VOLUME XLIX.
O’NEILL,
Frontier.
NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Jack Quig’s combination sale last
Saturday was a good one.
Lawrence Merriman was in Sioux
City the first of the week.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Laurence Murray last Sunday.
Mrs. Della Shaw is ill at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. D. H. Clauson.
Clark Hough is quite ill at his home
in the northwestern part of the city.
The real estate office of S. L. Berry
has been repainted and repaired this
week.
Miss Fern Hubbard is expected home
from Lincoln Saturday, for her Easter
vacation.
John L. Quig is moving his office to
the second room back, over the Rear
don drug store.
Smith & Warner sold a Pontiac to
Chet McClanahan, of Chambers, Wed
nesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Henry and
daughter, Elizabeth, visited with rela
tives at Ewing Sunday.
Mrs. 0. A. Kilpatrick was visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray
Hill, at Orchard, last Saturday.
Ray C. Burke, traveling freight
agent of the C. B. & Q. was a pleasant
caller at The Frontier office Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rasley re
turned Saturday from a short visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hall at
Hastings.
Attorney Lawrence Chapman, of
Omaha, was visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Chapman the first of
the week.
J, Parr, of Chadron, Nebraska, has
been awarded the contract for the
erection of the new addition to the
Page public school building.
“Chick" Gaines, manager of The
j Nebraska Securities Corporation, pur
! chased a new Chevrolet six truck from
; Arbuthnot & Reka, last Monday.
Dan Finnigan arrived in O’Neill a
few days ago from Great Falls, Mon
tana, for a visit with O’Neill friends
and to look after business matters.
Wm. Beha, O’Neill crack forward on
the St. Mary’s Academy basket ball
team has been selected as a forward
on the All Tournament basket ball
team.
Mr. and Mrs George Lewis and
daughter, Lavonne, of Crofton, Ne
braska, spent the week-end with their
daughter and sister, Miss Luella
Lewis.
Elmer Merriman came up from
Sioux City the first of the week for a
visit at the home of his son, Lawrence
and family, and with former old time
friends.
Thirty members of the O’Neill Re
bekah lodge were guests of the Page
Rebekah’s Monday evening. Follow-1
ing lodge the Page ladies presented a
program and served a lunch.
E. M. Gallagher is one of the late
purchasers of a large Atwater Kent j
Electric Dynamic radio. Ray Zim
merman is also listening in over an
Atwater Kent, which are sold by
Bowen’s Music store.
Paul Beha is visiting his parents,1
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beha. Paul is
traveling for the Real Silk Hosiery
Company. He has been working in
Iowa, but will leave in a few days for
points in South Dakota.
Warren Hall has accepted a position
as manager of a theatre in Burling- j
ton, Iowa, for the Central States Thea
tre Corporation. Warren left from
Hastings, Nebraska, the first of the
week to assume his duties.
R. E. Calvert came home Friday
from a few days visit in Ashland, Ne
braska, with a sister, Mrs, C. F. Sandy,
who was ill; another sister, Mrs. F.
Wilson, came home with him for a
visit with Mrs. Calvert and the family.
Peter Reifers has purchased the S.
F. McNichols building: now occupied
by Thomas Quinn feed store. Mr.
Reifers expects to wreck the building
as soon as Mr. Quinn can find another
location, and will erect a cement block
building on the site.
Announcement have been received
by O’Neill friends, of the marriage of
Rev. G. W. Bruce, of Portland, Oregon,
and Mrs. Cora Clark, of Dover, Okla
homa, both former residents of this
city. The wedding took place on
March 3rd, at Portland.
J. T. Cox, former representative of
the C. B. & Q. was again calling upon
the people of O’Neill in the interest
of the company. Mr. Cox has been
coming to O’Neill for more than
twenty years; his old time friends
were pleased to again shake his hand.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman,
accompanied by O. F. Rummel and
sons, Julian and Brice, drove over to
Yankton, South Dakota, last Sunday
afternoon on a pleasure trip; they an
nounced their presence in the city over
the broadcasting station and viewed
the city and surrounding country from
various angles.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE NEBRASKA STATE BANK
of O’Neill, Charter No. 895 in the State of Nebraska at the elose of bo*mess
March 12, 1929.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts_-_ $244,991.17
Overdrafts-,- 758.21
Bonds, securities, judgments and claims (exclusive at
cash reserve)- 13,940.25
Other Assets___
Banking house, furniture and fixtures_ 6,000.00
Other real estate_ 23,692.02
Bankers’ Conservation Fund___ 866.42
Due from National and State banks_$46,759.40
Checks and items of exchange_ 3,485.30
Cash in bank- 14,927.95
U. S. bonds in cash reserve- 18,900.00 84,072.65
TOTAL -- $373,320.72
LIABILITIES
Capital stoek —- $26,000.00
Surplus fund- 5,000.00
Undivided profits (Net)- 166.64
Individual deposits subject to check-$121,207.41
Demand certificates of deposit-- 12,187.12
Time certificates of deposit-205,072.07
Certified checks_
Due to National and State banks_ 4,687.48 343,154.08
TOTAL___ $373,320.72
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss:
I, Jas. F. O’Donnell, Cashier, of the above named bank do solemnly swear
that the above statement is a true and correct copy of the report made to
the Department of Trade and Commerce.
JAS. F. O’DONNELL, Cashier.
ATTEST: P. J. O’Donnell, S. S. Welpton, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of March, 1929.
H. J. HAMMOND, Notary Public.
Jly Commission expires Oct. 23, 1932,
The number of autos in Holt county
keep advancing each year at a rapid
rate. There are 4,900 autos and trucks
in the county, of which 3,377 have been
registered up to Wednesday evening
of this week; leaving u balance of
1,523 yet to be registered. According
! to Dean Selah, who is in charge of the
registration of cars in the County
Treasurer’s office, the number regis
I tered is considerably ahead of the
! number registered at this time in for
| rncr years, due to the fact that an ex
I tru effort is being made to see that all
; cars are registered that are permitted
1 to be operated.
FRED SCHAFFER, BACHELOR
HELD UP AND ROBBED
Aroused by a knock at his door
j about midnight Friday by a man ask
ing for water for his automobile, Fred
Schaffer, 71-year-old bachelor living
| about thirteen miles northeast of At
j kinson, was held up with a shotgun
when he went to the car with water,
and was ordered to hand over all the
money he had in the house.
When told that there was no money
on the place the bandits accompanied
Schaffer into the house and ransacked
the place. No cash was found and an
effort was made to force the old man
to tell where his money was by mak
ing him stand out in the cold with but
few wraps on. Again they went into
the house and another search was made
and an old, muzzleloading shotgun,
four pocketbooks; one containing some
old German paper money and 50 cents
cash, and a few other small things
were taken.
Schaffer was told to leave $500
under a culvert on the road about
three-fourths of a mile east of At
kinson between 10 and 11 o’clock the
next morning. Mr. Schaffer com
plained that he could not get to At
kinson in time to have the money there
the next day at the stipulated hour,
so that bandits blindfolded him, put
him in the car and brought him to
town and told him to get the money
and not say anything about it to any
one or he wouldn’t live three days. He
was put out of the car about 3 a. m.
near a farm home and watched until
he got to the house, where he stayed
the rest of the night.
The hold-up man was described by
Schaffer as being rather tall and
heavyset, weighing, he judged, about
250 pounds. He wore a yellow cloth
! over the lower part of his face.
DISTRICT COURT BEGAN
LAST MONDAY MORNING
District Court opened in O’Neill
! Monday morning with Judge Robert
R. Dickson presiding, and Ted McEl
haney reporting.
The first case taken up was Jesse
| F. Salyars vs. State Fanners Insur
ance Company; the Judge instructed
a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
of S1838.46. Arthur F. Mullen repre
sented the Insurance Company and
M. F. Harrington and George Har
rington represented Salyars.
The second case called was Rose
Bausch vs. Mary A. Chase wherein the
plaintiff sued for the alienation of the
affection of her husband, Charles
Bausch. The court room was filled
w7ith spectators from various parts of
the county who were eagerly await
ing the progress of the testimony; the
case came to an abrupt ending when
M. F. Harrington, attorney for the
plaintiff, withdrew from the case when
the plaintiff admitted writing a cer
tain letter that was introduced by the
defense; Judge Dickson dismissed the
case without prejudice. Julius D. Cro
nin was attorney for Mrs. Chase.
The third case was taken up Wed
nesday afternoon; it was the State vs.
Robert J. McAllister, of Atkinson. The
defendant is charged with violations
of the Volstead law. The state pre
sented its evidence Wednesday after
noon; this Thursday the defense sub
mitted their defense and the case is
being argued this afternoon.
PASTURE FOR ISO CATTLE
SAVED BY KILLING RABBITS
As a result of the unlimited discus
sion that has been taking place about
the killing: of the jack rabbits and the
price that the hide brought the hunters
in this vicinity this winter, we learn
that H. B. Flubbrad purchased over 6,
000 hides at an expense of about
$1,360. The largest check paid to one
individual for hides was paid to Mar
quet Kennedy, of Pape, in the sum of
$48.05; the Crumley Brothers received
a check for $48.00. The hides were
purchased during December, January,
February and March. Statisticians
estimate that five rabbits will consume
as much feed as one sheep; that eight
sheep will devour as much pasture as
one cow or steer; estimated on this
basis 6,000 rabbits would consume as
much pasture as 150 head of cattle.
O’NEILL-BARTT ft road
CONTRACTORS ARRIVE
Thiesen Brothers, of Osmond, ar
rived in O’Neill Wednesday with their
road crew and bunk houses headed for
the nine mile strip of road south of
O’Neill on Highway No. 13, known as
the O’Neill-Bartlet project. The crew
at this time consists of twenty-five
men; three shifts will operate the
power shovel twenty-four hours per
day; the power shovel will be used to
build the grade through the sand
hills.
The crew will begin at the south
end of the project and will work to
ward O’Neill.
JOF SCHOLLMEYER, JR..
FINDS AN OLD RELIC
Joe Schollmeyer, Jr., who resides on
the Glen Anderson farm on Steel Creek
near Dorsey in the northeastern part
of Holt county, came across an old
relic thut brings back old memories
and was highly prized at one itme. |
The article is an old silver pitcher
bearing the following inscription
“Champion Wing Shot of Holt County,
won at O’Neill, July 4. 1888.”
In looking over the files of The
Frontier we find that Ed Hershiser
won the first prize in the shooting
match and was awarded the silver i
pitcher over a field of eighteen con-1
testants; Charles Pond, won second, a
silver cup. The article also says that
“Merrit and Pond took first money
?10.00; Ed Thompson, second ffi.OO;
Otto Richter, third. $4.00.”
THE CITY ELECTION
WILL BE HELD SOON
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The city election will be held on!
Tuesday, April 2nd. Two members of
the school board will also be elected, j
Following are the filings for council-!
men and members of the school board: i
Councilmen:
1st Ward—Frank Phalin.
2nd Ward—Hugh E. Coyne,
3rd Ward—L. G. Gillespie.
Board of Education:
Robert R'. Smith.
Mrs. O. F. Rummell.
The two retiring members of the
school board are Harry Bowen and
Mrs. R. M. Sauers.
MUS. BARNEY MULLEN.
Leo Mullen received a message VVed-J
nesday stating that an aunt, Mrs.
Barney Mullen, died that evening
about six o’clock in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota. Leo departed on the night
train to be present at the funeral
services. Mrs. Mullen will be remem
bered by the older residents; she and
her husband and family were residents
here in the early days; Mr. Mullen was
a contractor and erected a number of
buildings in O’Neill, among them was
the old Frontier office.
WOMAN’S CLUB
The Woman’s club will hold a busi-1
ness meeting at 11:00 o’clock followed
by a Club Tea next Wednesday, March
27th.
In order that the Librarian may keep
a check on the library books belonging
to the Woman’s club; the club voted to
place them under the same rules as
other library books.
Two books are missing “Rim of the
Prairie” and “One Increasing Pur
pose." Would the person having these
please return them to the library.
MR. AND MRS. M. F. EVELAND
CELEBRATE FIFTY-NINTH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Last Sunday was the fifty-ninth
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
M. F. Eveland. In honor of the occa
sion Mrs. J. S. Ennis entertained at a
dinner at her home.
THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
See the Bible in pictures every Sun
day evening. Sunday the reign of
David and Solomon will he shown
carrying us through the building of
King Solomon’s Temple.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
The Local Preliminary Spelling Con
tests were held in the various sections
of the county on Friday, March 8th.
Following are the winners in these
various contests:
Inman
7th and 8th Grades—City—
Oral—1st—Chirstian Riemers
2nd—Lois Killinger
Written—1st—Walter Fick
2nd—Christian Riemers
High School
Oral—1st—Ivan Stewart
2nd—Kellenth Liedy
Written—1st—Ruth Fraka
2nd—Ivan Stewart
Stewart
7th and 8th Grade—Rural—
Oral—1st—Louise Brown, 208
2nd—Lyman Spangler, 186
W’ritten—1st—Louise Brown, 208
2nd—Lyman Spangler, 136
5th and 6th Grade—City—
Oral—1st—Joy Custer
2nd—Vina Kaiser
Written—1st—Clara Kopp
2nd—Joy Custer
7th and 8th Grade—City—
Oral—1st—Nellie Iverson
2nd—Eldora Berkholtz
Written—1st—Belva Gesviech
2nd—Nellie Iverson
High School
Oral—1st—Evelyn Tasler
2nd—Etsher Fuelberth
Written—1st—Esther Fuelberth
2nd—Joseph Bell
Emmet
3rd and 4th Grades—Rural—
Oral—1st—Olive Beckwith, 15
2nd—Anna Rose O’Donnell, 20
5th and 6th Grades—Rural—
Oral—1st—Arthur Dailey, 20
2nd—Geraldine Dustko, 157
Written—1st—Anthony O’Donnell, 20
Luree Abart, 20—tied with above.
2nd—Bernard Pongratz, 157
7th and 8th Grade—Rural—
Oral—1st—Pauline Dusatko, 157
2nd—Maxine McConnell, 141
At the Royal Theatre
ALL SET FOR “THREE WEEK ENDS'” IT’S YOUR MOVE!
GET COMING!
Clara Bow in Elinor Glyn’s
“Three Week Ends”
-WITH
Neil Hamilton
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
A Clarence Badger Production
Make reservations early! There's a popularity wave on the way!
The “It" girl hits with another “wow!” A big laugh and love drama!
Elinor Glyn’s latest vibration. Clara dances in scanties and week
ends in a bathing suit! Supported by the popular Neil Hamilton.
Harrison Ford in the caBt.
Sunday and Monday,
March 24th and 25th
Written—1st—-Arthur Dailey, 20
2nd—Geraldine Dusatko, 167
St. Mary’s Academy—O’Neill
6th and 6th Grades—City—
Oral—1st—Mary Virginia Agnes
2nd—Dorothy Morrison
7th and 8th Grades—City—
Oral—1st—Mary Lois Hammond
2nd—Eugene Gallagher
High School
Oral—1st—John Robert Gallagher
2nd—Teresa Pongratz
St. Mary’s entered the same pupils
in written.
O’Neill Public School
3rd and 4th Grades—Rural —
Oral—1st—Winifred Stanton, 16
6th and 6th Grades—Rural—
Oral and Written—1st—Kilmer Stan
ton, 15
2nd—Victor Bredehoeft, 16
7th and 8th Grades—Rural—
Oral and Written—1st—Arleen Page,
15
2nd—Frances Kelley, 16
1st and 2nd Grades—City—
Oral—1st—Randall Kerstein
2nd—Ronald Kerstein
3rd and 4th Grades—City—*
Oral—1st—Delta Gunn
2nd—Cleta Wyant
6th and 6th Grades—City—•
Oral—1st—Anna Toy
2nd—Cecelia Edwards
(Continued on page 4.)
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