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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1928)
Frontier. VOLUME XLVIIL NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 3, 1928. No. 49. LOCAL NEWS R. J. Marsh has just completed a new garage. The Fern cafe has installed a new iceless cooler. Clarence Rasley returned from Nor folk last Friday. John A. Robertson went to Omaha Wednesday morning. M. B. Miller shipped a car of cat tle Sunday to the Chicago markets. C-. P. Uhl is erecting a new garage on his place in northeast part of town. Frank Pruss, the hog buyer, ship ped two cars of hogs to Chicago Sunday. Judge Robert R. Dickson and Mrs. Dickson were in Sioux City, Iowa, Tuesday. Ernest Richter was on the Sioux City markets last Monday with a car of cattle. The bass fishing season closed Maj 1st for six weeks, and will reopen on June 10th. J. B. Ryan is putting a basement under his building just south of The Frontier office. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nolan and family, of Bassett, spent Sunday with O’Neill relatives. David Stannard has installed a new iceless fountain in his soft drink parlor and news stand. The Methodist Hedies’ Aid will hold a food sale at Ross E. Harris’ store on Saturday afternoon. Robert Smith and children drove to Norfolk Sunday to visit Mrs. Smith, who was in the hospital. Judge Robert R. Dickson and Re porter Ted McElhaney were holding court in Bassett, Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Smith came home this morning from Norfolk, where she went last week for a minor operation. Edward and Clinton Gatz are erect ing a seven room modern house on their lot just east of the Messner house. A. E. Bowen accompanied Walter Stein to Omaha the first of the week where he picked out a new Whippett Sedan. A son, James Elmer Merriman, weight 6 Vs pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Merriman last Tues day evening. H. W. Tomlinson has about com pleted the remodeling of the residence formerly owned by C. E. Downey in the northeastern part of the city. A. F. Dugger returned home Wed nesday evening from Stansberry, Mis souri, where he has been visiting his mother for the past three weeks. Joseph McDonald, of Atkinson, was looking after business matters in O’Neill Monday and arranging to go to Miama, Florida, where he owns a ten acre tract which he contemplates improving during the coming sum mer. He also has property at Ft. Landerdale. / Dr. H. L. Bennett is recovering rapidly from the effects of being kicked in the chest by a horse last week. He is able to be down town, !,>at is not taking on heavy work. Uhl Brothers trucked a load of fat [cattle to Sioux City Wedesday for The© Thorson; they trucked a load of 1 hogs to Sioux City Tuesday for Fay Bucket, of Phoenix. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Graves and [children drove to Lyons, Nebraska, last Sunday, returning Monday. Mrs. [Jane Buckley, mother of Mrs. Graves, i ante home with them for a visit. Howard Hunt and family have mov ,ed to Bonesteel, South Dakota, where] Mr. Hunt will continue in the employ jof the Interstate Power Company, j Uhl B others trucked their goods to i Bonesteel. Atkinson Graphic: Ten cans of [catfish from the state hatchery at I Gretna were released in the Elkhorn above the dam Thursday. This was ] a fine lot of fish ranging from 5 to S inches in size. (’has. H. Denmark is arranging to ; open a “shoe shine" parlor in a part of the room of the L. L. Cornell [ Electric Shoe Shop in the old Mer-| chants hotel building. He expects to be open for business Saturday. Mrs. Nettie Williams returned to, her home at Tipton, Iowa, Wednesday, morning, having spent the winter here with her sister, Mrs. Margaret Hunt er. She was accompanied by Mrs. j Hunter, who will spend the summer with her. The wind blew a gale last Satin-, day and Sunday which was very dis astrous to the small grain crop. Mat y tanners say that they will be compell ed to replant other crops in tneir fields.. According to rports from i-ve1' li.e state, the high wind was lquite general. Ed Gatz has purchased the H. M Uttley residence one block west of the Bcha hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Uttley will move to their residence first door east which is now occupied' by James Seybold, who expects to move to the Mary Fleming property which he re cently purchased. Forest Smith and Roy Warner werej in Norfolk Sunday mixing with the professional trap shooters of the state. On account of the high wind no regular shoot was held although i considerable shooting was done. [ Smith and Warner carried away the 1 high scores over a number of the1 “crack shots.” The basement of the Library has [recently undergone some needed re pairs. The wralls of the basement be low ground have refused to hold plaster on account of dampness. Metal lath has been used and a coat ing of cement applied. The northwest room has also been finished, which will be appreciated by the Woman's Club, who have charge of the base ment. The Womans club has also r< finished the furniture and now have a very pleasing suite of rooms. I I This New Goodyear How would you like to have a tire that couldn’t be licked? Drive it hard—give it I the bad news—run it anywhere short of a nail plant or a glass works. Easy! Don’t crowd. We’ve got plenty for you. The new, improved Goodyear Heavy Duty Cord for passenger cars. Made with extra plies of “Supertwist”—extra elastic and ex tra strong—armored with circumferential side-wall ribs—powered with the famous All-Weather Tread. Costs what? liet us give you the good news! Mellor Motor Co. f ord Killing Station O’Neill. Nebraska Ralph McElvain made a business trip to Omaha Wednesday. Judge and Mrs. R. It. Dickson were in Sioux City a few days the first of the week. Mrs. Ollie Rummell and family en joyed a visit the first of the week with her brother W. B. Hillberg, of Long Beach, California. Rev. O. J.Fortune and family ar rived in O’Neill yesterday from Ar kansas, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. Ballard. Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Ballard and son. Max, departed Monday forenoon in their Buick se<fan for their new home in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The Bal lards have made many warm friends during their twenty months residence in O’Neill, who regret that they are leaving. Rev. Ballard will not con tinue in the ministry at this time, but will devote his time to the adminis tration of the estate of his late uncle, who made he and his sister the principle beneficiaries in a wealthy estate. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ennis celebrated their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary Monday evening at their home in the western part of the city, by serving a seven o’clock dinner to a number of their friends amt relatives. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Eveland, Mis® Opal Turner, Miss Ruth Kramer, Miss Florence Beighley, F. J. Brockinecky, Mrs. Pearl Harding, Miss Vivian and Miss Vira Eidenmil ler. Mr. and Mrs. Ennis received two very acceptable gifts as remembran ces of the occasion. lattie miss Florence fturoer mviieo fifteen girl friends of her Sunday school class, to her home Monday evening to help her celebrate her tenth birthday anniversary. Game? were played until nine, when a delect able lunch was served by her mother, Mrs. Elmer Surber. Those present were Corinne and Sabanna Smith; May and Honore Langmack; Pearl and Merle Burge; Hazel and Alice Sch wisow, Francis and Eleanor Young kin, Anna Toy, Caroline Beers, Mary Haff'ner, Loree Sauers and Patrice Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell re turned home Monday from a two weeks’ trip to points south and east. Mr. O’Donnell attended a meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the American Bankers Association held at Augusta, Georgia. They spent a day at Nashville, Tennessee, the summer resort of the south. A week was spent with friends and in looking over the places of interest in New York City. Former Holt County friends whom they visited with were John McHugh formerly of this city; with Newt Trommershauser and George Raker, formerly of Ewing, and Mrs. C. E. Hall and family. Mr. O’Don nell had the pleasure of meeting Governor A1 Smith, of New York, at his appartments in the Baltimore hotel. A day was spent among the historic places in Philadelphia; sev eral days were spent with their two daughters. Miss Irene and Miss Max ine, in Chicago. FROM INMAN LEADER: Born to Mr. and Mrs. George So botka Wednesday morning an eight pound boy. Miss Dorothy Grady of O’Neill, cloned a successful term of school in the Gallagher district east of Inman last Friday. The closing feature was a picnic. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Butler arrived here Tuesday from Independence, Mis souri, for a visit with their si ns, J. II. and A. N. Butler, and among old friends. They expect to remain here about ten days. Lari Goree has been busy <he past week coupling a couple of Ford on gines together in. a attempt to make an eight cylinder car. The car seems to run in good shape and will niike considerable speed. The local chapter of the Izaa\ Wal ton League received several thousand trees, mostly cedars, last week. Some of the trees were given to different farmers but the most of them were planted on the forty acre tract south of Inman sponsored by the League. ( LAD WHO STOLE HORSE AND SADDLE CAPT1 RED George W. Briggs, uged seventeen years, for whom Sheriff Duffy was searching for several days was pick ed up in Stuart, Nebraska, the first of the week and is now occupying quarters in the county jail. Briggs iH charged with stealing a buy horse, 5 years old, and a Fremont saddle, from Mr. Sterns residing about twenty-five miles north of O’Neill. He is also accused of forging Mr. Sterns name to two checks, one of which, for S10.50, he cashed at the Chase and Livingston market, ami the other, for $20, he cashed at Balin Brothers store, both in Atkinson. He claims his home is near Winner, llriggs has admitted his guilt to the sheriff and will plead guilty when arraigned before Judge Dickson. SCHOOL NOTES O'Neill High Schixd won tewnty places in the Scholastic contest held ■ t Ainsworth, Nebraska. April 21. Those who won places will he taken to Lincoln to compete in the state con test to lie held May 5th. providing transportation can lx* found. The following places! In this contest: Alice Page, Gurna Oppen, iteryl Winched Charles llanroelt, Velma Set smith, Bennett Gillespie, hi twin Get sc her, James Parker, James Robertson, Helen Toy, Nellie Toy, and Kdgerton Haskins. Amelia Merrill and Miss Turner are planning to go to Lincoln to com pete in the State Music contest to t»e held May 4th. Amolia will enter the vocal class for Soprano solo, with Miss Turner accompanying her. James Robertson placed 2nd in bookkeeping in the State Commercial Contest held at York, Nebraska, April 2N. As a result O’Neill High School tied for 11th place with York, West Point, and Nebraska City. The Parent-Teachers’ Association of the Public School will meet in the High School Auditorium on Tuesday, May Nth At this meeting the grades will present their May Festival beginning at 2:00 p. m. The following is the program: Procession of May Queen. May Queen Song, 2nd and 3rd Grades Group of Folk Dances, 1st -2nd Grades Solo—“The Daisy” Ruth Harris Folk Dance . 4th Grade Folk Dance 5th and 6th Grades Song—(2 part) The Birdies Return” ..7th Grade May Pole Dance—1st and 2nd Grades There will be a business meeting el the close of the program. SCHOOL NOTES. Monday, May 7, is the date set for the Senior Play, “The Whole Town’s Talking.” Tickets are now on sale ami can be reserved at Reardon’s Drug Store. Following is the cast of characters: Henry Simmons—A paint manu facturer Elmer Loren/ Hattie Simmons—His wife Marjorie Carter Flthel Simmons—His daughter Ruth Scott Chester Binney—His partner Hugh O’Donnell Roger Shields—Of Chicago and Paris Ralph Oppen Letty Lythe—A movie actress Amelia Saunto Donald Swift—The prize fighter Edmuri(l Hancock Annie—The maid Velma Sexsmith Dili. Wilson Harriette McConnell Saly Otis Edna Cn *11 F'riends of Flthel Sadie Bloom—A dancing teacher Ruth Bailej A Taxie Driver Mathew Morton Come and see au rhe trouble “Chet’’ Binney gets into just over an imagi nary affair with Lelty Lythe, and sea how he gets out of trouble too. It will bo worth while for you to see ‘‘The Whole Town’s Talking," at the K. C. Hall. Monday, May 7. ST. MARY’S ACADEMY. The Nebraska High-School Athletic Association has awarded Certificates of Merit entitling the holder to enter the State Contests on Saturday, May 15th, to Jack Grady in General Science, 2nd place; Agnes Swanson in General Science, 4th place; Susan Flanagan in i Latin (Caesar) 1st place; Nellie Whiting in Latin (Caesar) 3rd place; Teresa Pongratz in Latin I, 1st place; Leonards Riordan in American His tory, 4th place; Mildred Agnes in Plane Geomtry, 1st place; Loretta Bazelman in Spelling, 1st place. I On Wednesday evening St. Mary’s students presented a pretty May Fan tasy entitled "At The Rainbow’s End” to a most appreciative audience. To honor their May Queen various flow ers and dancers came to the woods to make merry—and eventually to seek for the pot of gold. Even “Old Age” in the personages of Cletus Sullivan and Frank Gallagher found their way to the woods—but they failed to find their “beautiful gold.” H. P. SMITH. H. P. Smith, an insurance man, rep resenting Reynolds Bros., of Fremont, was taken ill about midnight last night, at the Golden Hotel and died late this afternoon. JACOB SPINDLER. Frank Spindler received a message from Silver City, Iowa, stating that his brother, Jacob Spindler, died from heart trouble this morning. Jacob Spindljgr, aged about 53 years, was a resident of Omaha and was employed by a construction com pany ant) was working on a contract at Silver City when death overtook him. Two brothers Frank Spindler, of this city and William Devall, of Meek, drove to Silver City today and will bring the body to O’Neill for burial. Funeral services will be held Satur day or Sunday. Burial will be at Meek, Nebraska. :JOHN I,, quit; INJURED WHEN Al'TO TURNS OVER John L. Quig was severely injured 1 about the chest Wednesday afternoon when his car turnd over at the side of the grade five miles west of At kinson. Mr. Quig was returning to j O'Neill front a business and pleasure I trip to Cody, Nebraska; he saw two | cars racing toward him and fearing a ' collision he throve too near the side of the grade and the car went to the ditch. The drivers of the racing cars I did not stop but left Jack to get along the best he could. He says that he dosen’t know how long he was in the ditch before assistance arrived. He j is able to be on the street again. O'NEILL PLACES HIGH IN THE SCHOLASTIC CONTEST Twenty-eight places were won by students from St. Mary's Academy and the O’Neill High School at the Scholastic Contest held at Ainsworth, April 21, 1928. Those placing in this contest arc eligible to represent their respective high schools in the state contest to be held at Lincoln, May 5th. The following are the winners from O’Neill: O'Neill High School. Velma Sexsmith—1st in Zoology; Charles Huncock—1st in Physics; Ben [nett Gillespie—1st in Physics; Velma Sexsmith—1st in Botany; Helen Toy —1st in Algebra I; Edgcrton Haskin —2nd in Plane Geometry; James Robertson—2nd in Economics; James Parker—1st in Economics; Beryl Winchell—2nd in English Literature; Alice Page—2nd in Latin I; Alice Page—3rd in Elementary Composi tion; Edwin Getscher—3rd in Ancient History; James Robertson—3rd in American History; Helen Toy—3rd in Spelling; Alice Page—3rd in Alge bra I; and Edwin Getscher—3rd in Plane Geometry; Guraa Oppcn—4th in Advanced Composition; Charles Hancock—4th in English Literature; Edwin Getscher—4th in Spelling; Nellie Toy—4th in Modern European History. St. Mary’s Academy. Teresa Pongratz—1st in Latin I; Mildred Agnes—1st in Plane Geome try; Leonardo Riordan—4th in Ameri can History; Loretta Bazelman—1st in Spelling; Nellie Whiting—3rd in Caesar; Agnes Swanson—4th in [General Science; Jack Grady—2nd in ' General Science and Susan Flanagan j—1st in Caesar, I Announcing the New I SERVEL H - 5 I See It At The Inter state Power Co. Store Small down payment balance 18 monthly Payments with light hill. Interstate Power * o Merchandise Deportment
