instances from his own experi
ence as a teacher. Mr. C. B. Nellis,
one of our County Supervisors, gave
an interesting talk on “Compulsory
School Law from A Rural Stand
point." J. I). Cronin. County Attor
ney, gave a clear and concise inter
pretation of the Nebraska School
Laws, In many instances making
school laws clear concerning which
members were in doubt. In tho af
ternoon the audience was treated to
a program as follows:
Piano Solo .. . Lona Cromwell
Reading Winifred Starlin
Song 7th and 8th Grade Ppuils
Reading Miss Coolidge
Duet Miss Coolidge-Miss Kramer
Anna W. McCartney, County Su
perintendent of Boyd County, then
spoke on the qualifications we should
look for in hiring our teacher. Her
talk,was ospeciMly interesting as well
as instructive. Mr. G. W. Rosenlof of
Lincoln, Director of Secondary Edu
cation in the State Department, gave
an address upon the “Necessity of Im
proving and Standardizing of oui
Rural Schools." . i He emphasize J tht
fact that we as parents and citizens
it is our sacred duty to create the
best advantages possible for the edu
cation of our children as our future
cifiiens. He then eonduetd a Round
Table Discussion in which many mem
bers took part. Mr. Rosenlof is a
man of wide experience in educational
problems and is a speaker of unusu
al ability.
This meting was well attended and
all present expressed their belief that
such meetings were very interesting
and helpful to them in their capacity
of Rural School Board members.
The O'Neil) Local Spelling Contest
will be held Monday evening, March
26th at 7:d0 o’clock at the High School
Auditorium. All schools entering this
local will please report your district
number and pupils to Mr. Jones the
Principal as soon as possible.
Insist on The Frontier printing
Your Sale Rills.
Avoid Failure
1 Ni'i'thrap Kim; & Co's Pure fir.
Seeds, package UJl
17 5c Baby Ruth Candy (JC.
Bars 4wl
Diamond Brand Budded A Ar
English Walnuts, lb. .
; t With each purchase of English Wal
nuts we will gh<* one pound of F.incj
Mixed Nuts FREE.)
• ' lunigt Baking Powder 07f
lb. ran /. 1 (
Sugar PutT Marshmallows, QQf
puund 4w(
I Large Pkg. Swim's Down 99g
t'nko Flour wwl
If.e Ripened "It’s Wonderful" Jf
(’•dres*. pound "Tvl
II i ford Fa no Cn .mer> /IQr
Buttei, pound ^wl
I:-chest, Stmts ' t. IF—t PQ
I'uritsn Malt, |H*r <JJl
JOHN J. MKLVIN
SHIh for Id'hn
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‘Tve found that fenced
into small fields my farm
will make more money”
WE hear more and more of our farmer friends
making that statement every year. Farm
ers in this'community who shift over to a diver
sified program of farming must find it profitable
because they never switch back to the old
system.
....
ivioic auu i-icttcr iences arc tnc Key to inis new
profitable farming program. Good fences depend
on good fencing materials—the only kind we
handle.
Come in and let’s see what we can work out
together—how a little more fencing on your
farm will help you turn waste into profits, get
you bigger and better crops and raise the value
of your farm.
Bazelman Lumber Co.
O’Neill, Nebraska
THE ROYAL THEATRE’
Home of Good Pictures
- Thursday, March 15th -
Thomas Meighan in
“WE'RE ALL GAMBLERS”
East Side and Park Avenue riding
1 the roulette of life! Spin the wheel
and see what happens! Ninety-nine
out of every hundred are born gnmb
lers!
— Friday-Saturday, March 16-17 —
BIG SPECIAL—SYI) CHAPLIN IN
“THE BETTER ’OLE"
Chaplin has made a rip-roaring
comedy. It is by all odds his best and
cleverest picture.
-Sunday-Monday, Mrh. 18-19
Marion Davis and Conrad Nagel in
“QUALITY STREET”
Critics, picture ' fans, everyone,
without exception, have hailed this as
Marion Davis’ finest performance.
- Tuesday, March 20th -
Blahche Sweet in
“SINGED”
A throbbing story of men, money
and a woman’s steadfast love.
- Wednesday, March 21st
Buck Jones in
“BLACK JACK”
NufF said, Buck’s here with all the
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thrills he always brings. Bring the
i fnmily.
BIG SUPER SPECIAL
1 THURSDAY, FRIDAY. SATURDAY
March 22. 23, 24
Charlie Chaplin in
"THE CIRCUS"
The battery Derby comedian, fun
nier than fifty clowns. Funnier than
a rubber tent pole! More convulsing
than a trick mule’s left hind foot!
More Chaplinesque than any Chapline
comedy ever before cheered!
(Sullivan
Merchant Tailor
Now Open for Business f
First door south of
The Frontier office
J. F. Sullivan
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