A PAIR OF CAMELS \ AND A PRETTY MAID1 i tf* ; iT ^ | TT’ ..^ "■■■.....—— «. - It iR a strange fart that Camels are very fond of girls. That la Me of the reasons why many of the camela used In the great street ! Mrade have girl riders. A camel that is used to having a girl rider ! win raise a great amount of trouble and sometimes balk entirely If oll7 Steps GEORGE W. BRADT George W. Bradt passed away in this cityWednesday evening. He was between seventy-five and eighty years of age. He has been a resi dent of this community for a great many years. Until the death of Mrs. Bradt a few years ago they resided on their farm nine miles north of town. The funeral services will be con ducted from the Biglin Funeral par lors Friday morning, conducted by Rev. O. A. Fortune; the remains will be laid to rest in Prospect Hill ceme tery. SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM STRIKES CATHOLIC CHURCH This vicinity was visited by a very heavy rain and a severe electrical storm about midnight last Saturday night; about 2.75 inches of rain was reported. During the storm lightning struck the east tower of St Patrick’s church setting fire to the upper part of tower; prompt action of a bucket brigade and the firemen extinguished the blaz with but little damage. A larg amount of stock was killed in various part of this territory; among the losers were Pat Waldron, three horses; Cap Pribil, two horses; Chas Ernst, a hog house and chicken house. O’NEILL AND REDBIRD WILL MEET SUNDAY The fast Redbird base ball team will play the O’Neill team next Sunday afternoon on the O’Neill diamond. This game promises to be one of the beat game pulled off in this vicinity for some time; these two teams play ed a 1 to 0 game last year which was won by O’Neill. Redbird have a fast team this year and if the home team defeat them they will have to play fast ball all the way. Come out and see a good game and give the home team your support O’NEILL DEFEATED CLEARWATER SUNDAY O’Neill defeated Clearwater again Sunday. This is the second time that O’Neill and Clearwater have crossed bats this year; a couple of weeks ago they played at Clearwater. The game Sunday resulted in a 6 to 5 victory for the home team. I* twrdKr"^ . / meets requirements A five passenger automobile for a family of 15 might not lit their transportation re quirements ... neither would a tele phone. system be satisfactory If demands upon it should far exceed its rapacity. If lines were too few or other equipment less than needed, telephone users would not have the service they require. The only way to assure having enough lines and equipment to provide satisfactory service is to plan years in advance and build for the future. By doing this, the telephono company can keep pace with your increas ing needs and can operate more econom ically . . , because carefully planned equipment can be used many years before it needs to be replaced. Telephone men and women serving you study your telephone needs and endeavor to provide service which will satisfy you in every way. Your comments on your service are invited beeuuse they aid in determining ||k what we need to do in order to better fit w service to your requirements* NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY LOCAL NEWS. Lon Winvolt, of Central City, Ne braska, visited his cousins Ed and Bert Gunn last week. Miss Mary Horiskey will return from Wayne tomorrow; she has been attending summer school. The Methodist ladies will hold an ice cream social on the court house lawn .Saturday afternoon and even ing. Everyone is invited. " Mrs. C. J. Malone and daughter Miss Florence came home from Oma ha last Saturday. Miss Florence is convalesing from a recent operation. TEM PLETON-V ANDEEST The marriage of Miss Lillian Maxine VanDeest, daughter of Mrs. Lydia Miles, of Hastings, Nebraska, and Kenneth Clyde Templeton, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Templeton of this city,took place in the First Pres byterian church of Hastings, at 12:30 o'clock, Sunday Julv fourteenth, Rev. King, pastor, reading the marriage lines. Their attendants were Miss Helen Colling of Fremont, and Ray Bran des. of Hastings. Following the ceremony a dinner was served to the wedding party at the home of the brides' mother. After dinner Mr. and Mrs. Temple ton left for a trip to the Black Hills After August 1st they will be at home to their friends in Hastings where they each hold a position in the business department of the Hastings Daily Tribune. The 4-H Sewing Club The Ever Blooming 4-H Sewing club met at the home of our secre tary, Erma Block. July 10th. The answer to roll call was whether or not wo had our clothes-pin bags started. Fourteen members were p*resent..one absent. The minutes of the last two meetings were read by the secretary. We received a charter from Washington, D. 0., which, to our delight, show us that we were all members of the national club. The pattern for the quilt which we are going to make was decided upon; everyone will bring a piece of paper for the pattern. The meeting was adjourned to meet at the home of Eila Holz, Wed nesday, July 17th; a dainty lunch I was served. All reported as having a good time. We all departed for ' home hopeing to meet each member at the next meeting. By Judith Wiley, News Reporter. GOLDEN MELODY. SPARKLING DIALOGUE IN ALL-TALKER I . “Syncopal ion” at The Royal Scores Hit Sunday and Monday Marking a new era in film enter tainment, “Syncopation”, first of RKO's hundred per cent all-talkers, with Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians, will burst from the screen of The Royal Theatre in a veritable fount ain of golden melody, song and erack lingdialogue. “Syncopation” has been billed as an extravaganza by the producers, the first great musi-film review ever to be made, an effort to produce what is actually a full blown musi cal show in film form. And the re sult is a rousing, roaring, scoring success, making another step for ward in the realm of perfeet enter tainment. Aside from the technical aspects which are striking in their results, "Syncopation”, first of the new Rad io pictures; is a genuinely sparkling musi-comedy success. The stars sparkle, the jazz melodies of Fred Waring’s famed Pennsylvanians scintillate, the songs melt the heart and a number of them are real hits. In addition there are all the accout rements and embellishments of an extravaganza in the specialty musi cal numbers, the peppy dancers and the sparkling repartee. And just as you leave a musical show humming the song hits so will you go away humming that haunt ing theme melody. “I’ll Always Be In Love With You,” and some of the other original hits written for this show which include. “Jericho,” “Do Something.” and others. “Syncopation”, which was adapted from Gene Markov’s novel, “Stepp ing High,” is a gripping heart inter set tale of Broadway hoofers that doesn’t despiise the tear while it in veigles the hearty laugh from its lair. Barbara Bennett and Bobby Wat son portray the leading roles. Oth ers who shine in the scintillating cast arc Ian Hunter. Morton Downey, Osgood Perkins, Mackenzie Ward. Verree Teasdale and Dorothy Lee. “Syncopation” is richly staged and superbly directed by Bert Glennon. NOTICE. Any narty holdintr warrants on School District No. 171 should pre sent them for payment at once. In terest on nlK warrants outstanding, on said district., will cease on July 20th. 1020. Signed: Elmer TJrwin. O’Neill. Neb., 8-1 Treasurer District No. 171. EMMET ITEMS A new county erode is boinp made bepinninp at a point one mile east of Emmet and extending twelve miles north. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Bonnenburger were callers at the Pat Barrett home last Sunday evening. After an unsuccessful attempt Sunday night the charivari gang suc ceeded in finding Mr. and Mrs. Fran cis Anderson Monday night and gave O’NEILL, NEBRASKA. Across from Byars EDWARD GATZ, Manager. AH AA/iLLi 1 particular pains to have you feel that you may OIlOp W lin A^oniinence personally Felect your purchases in our store with the full assurance that no sharp practice on our part will be used in either checking your purchases on in the weights you receive. A HirfVl Spiicp nf Hon Of* fashioned honesty is the ideal of our store. We be * Avfllvfl jieve in giving 16 ounces for a pound and 100 cents for the dollar. You will confer a favor on us by calling attention at any time to any mistake that may be made. No High Pressure Salesmenship You have perfect freedom to come in our store and make selec TT«e>H In One . tion.s of such food items as you may wish without being urged USeu 111 v/lir Store to make extensive purchases Make Our Store Your Headquarters When In O’Neill Marshmallows Fresh, fluffy, tender the melt in your mouth kind 2 lbs. 29c ^ar/tlfiac For hot weather l»*»che*, the Jitney size, 6 cans for 25c Ulllvd BOOTHS OVAL—Either tomato or mustard, 2 cans for 25c FRUIT JAR RINGS—Red Ball or Good 1)4 Luck, two lips, 3 dozen Z I w I FRUIT JARS—Old fashion Mason quarts OK** per dozen OUU ! I'AROWAX— For sealing purposes, |A per pound luC .MASON JAR (APS—Zink tops, porceliar OC lined, per dozen £jC TOILET PAPER—Ex Cello, large rolls l)r lOe value, 6 for 4Jb BREAD—Fresh Daily, 4 A 3 dime loaves luC MILK—Superb brand, tall cans, nr" 3 for /db BORDEN’S EAGLE BRAND MILK 4 A per can ... __| J Q them plenty of goodmusic. The wed ding dance will be at Pat Barrett’s Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs And erson are making their home at the Pat Barrett farm at present. Saturday afternoon Mrs. John Abart, of Bassett, wrekced her new Plymouth car on the highway east of Emmet. Mrs. Abart had been to Emmet on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Lawrence, taking Kathleen Shorthill with her she started to O’Neill for a visit with her brother Ralph. The little Abart boy was in the rear seat playing with a kitten; in diving over the front seat in pur suit of the kitten he accidentally kicked his mothers hands from the steering wheelwhich allowed the car to tumble into the ditch. Leo Carney, who saw the accident, says that the car turned over at least three times. The occupants werebadly shaken up and frightened but were not injured. Observers say that the car body did not receive a scratch but that the chasis and axles were badly bent. The wind storm Saturday night j blew down many grain shocks in this neighborhood, but did i|o damage ! otherwise. A dandy rain accompan : ied the wind. The following account of a recent storm taken from a letter dated July 9th, and received by Fred Beckwith from his brother, Clyde, w*ho lives at Crawford, Nebraska: “We had a big hail storm south and southeast of town 4th of July night and a cloud burst up the river the next night. That put the engine and first two cars of the Northwestern passenger train in the river. They are just get i ting the engine out today. There \ was another heavy rain Saturday I night. Everyone was kicking about I willing to have the rain stop. The flood put our water system on the bum that theyhad just spent $65,000 to put in good shape. It also flooded the pork, took out the bridges and cuttbrough the banks just below the town, taking out about two miles of highway No. 20, which made the tourists pretty sore. Specials for Circus Week Picnic Ofln Hams . ZUC I ten’s 21b Fairy QQ soda '_ WWW Men’s QQ Overalls wUw Men’s Real Value PQ B V D UdC lib pink 1 Qf» salmon I ww Boy’s trunks and shirts . ..... _ WWW J. P. Gallagher I jj The best Deal of the even i no ^ I . i’i“ Geo. F. Burt 6? Co. Linclon, Nebraska Distributors