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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1928)
The Frontier. VOLUME XLVTII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1928. NO. 50. THE OMAHA BOOSTERS WILL VISIT O’NEILL WEDNESDAY AND Tfl RSDAY More than one hundrgl business men from Omaha and Council Bluffs will make O’Neill a vilt next Wed nesday evening and Thursday morn ing. The ‘‘good wj4’ special on which these gentlenryn are traveling will arrive in O’Neil over the Burl ington at 7:36 * clock Wednesday evening and will remain here over night; a big danoe is being arranged for the evening and every' effort will be made to eltertain the visitors royally. The famous I>an Desdune colored band will accompany the train and will furnish the music. This band is a wonderful organization and will please everyone. The merchants are putting on sales for the 17th and making special in ducements for the benefit of those from a distance, so come in early and hear the band. The boosters will visit the business houses from 8:00 until 9:00 Thurs day morning. They will go east over the North Western at 9:00 a. m. LOCAL NEWS. •John Carr has been quite ill at his home in Stafford during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElhany spent Sunday at the V. V. Rosencrans home at Dorsey. Mr. and Mr.. Henry Helmer and family were visiting with relatives in Chambers Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Livingston, of Atkinson, Nebraska, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Bowen Monday. Junior Harris suffered a severe in jury to one of his eyes today when he was pushed into a tree while at play. Fred McNally returned home the first of the week from a few days business trip to Omaha and points east. » Another fine shower of rain visit-] ed this locality Tuesday night amount ;to .16; again Wednesday afternoon a] I nice shower fell. A son who tipped the scales at i seven and one-half pounds was born to I Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tibbitts Wed- i 1 nesday morning. Gerald B. Nellis, son of Mr. and I Mrs. C. B. Neills, of Atkinson, who j ! has been teaching at Rosealie, Ne i bi aska, has been elected coach of the I Junior college at Norfolk for the com ing year. Gerald’s many Holt county friends rejoice with him and are proud of the success he is making of his chosen profession. Frank Benedict, a former resident j of this city, and a gentleman and: girl who were accompanying him, re-, ceived a few cuts from broken glass and were considerably shaken up when his car overturned on the high way north of O’Neill a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Benedict is employed by the Interstate Power Company and is working over in South Dakota. ■ S. J. Weokes went to Omaha Wed-: nesday. Mrs, John Kersenbrock returned ! home, Sunday, from Lincoln, Nebras-: ka, where she recently submitted to an operation for nose and ear trouble. K. Fenderson, formerly in charge of the construction work for the In- j terstate Power Company in this ter ritory, is moving his family to O’Neill from Hartford, South Dakota. Mr. i Fenderson has been appointed load dispatcher replacing Mr. Kruse, as Mr. Kruse is taking up the duties of inspector of transformers and instru ments at the various plants in this section. A number of changes were made the first of the month. Three men have been assigned to duty on the hi-line; they will report yll cracked jnsultators broken cross arms and, in other words, anything that will cause an outage on the line. This is in line with the policies of the company in maintaining as near as possible 100 per cent service. C. B. Nellis has tendered his resig nation as supervisor from the west end of the county and has accepted a position with the Famous Molasses Feed Company of Omaha. Mr. Nellis hus been a faithful and conscientious member of the board of supervisors for several years; his many friends in the west end have been urging him to again make the race, but owing to the opportunity offered by the Feed company he has decided to accept the salesmanship position. Mrs. J. P. Gilligan and Mrs. Clif f'ord Scott were hostesses at a pre r.uptial bridge party Thursday even ing given in honor of Miss Idn Chap man, whose engagement to Victor Ulbrich, of Rochester, Minnesota, was announced during the evening; their marriage will he solemnized May 17,' The members of the Martez club and i, few invited friends were present. The rooms were tastily decorated with a color scheme of peach and Na poleon blue; the color scheme was also carried out in the luncheon; individual molds in the shn)><j of wedding Ml* were served. Mrs. E. M. Gallagher won high score at bridge; Mrs. L. A. Burgess won. the all-cut prize. Miss Chapman was the recipient of many beautiful presents. BRIDGE AND MOCK WEDDING FOR MISS IDA CHAPMAN Mrs. E. L. O’Donnell entertained the Martez club at her home Satur day evening at Bridge. The usual five games were played at which Mrs. P. B. Harty won the high score. Miss Ida Chapman, whose marriage to Victor Ulbrich, of Rochester, Min nesota, will take place May 17th, was the honor guest and around whom the merriment of the evening centered. A mock wedding was the next attraction with Mrs. John Mc i Manus as the bride and Miss Cather ine King as the bridegroom. The cos tumes worn date backward many years; the bride’s attire consisted of a dress of the style worn more than twenty-five years ago, and a “Merry Widow” hat with an exceptionally wide brim, she carried a bouquet ol artificial weeds; the bridegroom won ! light trousers with a little coat thai | semed to be several sizes too small, and a “caddy” hat; the bridegroom’s gift to the bride was a harness ring | which was gracefully attached to the nose of the bride. Mrs. Max Golden was ringbearer, and wore a dress of ranline; Mrs. Ira Moss was the minis I ter dressed in a beautiful red suit, hat ti match typical of bygone days; the marriage vows to which the con j tracting parties submitted were en tirely new and original causing much merriment. One of the amusing events of the wedding was the song “Because” sung by the members of the club, mouth harps and tin horns were ' used during the singing. Following the wedding the ring bearer presented Miss Ida with num erous gifts from club members all of which were very unuseful, hut very amusing. i IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE IS BEING ORGANIZED The O’Neill Chapter of the Izaak Walton League reorganized and will start off again with new life as a re sult of a meeting of the local enthu siasts of outdoor life held at the court house Tuesday evening, Dr. W. F. Finley was chosen temporary chair man and M. H. McCarthy temporary Beretary. Another meeting will be held Tuesday evening at which time a permanent organization will be form ed. State President Frank J. Brady, of Atkinson, was present and made a very interesting talk as did also Judge R. R. t)ickson. John C. Jenkins, for mer chief game warden was present and is lending his efforts to make the O’Neill chapter go over big. It is the intention of the chapter to de velop nursery ponds for the pro pagation of bass and trout. Before the meeting a delegation drove to the Spencer power dam on the Niobrara, to study feasibilty of locating suitable nursery pondB above and near the dam, finding two loca tions. A meeting of all chapters in Holt and Boyd counties ia to be held !| perhaps Sunday, May 19, to consider the project. _ I . _ 1 Yes, You Can Stretch a Dollar? * ORDINARILY a dollar is worth only a hundred cents’ worth of merchandise. But at Ross E. Harris Food Market May 17th, its value is much greater Thousands of spariding bargains line our aisles. We urge you to take immediate advantage of these wonderful buys. 2 large cans O. T. Peaches 2 larg'e cans O. T. M Apricots in Syrup for . | cans Pink Salmon 3 cans Oil Sardines 2 cans Mustard Sardines ... | 1-tb. Our Own Coffee 1- 8-oz. bottle Vanilla Extract 2- lbs. Powdered Sugar 3 Pounds Extra Fancy Wis- $4 consin Long Horn Cheese | 1 Swans Down Cake Flour 1—1-lb. can Calument Baking Powder 1 can Cream of Tartar $4 1 can Marshmellows Creme 1 l Dozen Oranges 1 Dozen Bananas M 3 Packages Jello _ I 2 large cans Peaches in Syrup 2 cans O. T. Peas $4 2 Cans O. T. Corn . | ■ {' ip I Limit—Only one of any of the above deals to the m |\T M Customer. Come early and Stay Late. See the 3 W' Jm Omaha Boosters and Hear Dan Desdunes Band, .ff B “the best in Omaha.” 3 I ff Don’t Wait! Come on This Date, May 17th I rl ^oss Harris I f$l Food Market I Phone 47 Make Your Dollars Do Double Duty OUR Dollar Day Hales are becoming famous! Here are some more values that will set the whole town talking for weeks to come, for you’ll agree with us that they arc unusual. Many of them priced below cost. Al though the type is small, the values are large and we advise you to read them carefully and to make a list of your needs from this advertisement so that you won’t forget or overlook any of the Dollar Day bargains Thursday, May 17th. I^MoTTard^T^feP^Coat^fhreat^^l Black and White, Assorted 4 |j|| I Sizes, 3,100 Yards for liUU| Men’s Brown Tennis Shoes, 4 AA per pair I illU Fancy Bordered Turkish 1 AA Towel. 18x36. 4 for 1 iUU Pillow Tubing. Linen Finish, 36-Inch Bleached Cheese Cloth, 15 yards for Men’s Athletic Suit, Fine Grade, Pajamu Check, Closed Crochet, Flapped seat opening, V-Neck style, 2 Suits 1 flf| for l.UU 40 Skeins J. & P. Coats Boiled Proo G-Strand Embroidery 4 flrt Cotton for I lUll Extra Fine Quality, 1 nn VaJ 3 yards for I «UU Men’s Half Hose, Rayon Plated Striped and Plaids, As- 4 AA sorted Colors, 3 pairs for | iUU Ladies' Rayon Silk Hose, 1 nn 2 pairs for I iUU Men’: Work Shirts, made «>f 4 Heavy Cheviot, each I iUU 30-Inch Crettonne, Light and ^ Hark, 5 yards for I iUU