VOLUME XLIX
O’NEILL,
Frontier.
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NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1928.
NO. 14.
O’Neill
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LOCAL NEWS.
Chas. Pool and Chas. Bryan stop
ped for lunch in O’Neill Friday even
ing enroute west.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D, Henry and
daughter, Elizabeth, went to Geneva,
Nebraska, last Friday where they
visited with their son and brother,
Paul and family until Tuesday.
A light frost is reported from many
places in Holt county. Down at In
man frost heavy enough to freeze ice
is reported for last Thursday night.
Harry H. Haffner and Harry T.
Osborn returned home Tuesday night
from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they
have arranged for a rig which will be
brought here to drill for oil northwest
of O’Neill.
School Supplies
History Paper, per 100.. 10c
History Covers, each ... 15c
Composition Books, ... 5c and 10c
Good School Pencils, 2 for.... 5c
Signet Ink, all shades ...10c
Bowen’s Variety Store
A son was born last Friday to Mr.
i and Mrs. C. P. Hancock.
Fred Richter was on the Sioux City
markets last Friday with a car of
hogs.
Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Starlin have
leased the Bcha hotel and will take
possession on September 1st. They
i are making a number of changes and
! are remodeling the hotel.
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Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson re-■
i turned home Tuesday evening frorn^ a
two weeks’ visit with their son, Ed. ’
and family at Casper, Wyoming.'
They made the trip in a car.
Marriage licenses were issued to
John Wenner, of Atkinson, and Miss
Mary Olinger, Atkinson, on AugusH2.r>;1
to Jud Bond, Omaha, and Gertrude
Seger, Atkinson, on August 27.
Mr. and Mrs. John Greer and son,
John Jr., of Wayne, Nebraska, and
Mrs. Carl Iverson, of Vermillion,
South Dakota, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George Robertson last Friday
and Saturday.
As we go to press we learn that a
Mr. Sandoe residing southeast of the
Parshall bridge south of Butte, Ne
braska, was killed Wednesday when
the team hitched to a corn binder ran
away with him.
Supervisor Hugh L. James, of At
kinson, is receiving the congratula
tions of his many friends over the
fact that he is “grandpa.” A son was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Judge, of
Walthill, Nebraska, on Sunday, Aug
| ust 12th.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis and Mr.
1 and Mrs. Harry Bowen drove to Swan
i Lake on a fishing trip last Sunday.
; They also met a sister of Mrs. Curtis,
Mis. O. J. Evans, of Westerville, Ne
braska, at the lake. They enjoyed a
picnic dinner together.
Lizde E. Kraft filed a complaint in
| county court today charging Margaret
Sands with assault. The case c ime
from near Stuart. We understand
'that similar cases have been Med in
1 county court by the same party
against the same defendants.
Miss Mary Joan Finley, assisted by
Miss Helen and Miss Rita Reardon,
entertained twelve little girls at a
“treasure hunt” last Tuesday evening
as a farewell party. The treasure was
won by Miss Elsie Lockard. Folloyr-,
ing the treasure hunt refreshments
were served at the home of Mr. and j
Mrs. H. J. Reardon.
Dr. L. A. Burgess returned home
last Saturday from the American
Dental Association convention recently
held in Minneapolis. Accompanied
by Mrs. Burgess he drove to Soiux
City the previous week, where Mrs.
Burgess spent the week with her sis
ter, Mrs. W. H. Fowler. Dr. Burgess i
says that 10,000 dentists were at the
convention from all over the world.
Attorney W. J. Ilammond accom
panied by Tom Quilty, P. C. Donohoe
and II. J. Hammond returned home
Tuesday from an auto trip to Perry- j
ton, Texas, where he was looking
after legal matters. They report that
the corn crop is badly damaged j
throughout western Kansas and Ne- j
brasl a; however, there are some fields
that were not so badly damaged and
will make fair crops.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Knapp and
family, of Grand Island, Nebraska, |
stopped1 for a short visit, Friday, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Uhl,
on their way to Canastota, South Da
kota, where they were called by the
death of an uncle. Mr. Knapp is at
the head of the educational depart
ment of the Grand Island college. Mr.
Knapp taught school in the com
munity where Mrs. Uhl was raised
and is an old friend of the family.
E. J. Velder has a new sign on his
| 'bus, which is not only a beauty, but
a real help to the traveling public; it
I is worded so that at a glance one will
know the many connections. “The
Rosebud Bus Line” makes with the
buses in larger cities and other lines.
O’Neill now has ’bus lines extending
! in every direction, the last one added
hooked us up with Sioux City. The
’bus leaves there at 7:00 A. M. and
arrives at O’Neill 12:45 P. M. and re
turning to Sioux City at 1:45 P. M.
arriving there at 7:45 P. M. The ’bus
! business is here to stay and we hope
everyone will recognize the value of
their support and cooperation to our
bus depot and the lines that makes us
a part of the rest of the world.
A pre-school meeting of the rural
teachers of the county was held in the
O’Neill Public school building Wed
nesday, under the direction of County
Superintendent, Mrs. Luella Parker.
About 185 of the 200 rural teachers of
the county were present. A program
was given during the afternoon which
included talks by Miss Justeson, the
county nurse of Antelope county, who
spoke on “Health and Sanitation in the
School Room;” Mrs. Ida McClintock,
county superintendent of Antelope
county whose subject was “Required
Reports;” Guy C. Miller, the superin
tendent of the O’Neill Schools gave a
! talk on “Professional Spirit.” The
county superintendent gave out the
supplies for the coming year. The
teachers seemed to take a great in
terest in the work and a successful'
school year is promised.
U. S. Marshal D. H. Cronin was in
O'Neill last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Weekes and
Attorney and Mrs. J. A. Donohoe re
turned home Sunday evening from'
a months outing at Pequot, Minneso-'
ta.
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The J. B. Ryan building and the
Henry Cook building adjourning it on
the south have just received a coat of
stucco which adds greatly to their ap
pearance.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mel lor, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Mellor spent Satur-i
day and Sunday with friends in Hast
ings, Nebraska. They returned home1
via Lincoln and Omaha. They brought
home a new three ton Ford truck
which they are showing this week at
the Ford garage.
The old center lights have been re
moved from the streets and the new
white way system alone furnishes the
lights down town. The new sys
tem is making the streets look con
siderably .better at night. However,
if the lights could be extended one
block further south a great improve
ment would be noticed.
The Catholic Daughters held their
annual picnic at the Country Club last
Thursday afternoon beginning at four
o’clock when a picnic dinner was en
joyed. For entertainment a treasure
hunt was given, at which Mrs. J. II.
McPharlin and Miss Mildred Timlin
each won first prizes; Mrs. Ira Moss
and Miss Margaret Steckmeyer each
won a second prize.
Chicken stealing seems to be on the
increase in the southeastern part of
the county. On August 24th ninety-;
five to one hundred fowls were taken I
from the farm of Mr. Norwood, near
Ewing; again on Sunday night the
thieves stole a quantity of those that
were left from the first raid. Sheriff
Duffy has been following clues but.
has not yet located the thieves.
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O’Neill, Nebraska
Ed. Bridges, who has been employ
ed in the Shiveley meat market for
some time has resigned his position
and has accepted a position as meat
cutter in a shop at Neligh, to which
place he went Wednesday morning.
Judge and Mrs. Robert R. Dickson,
daughters Miss Marion and Miss
Nancy, were called home from West
Branch, Iowa, where they were visit
ing an uncle, Henry Gregg, on ac
count of the serious illness of Mrs.
Dickson’s mother, Mrs. John Skirving,
whose condition is semewhat improv
ed at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, wife
and little son, of Wahoo, accompanied
by Mr. Clem Benson and two daugh
ters, Margaret and Marjorie, of Nor
folk, came last Friday for a family
gathering at the home of Mr. Rob
erts’ and Mrs. Benson’s mother, Mrs.
E. F. Roberts. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Roberts, of Bis
mark, North Dakota; Dr. Ruth Rob
erts Krull, of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Walter Roberts, wife and son, of Wa
hoo; Mr. and Mrs. Clem Benson, son
Robert and daughters Marjorie and
Margaret, of Norfolk.
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