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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1928)
Frontier. VOLUME XLIX. ' O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1928. NO. 5. I Picnic Special I Your picnic dinner will be complete with a case of bottled beverage; assorted flavors. It’s good and good for you. Phone 276 O’Neill Bottling Works O’NEILL ALL SET FOR RUNNING RACES AND THREE-DAY CELEBRATION O’Neill is in readiness for the big three-day celebration that will start in O’Neill next Tuesday and continue through Wednesday and Thursday. The stores and business places are al ready arranging for the decoration of their windows and the display of the national colors. Peter W. Duffy, who is looking after the entries says that around two hundred gallopers will be in O’Neill for the races and that many of them are among the best in the country. There will be at least five running races each day. A saddle horse race each day will be an added attraction each saddle horse must carry a thirty pound stock saddle. The Monahan Post Band of Sioux City will be one of the big events of the celebration. They will be here for the three days, playing throughout the day. The Monahan Post Orches tra will furnish the music for the Legion dance which will be held on the large bowery. The base ball games each day are going to be worth while. The game scheduled for Tuesday between Bart let and Atkinson will be a good one as both teams are playing excellent ball this year. Bartlett has won 7 of 8 games played; they recently defeated the strong Neligh team, and also de feated the top notch Spalding team. The game between Randolph and O’Neill which will be played Wednes day, July 4th, will give the fans a chance to see some fast base ball. The Randolph team has twice defeated Bloomfield this year and also won from the Sioux City Stock Yards team. O’Neill is grooming a team that will give the Randolph bunch a run for the money. Thursday’s game will also be a good one when Creighton will come with a determination to clean-up on O'Neill Creighton has an excellent line-up and has played exceptional base hall this year. The Midway down town will be an attraction during the exenings. The street* will be lined with shows, games, stands and various attraction* from the Burlington depot to the court house on Fourth street and will have everything to entertain all ages. The McClellan Shows will occupy a section of the street near the depot. They are playing in Omaha this week; they carry a Urge carnival outfit and 2&0 people. G<ddie Meek ami her 40 show will be here with several shows. Come to O’Neill on the 3rd, 4th and 5th where a good time awaits you. E. B. Staman and Frank Nye, of Plainview, went to Iowa, on Sunday on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Golden, their two sons and daughter, of Casper, Wyoming, came to attend the Golf tournament, and are visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. Fred McNally entertained twelve little folks at a birthday party in honor of her son, Bernard’s ninth birthday anniversary Wednesday evening at 6 six o’clock; ice cream and cake were served and Bernard took the boyrs to the theatre to see Rin Tin Tin. The Girl Scouts of Troop No. 1, will meet at the home of Lenora and Rita Cleary Sunday, July 1st.. Any one interested in scouting is welcome at these meetings. Scouts are re quested to come in uniform, and each bring her own cup and an egg for our egg-roast, also bring your trail books. The blue grass harvest was not a, success from a quantity standpoint. Only about 1200 acres were combed this year so far. Three machines are working on the Harry Harte farm north of Inman but Mr. Schwisow who has charge of the combing teP-j us that they will have to discontinue operations on account of the under growth. M. A. Whaley, residing northeast of O’Neill, experienced a rather unusual accident Tuesday morning while driv . ing on highway No. 20. As he reaeh jed the crossroads ut Copenhagen, the steering wheel of his Chevrolet coupe became locked causing the car to make a wide circle that landed it in the ditch, badly damaging the body of the ear. Investigation disclosed the : fact that the wheel had, no doubt, picked up a breast chain used in a chain harness and had thrown it in ! such a way as to cause it to wrap urnund the steering wheel locking it tightly. Mr. Whaley was enroute to Kurtildph to vi*lt Mrs. Whaley who in assisting in the care of a hrothci, Elmer Copple, who is critically ill with u cancer Mr. Whale/ says the acci dent detained him only one hour lie drove the car to Randolph and return, i-d to O'Neill vlih it Wednesday. He received several broken ribs and a j scalp wound At the dance Mrs. W. S. Bowen, of Orchard, Nebraska, won the five pound I box of chocolates, donated1 by Johnson I Biscuit Co., Sioux City. - Mrss. A. M Jackson, of Los Ange I les, California, is visiting at the home of her sisters, Mrs. August Smith, and Mrs. Chas. and John Berger, of Op portunity. Mrs. Ellen V. O’Connell and daugh ter, Miss Mary O’Connell, who have been visiting at the home of their Bon and brother, L)r. F. A. O’Connell, re ; turned to their home at Chicago last Friday morning. % During the month of June there has j been 2.48 inches of rain fall on the i following dates: 8th—>.18; 11th— ! .08; 12th—.75; 13th—.10; 16th—.18; I 18th—.22; 22nd—.68; 23rd—.02; 24th —.17; 27th—.10. Ben Martin, of Lusk, Wyoming, and his orchestra passed through O’Neill last Monday on their way to fill an en gagement at Gregory, South Dakota. They stopped a short time in O’Neill to visit relatives. The following officers have been in stalled by Garfield Lodge No. 95 A. F. & A. M. for the ensuing year: E. D. Henry, W. M.; H. W. AUinger, S. W.; S. A. Liddell, J. W.; S. J. Weekes, Treasurer; Elmer Surber, Secretary. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Timlin, of Bro ken Bow, drove to O’Neill last Friday, where they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kubichek, on an auto trip to the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park. They expect to be absent two weeks. Clay snarp, iormeriy oi inman, was shaking hands with O’Neill friends last Monday. Mr. Sharp is now em ployed in the real estate department of the Omaha National Bank. He is looking well and seems to be enjoying his work. Judge and Mrs. C. T. Dickinson and Dave, of Omaha, came last Friday for a two weeks’ visit with their daugh ter and sister, Mrs. S. J. Weekes and Mr. Weekes. Mr. Dave Dickinson is chief of the government secret ser vice in Omaha. Frank Pribil Jr. and John Sobotka returned home Wednesday from a two weeks auto trip through South Da kota, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, and the Yellowstone Park. They say the scenery was beautiful, and the crops are all looking fine. ,.m ■ ■ Henry Murphy, who has been visit ing at the home of a brother, Dennis | Murphy, who resides northwest of O’Neill, was shaking hands with for mer O’Neill friervds the first of the week. He has opened an office and is practicing law in Atkinson. Mr. Murphy was county attorney of Holt county during the Barrett Scott trouble. Mrs. John Walmer, Sr., of Orchard, was painfully cut about the face and on the knee when the automobile in which she was returning from Sioux: City with Mr. Walmer ran in a ditch near Plainview and upset. Mr. Wal mer, who was driving, went to sleep j and lost control of the car. They had been to Sioux City to spend the day L with their daughter, Doris, who was observing her birthday. ivirs. nenry Bauman entertained a number of lady friends at a delicious four-course dinner at her home in the northeast part of the city on Thurs day afternoon. They quilted a quilt and again at G o’clock a delightful lunch was served. Those present were Mrs. John Protivinsky and three daughters: Mrs. Pat Hughes; Mrs. J. J. McCafferty; Mrs. Tom and Mrs. Edd Quinn; Mrs. James McPharlin; Mrs. R. H. Murray; Mrs. Stanley Soukup and Mrs. Bernard Matthews. The treasurer’s statement of School District No. 7, of July 1st, comprising O’Neill and the immediate surround ing country, will show all warrants i paid and no unpaid bills that have ; been presented. The district is in fine condition. Many school districts over the state are heavily in debt and are carrying a heavy bonded debt beside. O’Neill still has some bonded indebt 4 edneSs which is being reduced rapidly and in a few years the district will b" clear of all bonded indebtedness if the present program of conservation [ of the funds are continued. Mrs. C. E. Stout, Mrs. F. J. Biglin and Mrs. Hugh Birmingham enter tained seventy-five ladies, fourteen of whom were out of town guests, at a one o’clock luncheon followed by Monte-Carlo Whist, last Saturday at the Golden Hotel. The first prize, a mirror, was awarded to Mrs. R. L. Jordan; first all cut. purse. Miss Catherine King; second nil cut, bottle Coty’s perfume, Mi W. J. Biglin; guest prize, t*’*> embroider ed linen handkerchiefs, Mr*. C). L* arjr. The out of town guests were Mr*. Hennessey, Albany, New York; Mr*. O’Leary. Wuterbury, Connecticut; Mrs. J. P. Golden, Casper, Wyoming;* Mr*. Ivan Kinsman, Columbus, N'e-i bruska; Mrs. W. J. FroelUlj, Omaha; Mrs, Buelow, Racine, Wisconsin Mn.i Francis Brennan, Florida; Mr* l‘"Ug.; las, Atkinson; Miss Nell nnell, Beslan; Mi** Genevieve Hignn, Slow* City; Mi** Charlotte Frey, fie it *; Mis» Com Meredith, Omaha; M s* Catherine Douglas, Atkinson; Mu* Ftta llorga.i, Omaha, Edgar Gaines came over from Creighton and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chick Gaines, Guy Miller, the new superintendent of the public school, and family, ar rived here the latter part of last week. Charles Harris, of Emmet. R. E. and Ernest Harris went to Petersburg today to attend the funeral of an uncle, R. G. McIntyre. Miss Ressie Salyars, who has been employed at Plainview. returned home a few days ago by way of Sioux City, where she visited friends. Sister Euphrasia, aged eighty six years, an aged Sister of St. Mary’s Academy, fell and fractured a hip Wednesday of last week. Sister Eu phrasia has been quite poorly for some time. The teachers of St. Mary’s Acad emy are attending summer school in different parts of the country at this time; two are in Washington, D. C., one in Denver; one in Buffalo; two at Creighton; two at Alliance. Dr. W. F. Finley left Wednesday morning for St. Paul, Minnesota; he expects to return home the latter part of the week with his daughters, Mary Joan and Patricia Ann, who expect to spend the summer in O’Neill. Miss Nell Magirl returned Monday from Yankton, South Dakota, where she spent a few days visiting friends. While there she was initiated into Willard Court 967 of the Catholic Daughters of America, of Yankton. Gov. A1 Smith and Senator Joseph T. Robinson Nominated at Houston Got. A1 Smith, of New York, and Senator Joe Robinson, of Arkansas, are the choice of the Democrat na tional convention for president and vice-president. A1 Smith was nominated about mid night Thursday night following a couple of days of wrangling over a platform, which the leaders of the democrat party believe will pacify all factions and fool the republicans into voting for A1 Smith and Joe Robin son this fall. The platform condemns everything that the republicans have ever done and lauds to the sky the slightest doings of the democrats. In short, it is in every way similar to the democrat platforms of years past. Robinson was nominated for vice president abount noon Friday. The O’Neill-Creighton ball game scheduled for last Sunday, was post poned on account of rain. Mrs. Stanley Soukup is soliciting ads for the Holt County Fair book. The merchants and) business men should give her an ad and help to boost for our county fair. Miss Madeline Kubichek, Mrs. D. Bates and son, left Wednesday morn ing for Chadron, Nebraska, where they will visit friends and relatives. They will reman there until after the 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Marcott and children, who had been visiting Mrs. Marcott’s mother, Mrs. Ziemer and sister, Mrs. Walt Stein and brother, Phil, returned to their home at Garvin, Minnesota last week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bowden Saturday moaning. Frances Flanagan, of Omaha, a graduate of the 1928 class of St. Mary’s Academy, is spending her va cation with an aurit, Mrs. Mallory, in New York City. Harry D. Wood and Wilton Wyant were arrested the first of the week charged with stealing a tire from a car in front of the Golden hotel Sat urday night. Wood was given twenty days in jail and Wyant a fine of ten dollars. CORRESPONDENTS NEXT WEEK. 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