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VOLUME L. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929 NO. 13
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O’Neill, Nebraska
DRIVERS LICENSES
GOING OUT RAPIDLY
County Treasurer Conklin is busy
these days writing applications for
drivers license. Everyone over the
age of sixteen years who drives a
car will be required to have a drivers
license; anyone under the age of six
teen years is not permitted by law to
drive a car; driving a car without a
license will be in violation of the law
and will be subject to the penalty
prescribed. We have been informed
that a rigid enforcement of the traf
fic laws will be observed in the very
near future; perhaps the officer who
will do the enforcing may be an out
side man, perhaps he will be a local
man — no one knows. The laws
should be obeyed for the safety of
the public. One writer says:
“Every once in a while we notice
a car with either the front or back
number missing, and in- some cases
both numbers gone. That is not such
a bad crime, but it is contrary to
law. Another menace is the man who
will drive his car with but one light
showing. It is a tryng position to
meet one at night. The excuse is
made that I was on my way home
when the light went out and I didn’t
want to go back. “It’ll be just too
bad’’ for the one-light driver in the
case erf a serious wreck. Just too
bad!’’
SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM
VISITS O’NEILL WEDNESDAY
A severe electrical storm visited
O’Neill Tuesday night and early
Wednesday morning. The lightning
struck a number of houses and enter
ed several on the electrical wiring; a
transformer was burned out for the
light company and a number of cat
tle were killed for farmers near
O’Neill.
Lightning struck the Jap Ritts
residence, further mention of which
will be found in another column; the
residence of Miss Mary Carney was
struck and a large hole torn in the
roof; the Dennis Hanley place lost a
chimney, the lights and radio were
burned out; the Satrang residence in
the southeastern part of town was
slightly damaged; lightning followed
the wiring into the Clyde King resi
dence, lighting up the room and giv
ing George Stannard a light shock;
lightning followed the wiring into
the Bernard Matthews residence and
gave Mr. and Mrs. Matthews a light
shock; they were in bed, and the
shock came through a bed lamp that
was attached to the bed. Mrs. Mat
thews suffered a slight burn on one
hand; lightning entered the Alfonso
Rous,e residence through the tele
phone and flashed in the room; we
understand that the residence occu
pied by Babe Wyant was also struck
during the storm; lightning struck a
telephone line east of the Ditch Camp
residence southw'est of O’Neill, and
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entered the residence; only £ slight
damage was done. J. K. Ernest, re
siding five miles northwest of O’Neill
lost fourteen head of cattle by light
ning during the storm; the cattle
were not along a fence but were well
out into the pasture. During the
Wednesday noon storm that passed
north of O’Neill, lightning killed a
cow' for Morris Graham, residing a
couple of miles north.
JAP KITTS HOME BURNS
WEDNESDAY MORNING
About four o’clock Wednesday
morning the Jap Ritts residence, a
short distance southwest of the ceme
tery, northwest of O’Neill, was dis
covered to be on fire The fire alarm
was sounded but the firemen were
unable to rfeash the burning residence
because of an insufficient amount of
hose—about 250 feet more of hose
was needed to reach the fire, and the
building burned to the ground.
The building was thought to have
been struck by lightning in the elec
trical storm that visited us about
one o’clock Wednesday morning, and
smouldered in the attic until it gain
ed headway. Mr. Ritts says that he
smelled smoke and began a search
for the fire; the house was a very
large thirteen room structure, be
sides containing many cupboards and
closets; Mr. Ritts says that the
fourth attempt to locate the fire was
successful in discovering it in the
attic when he opened a closet door
on the upper floor which contained a
manhole leading to the attic.
An effort was made to extinguish
the flames but they had gained too
much volume to be subdued.
IJap Ritts, Lester Ritts and Uncle
Levi Ritts, who were farming the
place, were the only occupants of
the house as Mrs. Lester Ritts was
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Johnson, Who is quite ill.
Only a small amount of clothing
and bedding was removed from the
building as the fire soon came to the
lower part of the house after the
flames were discovered.
The residence was built by Pat
Haggerty, in the latter ’80’s and was
one of the old land marks in this
community.
The building and contents were
covered by insurance.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Pairings have been made as fol
lows for a golf match, the losing side
to pay for a dance. All matches are
to be played before August 26th.
(Captain) (Captain)
J. B. Mellor .plays S. J. Weekes
Hugh O’Donnell plays P. J. O’Donnell
P. C. Donohoe plays Max Golden
H. J. Birmingham plays P. B. Harty
E. M. Gallagher plays H. J. Reardon
R. E. Griffin plays J. A. Donohoe
Gus Cadwell plays Dr. Kubitschek
E. L. O’Donnell plays W. H. Harty
E. T. Campbell plays C. E. Stout
J. F. O’Donnell plays F. J. Biglin
W. J. Biglin plays. F. N. Cronin
B. J. Grady plays L. A. Burgess
H. E. Coyne plays R. D. Haley
F. J. Dishner plays R. M. Sauers
F. K. McCarty plays Ted McElhaney
C. N. King plays R. W. Brown
W. B. Graves plays Jack Allanger
Ira Moss plays C. J. Gatz
R. B. Mellor plays C. D. Wood
E. F. Porter plays Geo. Harrington
C. C. Bergstrom plays J. F. Gallagher
Ralph Oppen plays L. E. Coleman
Ralph Coleman plays C. P. Hancock
Geo. Agnes plays J. B. Ryan
R. R. Morrison plays Dr. W. Finley
J. D. Cronin plays H. D. Clauson
G. A. Miles plays E. H. Surber
II. J. Hammond plays M. H. Horiskey
W. J. Hammond plays N. P. Brennan
F. Gallagher plays J. J. Harrington
Rev. H. H. Beers plays H. H. HafiFner
R. R. Dickson plays Dr. Gilligan
Dale Bressler plays Bert Hubbard
Staniford’s Orchestra will furnish
the music for the dance which will be
held at the club house Tuesday even
ing.
ORGANIZE 25-PIECE
JUVENILE BAND
A juvenile band composed of about
twenty-five boys and girls of this
city has been organized and are meet
ing regularly every Thursday even
ing at the band hall; Dr. C. H. Lub
ker is the instructor; Rev. O. A. For
tune is the sponsor.
Each beginner has been supplied
or will soon be supplied with an in
strument and the band will soon be
under full headway.
A young band like this one should
be encouraged by everyone.
Following are the members and the
instruments they will play
F. C. Connally_ Alto
Robt. McDonough_Drums
Jack Vincent-Trumpet
Dick Brennan_Alto
Robt. Calvert___._Cornet
Leonard Bergstrom_Drums
Delbert Warner_Cornett
Mona Bressler-Trumpet
Brice Bressler___Alto
Clarence Selah__ Alto
Ruby Juracek_:_Cornet
Ernest Juracek_ Clarinet
Elvo Fortune_Cornet
Jerome Savage _ Cornet
Russell Bowen _ Bass
Gerald Calvert _Trombone
Dorothy McDonough _Alto
Jean Selah __ Alto
Gurna Oppen _Saxaphone
Anita Liddy Cornet
Ralph Porter . Trumpet
|Bennet' Hereford_ Drums
8. DOWNEY AND PARTY
GUESTS OF AIR LINE
Sumner Downey and Miss Esther
Rustemeyer of the O’Neill Photo
Company and Mrs. Kenneth Pound
and her daughter Barbara Jean, of
Blair, Nebraska, were the guests of
the Rapid City Air Lines from the
Burwell, Nebraska, big rodeo, in the
Ford all metal plane that landed in
O’Neill last Saturday morning.
Air plane trips by O’Neill people
are becoming quite frequent this
summer. A number of traveling
salesmen and local citizens have
flown to O’Neill from distant points
recently which all goes to prove that
O’Neill should begin to arrange for
an adequate landing field where a
plane could land without taking a
| chance of being wrecked on a rough
field.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. E. I. Hughes came up from
Omaha Tuesday night for a two
Nveek's visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Millard.
Mrs. T. T. McFall, of Sioux City,
Iowa, arrived in O’Neill last Tues
day for a visit with her sisters. Miss
Esther and Miss Dorothy Rustemey
er.
Mrs. Max Golden and children,
Mrs. F. D. McMillan and Mrs. Mattie
Soukup started for Chicago today,
where they will visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Harry Bowen and son Russell
returned home Sunday from a week’s
visit with relatives in Omaha. Mrs.
Bowen’s neice, Miss Hilma Stone, of
Omaha accompanied them home for
a few days visit.
Attorney and Mrs. W. H. Froelich.
accompanied by the latter’s mother,
Mrs. C. E. Stout, departd Monday
morning for Washington, D. C., in
their car; following a short stay in
Washington, they will visit in Can
ada and points east. Mr. Froelich
who is assistant to the Attorney
Genral of th United States, will be
stationed at Cleveland, Ohio, for sev
eral weeks where he has been assign
ed to an important case.
I Have a Full Line of
School Supplies
And will meet any
prices made. Come
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J. C. Harnish Variety Store
Miss Genevieve Biglin entertained
the Martez Club Tuesday evening.
Mrs. E. L. O’Donnell won the club
prize; Miss Helen Ryan won the
guest prize.
Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson moved
from the J. B. Ryan building to the
rear rooms in the new Davidson
building on east Douglas street just
recently completed. The move was
made last Sunday.
A number of the friends of Rev. O.
A. Fortune gathered at his home
Tuesday evening and gave him a sur
prise party, the occasion being a
birthday anniversary. A pleasant
evening was spent.
Mr. and Mrs. Ackley Van Schoon
haven returned from their honey
moon Sunday. They have been vis
iting near Colome, South Dakota.
They are employed by John L. Quig.
Miss Bernadette Brennan enter
tained the Murtez Club last Satur
day evening. Mrs. E. M. Gallagher
won the high score prize; Mrs. John
McManus the club prize, and Mrs.
George Agnes, the consolation.
Ross Wclton, editor of the Hooker
County Tribune, published at Mullen,
Nebraska, drove to O’Neill last Sat
urday for a week’s visit with his
grandmother, Mrs. A. A. Welton and
with other relatives and friends.
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