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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1928)
VOLUME XI.IX O'NEILL, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 7, MEE So. ± ---------— LOCAL NEWS. D. H. Clauson is rcshingling his house with fire proof shingles. (Miss Genevieve Biglin, of Sioux • City, is visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rasley drove to Creighton and Norfolk Monday. Miss Dorothy Colligis, of Plain view, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. L. Quig. Mrs. J. C. Harnish went to Omaha Wednesday to visit her son, Frank and family. Miss Mariam Golden has accepted a position in the real estate office of F. J. Dishner Harry Sisco has purchased a bar ber shop at Burchard, and moved his family there. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Goroe and child ren, of Long Pine, were O’Neill visi tors last week. A daughter weighing 'Jbk pounds j was horn to Mr. and Mrs. AniV.w Johnson Tuesday. Miss Lucille Hough went to Lin coln Monday where she will attend school this summer. Arthur King and George Stannard are home from their college work for the summer vacation. Mrs. Ralph McElvain spent the week-end in Long Pine Her husband motored up after her Sunday Joe Beha, who has been attending Creighton University, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beha. Mrs Bob Huff and children, of Nor folk, are spending the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Connor. Mr. and Mrs. George Frederick and son, Clinton, of Plainview, spent Sun /loir of tLlinhui Mr nnrl rs FH Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Hess Baker drove up from Texas, Friday, for an extended visit with relatives in O’Neill and Chambers. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Porter spent Memorial Day with relatives and friends in Brainard and David City, Nebraska. Doris, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Powell injured her foot quite badly last week when she jump ed wnile at play. * I). G. Galfey, representing the State Savings & Loan Company of Beatrice, was looking after business in O'Neill Saturday. Mrs. Florence McCaffrey Frinking, of Omaha, spent several days last; week visiting with O’Neill relatives and old time friends. Mrs. Irene Tierney Thompson re turned to her home in Omaha last Sunday following a visit with O’Neill ^ relatives' and friends. Miss Geraldine Cronin came up from Omaha this morning and will spend the summer vacation with her sister, Mrs. P. B. Harty. Roy Griffin joined a party of friends from the eastern part of the state on a fishing trip to Lake An des, South Dakota, today. Miss Fern Hubbard came home Lincolrf, Saturday evening. Mastter Bobby Cummings accompanied her home for an extended visit. A car driven by Harry Haffner was somewhat damaged when forced from the road near St. Edward, Nebraska, the latter part of last week. John Honeycutt, O’Neill’s baseball pitcher, twirled a game today for the Norfolk State league team and won the game 4 to 1 against York. The burning out of a chimney at the Robert Magirl residence west of; the city limits causen tne nremen to: make a hurried call Tuesday noon. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor enter tained a few friends last Thursday j evening for Mrs. Irene Thompson and Mrs. Florence Frinking, of Omaha, i J. B. Mellor drove a new Fordor: Ford sedan home from Omaha the1 first of the week which he delivered to Winfield Hayne east of O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Page, of Sioux City, Iowa, came up Monday evening j for a visit at the home of theii son, '• Harry and family and old time friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mellor Tuesday: moved to their residence recently pur chased from B. H. Dimmitt. The house has been remodeled and redecorated. The ladies Guild of the Presbyte rian church will hold a covered dish j luncheon at the home of Mrs. Geo. A. Miles, Thursday, .June 14th. Every body invited. Elmer Surger, E. I). Henry, Judge R. R. Dickson and L. G. Gillespie j were in Omaha the first of the week j attending Masonic Grand lodge which closed today. George McNally accompanied his daughter, Nadine and son Billy, to Bloomfield, Nebraska, the first of the week where they will visit for a time with relatives. . R. H. Parker has a large tooth * weighing 7Vfc lb*, which was found five miles south of Redbird. The bone is supposed to have belonged to some prehistoric animal, >|r and Mr*. f. H. Pier.v, who have l»een visiting for a few day* at t‘„> it, me of the la'ter‘* slate *, Mr*. John Kersenbrock, returned to their home in Lincoln this morning. g While Mr*. Cad well was operating ™ an electric washer Tuesday, in wins manner her left harm was caught in the wringer and pretty badly bruised. She had the presence of mind to re verrar' the wringer which saved her hand fiom being badly crushed. Mrs. E. J. Voider, Mrs. E. I Bridges, Mrs. John Rohde and Mrs Guy Cole of Emmet, drove to Yank ton last Saturday and spent Sundaj at the home of Mrs. Jerome Maring Mr. and Mrs. John Coakley, of near Lynch, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs J. S. Cooper and J. S. Turner, of Fair fax, Missiouri, and B. F. Purvis, of Fullerton, were visiting and shopping in O’Neill last Friday. James Crawley, Jr., received a cut on the right wrist that came near severing the radial artery, and receiv e:i a few cuts on his hands and head when his car overturned with him east of O’Neill Sunday evening. Norfolk News: A new car driven by Robert Foreman with three per sons accompanying him, went into the ditch near Oakview park. Fore man was somew'hat injured by Hying glass but the others escaped injury The car was a total wreck. Wnt. Buskirk was brought before the county judge the first of the week and finer! $25 each on three counts— driving an auto without horn, driving with improper lights and driving without brakes. In default of the money he was sent to jail for thirty days. George McCarthy, who has been em ployed at the Northwestern railway station in O’Neill for the past year, has been transferred to Superior, where he will take up his duties as yard clerk. His wife and daughter, Beverly Jane, will follow' soon. The Omaha Cold Storage Company have reopened their cream station in the Tom Brennan building; W. L. Tottenhoff, who was the former manager, will again be in charge of the station. Mr. 'Pottenhoff expects to move to O’Neill in the near future. The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith, who reside west of town, was quite badly burned May noth. The little fellow pulled the table cloth and overturned a teapot of hot tea, which burned one side of his face, chest, upper and lower limb. He is recovering nicely. The Republican National convention will convent in Kansas City next Tues day. One of the largest crowds that has ever attended a like convention is expected to be present from all points of the United States. Several O’Neill people are contemplating a trip to Kansas City. Mrs. Lyle Curtis and daughter, Marilyn .Jean, came up from Sioux City, to attend the Alumni banquet of St. Mary’s Academy. They visited here until last Sunday when Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis took them as far as Randolph, where they were met by Lisle, who accompanied home. M rs. T. O. Miller arrived in O’Neill from Casper, Wyoming, last Saturday to join her husband and will make this her home. Mrs. Miller has been teaching school near Casper. Mrs. Miller will be remembered as Margaret Dorsey. Mr. and Mrs. Mil ler are stopping at the J. B. Mellor home for the present. Miss Geneva Fox entertained a few friends at a birthday party, June 2nd in honor of her twelfth birthday an niversary. Those present were: Mavis Thompson, Jean Selah, Ituth Leach. Marguerite Dempsey, Margar et Honeywell, Grace Loy, Eileen Davidson, Catherine Hagnsick, Re becca Haskins, Esther Sexsmith, Cleta VanEvery, Patrice Robertson. S. J. Weekes received a letter from Jack Kinkaid, Los Angeles, Califor nia, a few days ago telling of the death of his father, John Kirkaid, brother and last of the immediate vnluf iiroc: nf flin M P K eleven nieces and nephews survive. John Kinkaid, spent considerable time in O’Neill following the death of his brother, M. P., and made a numbr of friends who will be grieved to learn of his demise. Wm. Masscey, of Atkinson, a Span ish war veteran, was before the United States Board of Examining Surgeons. Wednesday, applying for a pension. The board was recently appointed; it consists of Dr. L. A. Carter, O’Neill, president; Dr. W. F. Finley, O’Neill, secretary, and Dr. Neil P. McKee, Atkinson, treasurer. The board will meet in regular ses sion at ten o'clock on the first Wed nesday of each month at the office of Dr. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Ennis received a letter a few days ago from their son, E. H. Ennis and family, w’ho sail ed from San Francisco, California, in April for Perth, Australia, where Mr. Ennis will be production manager for the General Motors Company. In telling of their trip they wrote that their stop in Sydney, Australia, was a pleasant one; that Sidney is a city of over a million population; the win ter season is just coming on and the trees are now in full bloom; the win ter season there compares with our summer; they are 10,000 miles east of us. The buildings at Sunset Lodge, the tourist camp on the highway in the eastern part of the city, are being finished nnd furnished ready for oc cupancy. The park is going to he a wonderful advantage to tourists and will cause many pc*pic to spend the tdght in O'Neill who would otherwise pass on. Several have suggested that the city abandon the free park in the western part of the city and let the pay park care for the travelers. We understand that the price* are very nominal. Mr. 0*horn has arranged for police protection and will conduct the place In a <iulet orderly manner. County Attorney J. D. Cronin de livered the Memorial Day address at the public services held under the alls pices of the American Legion at Pil* ’ ger on Wednesday of last week. Barney O’Mara the famous bari tone will appear in this city Monday and Tuesday of next week. It has been quite some time .since this tal ented artist last appeared in O’Neill. Mr. O’Mara is on a tour to California I where he will spend the summer months getting ready for next sea son. Mr. O’Mara is the late star of I Irish Eyes Company and is considered I successor to Chauncey Olcott. His pleasing personality and sweet sing ing of Irish songs has made him a | host of friends on two continents. BITES FOR DR. DWYER IN CATHEDRAL MONDAY (World-Herald.) Funeral services for Dr. T. J. Dwyer, who died Tuesday in Los An geles, will be held from the residence, 528 South Thirty-seventh street, at 9:80 a. m., Monday, to St. Cecelia’s | cathedral at 10. ; There will be a solemn requiem mass with Rev. P. A. Flanagan as celebrant; Rev. James W. Stenson, deacon, and Rev. E. J. Flanagan, sub deacon. The sermon will be by Rev. James Aherne. Rev. E. Wegner will be master of ceremonies. Bishop P. A. McGovern of C’hey enne, Wyoming, and many monsignori and priests will be in the sanctuary. A male choir composed of John Jamieson. Harry V. Burk ley, Thom as Swift, George Peters, Henry Sch neider, Frank McCabe and John llal pine will sing the requiem. At the offetory, “Christus Factus Est” will he sung by a male quartet, and after the mass the quartet will sing "De Pro fundis.” Mrs. M. J. Flanagan will be organist. The staff of doctors and nurses of St. Catherine’s hospital, where Dr. Dwyer was chief of staff, will attend the funeral in a body. Ushers will be Dr. Ray Byrne, Dr. Fred Schwertly, Henry Lee. Tim Dinan, James Hanley and Alex F. Brungardt. Among those from O’Neill who at tended the funeral services for Dr. T. J. Dwyer in Omaha last Monday were 1*. J. McManus, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harrington; Judge Robert R. Dickson and daughter, Miss Marjorie; J. F. O'Donnell; J. B. Mellor; C. E. Stout; Dr. J. P. Gilligan. . PROHIBITION AGENTS ARREST SIX PERSONS (Norfolk News) Six persons, five men and one wo man, all residents of Holt county, v ere brought before United States m0rn i i i i — ■ .— Commissioner Jack Koenigstein at ; Norfolk Saturday morning by federal prohibition agents. All pleaded guilty and were admitted to bonds. Ed Hubby and wife, Julia, are charged with possession of 150 gal lons of whisky mash four gallons of Each one gave a $1,500 bond and was released from custody. Bud Colwell is charged with pos session of eight gallons of moonshine and a sale of intoxicating liquor. He was admitted to a $1,000 bond, which he furnished. Possession of 120 quarts of home brew beer, ten gallons of home brew mash and the sale of intoxicating liquor is charged against Henry Witte. After pleading guilty he was admitted to a $1,000 bond, which he gave. Ed Gunn is charged with the sale of one-half pint of whiskey. At noon Saturday he had not been able to furnish the $1,000 bond to which he was admitted, but expected to do so by Saturday evening. Sale of liquor and the possession of forty-three pints of beer is charged against Charles Sterner, who when he said he was guilty remarked, “I’ll never do it again.” He was admitted to a $1,000 bond which was furnished. Warrants for four persons living in Holt county are held by Commis sioner Koenigstein. O'NEILL AND NELIGH WILL BATTLE HERE SUNDAY One of the best baseball games of the season will be played here next Sunday when Neligh will come to O’Neill for a return game. O’Neill won from Neligh a couple of weeks ago in a spectacular game and will make an extra effort to repeat the dose next Sunday. If you enjoy real baseball come out and see the game. GROUNDS BEING GROOMED FOR RUNNING RACES Peter W. Duffy informs The Fron tier that the race track and grounds are already being groomed for the coming running race meet that will be held in this city on July 3rd, 4th and 5th. Bleechers have been arranged for and everything will be done to accommodate the large crowd that will visit the races each day. Baseball games between prominent teams from other cities will be a feature each day. The schedule of gumes will be published next week. 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