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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1928)
The Frontier. VOLUME XLVm. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 21. 1928. NO. 52. Monahan Post Band, American Legion of Sioux City Here July 3-4-5 L_-!- • ■' -■••• *■ •_ -• ■'-'-'■mr-- -..___: The above picture is of the Monahan Post Band of Sioux City, Iowa, as they paraded thru the Arch de Triumphe in Paris last fall. They took first prize in Paris and have also won first prize the seven years preceding from the all American Legion bands entered at the national ♦ convention. Also an orchestra of ten members will play for the dance when they come to O’Neill to play for the races July 3,4,5. The program at the Races will include many other attractions and will be the biggest celebration ever held in O’Neill. There will be Fireworks, Dancing, ments of different kinds. Make your plans nowBall Games, all kinds of concessions and amuse to celebrate in O’Neill. DECORATION DAY. Decoration Day services will be held at the K. C. Hall, May 30th, at 2 p. m. PROGRAM Invocation Rev. O. A. Fortune Song St. Mary’s Glee Club Reading—(Star Spangled Banner) Thelma Riley Address Hon. Judge R. R. Dickson Violin Solo Miss Ruth Scott Music by O’Neill Concert Band It is requested that all children from age of fi to 12 bring flowers and meet at Ameican Legion club rooms at 1:30 p. m. All ex-service men requested to meet at club rooms at 1:15 p. m. ..Ewing Advocate: L. E. Skidmore is steadily improving from a rheu matic attack and we expect to see him up and around soon. Miss Marjorie Dickson was hostess to the Martez club Monday evening. The honors at bridge was won by Mrs. Charles McKenna. Miss Eileen Tenborg, of Emmet, went to Omaha Sunday, where she will spend the summer. She was ac companied by her brother, John Ten borg. Ewing Advocate: Word has just been received here of the sudden ill ness and death of Mrs. Martin N. Van Zandt of Des Moines, formerly a resident of Ewing. Rev. Henry Loecker aged priest of St. Joseph parish, at Atkinson, died at the parish home Wednesday morn ing. Funeral services will be con ducted Monday morning. Mrs. L. W. Arnold came up from Lincoln, where she has been visiting since Mr. and Mrs. Richardson moved back to O’Neill, Monday evening, and will make her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rasley drove to Albion Sunday morning taking Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hall, who were met there by the parents of Mrs. Hall and taken to Hastings, for a few days’ visit. The County Eighth Grade gradua tion exercises for the county eighth grade graduates will be held at the K. of C. Hall in O’Neill on Tuesday, May 29th at 1:30 p. m. All county graduates are requested to be pres ent to receive their diplomas. A good program has been arranged. Parents and friends are cordially invited to at tend tbesp exercises. LOCAL NEWS. Chick Gaines expects to move his family to O’Neill next week from Broken Bow. Uhl Brothers expects to truck the household goods. ^ Peter W. Duffy sent four of his young gallopers to Omaha Tuesday with the Uhl Brothers, where the colts will enter the Ak-Sar-Ben races. State Engineer Roy L. Cochran and Division Engineer A. C. Tilly spent several days last week on an inspect ion trip in Boyd and Holt counties and other parts of north and northeast Nebraska. About fifty of the neighbors sur prised Mr. and Mrs. John Horn, of Emmet, at her home last Tuesday evening. The occasion was the birth day anniversary of Mrs. Horn. The evening was spent at cards and games; at midnight a delicious lunch eon was served consisting of sand wiches, cake and coffee. Everyone had a wonderful time and wished Mrs. Horn many happy returns of the day. Mrs. Dave Stannard is building * j bungalow on her lots on east Douglas I street. John Carr was taken to Ro j Chester, Minnesota, last Monday by . Dr. W. E. Finley, where he will un dergo an operation in the near future; a message from Rochester states that ! he is resting comfortably. Miss Geneva Grady, teacher of Dis trict No. 37, and Emma Anspaugh, teacher of the Eden Valley school held a joint picnic for the closing of their schools last Friday, which was greatly enjoyed by both pupils and parents. In a letter to his father, Arthur Ryan, of this city, Leo Ryan graphic ally tells of the fatal accident that be fell John C. W. Smith, an expeprt electrician in the Interstate construct ion gang at Dubuque, Iowa, with whom Leo is employed. Smith evi dently made a mismove and touched a high voltage lead and was killed al most instantly. Smith was known by several O’Neill people; he represented a culvert and machine company in this territory in 1921 and 1922. THE Installment Wolf frequnt ly gets the Installment Buyer— but never the Installment Saver. The O’Neill National Bank Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $125,000.00 % This bank carries no indebted ness of officers or stockholders. > Miss Mary Haffner entertained ten [of her girl friends at a dinner Satur day evening at her home. Covers were laid for Misses Elizabeth Henry, Nona Bressler, Corinne Smith, May [and Honore Langmaek, Loree Sauers, Florence Surber, Pearl Burge, Helen | Hancock, Patrice Robertson and Mary Haffner. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Everhart, of Orchard, were in town Friday, bring ing Mrs. Everhart’s sister, Mrs. N. S. Hendrick, of Rockford, Illinois, to O’Neill for a visit with old friends. Mrs. Hendrick formerly lived in this city, leaving here for Illinois about five years ago. The fire department was called to the home of Paul Sehwisow in the southwestern part of the city, at 6:15 o’clock Monday morning. Fire was caused from an oil stove which ex ploded. The kitchen and part of the dining room were damaged by the blaze. Eunice, the three year old daughter, who was sleeping in an up stairs room was overcome by the gas and required the assistance of a phy sician to revive her; she is apparently recovering from the effects of the gas.! Henry Schacht, son Andy arulAl-; fred Bradley, arrived home on Mon- j fl day of last week from a five weeks’ |li trip to McAllen, Texas, where Mr. I fl Schacht has a tract of land compris- [ fl ing sixteen acres which is planted to, 8 cotton. Mr. Schacht expects to plant fl the entire acreage to grapefruit and H oranges next year and will personally B I supervise the work. The party were1B at Point Isabel, the farthest points: fl south in the United States, and were fl [also at Monteray, Mexico, during 9 [their big celebration. They say that fl | the roads are fine in Texas; the fl ! Meridian highway is all paved but I about sixty miles of the 84C through fl [Texas. x *3 Editor and Mrs. W. C. Templeton and children returned home Sunday evening from Brewster, Kansas, where on Wednesday, May 16th, they [attended the Golden Wedding anni versary of Mrs. Templeton’s parents, iMr. and Mrs. T. J. Minor. Mr. and I Mrs. Minor were the parents of twelve children, all of whom are enjoying good health; eleven of the children ac-! companied by their families were! present at the celebration; one daugh ter and husband accompanied by their children drove from Portland, Oregon;! some came from Montana, Nebraska (and points in eastern and western i Kansas. Mrs. Julia Elliott, Kansas j City and Mrs. Henry Crozier, Genoa,! Nebraska, sisters of Mrs. Minor were [also present. Sixty-five children und [grand children were served at a cafe teria dinner at noon; open house [followed during the afternoon and [evening. Friends came from many of I , the surrounding towns to pay their | respects to the family. The govern-' 'mont at the request of u neighbor,! Chauncey Dewey, nn ex-army officer, •ent one of their large hospital tents to the Minor home to be used for the! reception and entertainment of the visitors; a large flag also floated from near the tent. The Minor home was Hu scene of much merriment for •veral days la-fore as well a* after ^ | the golden wedding date. ffm'wmmmummm■■■mb■■■■■■ r .: Decoration Day Specials in Goodyear Tires Mellor Motor Co. THE FORD FILLING STATION O'Neill, Nebraska Here’s a special opportunity to get “all set" on your tire problems for the entire summer. I’ut on new Goodyears now—special offerings make it possible for you to enjoy a trouble-free trip over Decoration Day. H Especial I 30x3% Pathfinder.$7.95 I if you like, we'll lake your old tires in trade on I brand-new, stout Goodyear All-Weather Tread $ Balloons—one or a complete set, just as you say. 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