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VOLUMEU O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1929. No. 21.
AGED CHAMBERS MAN
IS BRUTALLY BEATEN
LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Southern Holt and Garfield coun
ties are facing another tragedy in the
brutal attack made upon A. E. Earl
last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Earl was found by four young
men from Elgin, who were out hunt
ing. He was able to walk, but was
badly bruised about the head and
other parts of his body; his lower jaw
is fractured in two or more placeS
and his condition is considered seri
ous by the attending physicians and
surgeons. Dr. J. W. Gill, of Chambers
accompanied him to Omaha Monday
where he was placed in the Univer
sity Hospital. Dr. Ralston, of Omaha
who is a surgeon, operated for the
reducing of the fractures, Wednesday
morning.
Mr. Earl is a bachelor and lives
with his brother on a ranch south
west of Chambers. Both are respect
ed citizens and all who are acquaint
ed with them, speak very kindly of
them. Mr. Earl tells the following
story of the affair. He was out on
horseback Sunday afternoon, and
stopped at the Jim Peterson ranch to
inquire if they had some pigs for sale
whereupon he was attacked without
any plrovocation by a young man, who
tied Mr. Earl’s hands behind him and
beat him severely. Mr. Peterson and
another man then appeared on the
scene. Earl’s hands were untied, and
he was kicked out into the road, after
being denied the privilege of having
his horse. The young men from El
gin went back after the horse and
Mr. Earl was helped along by sympa
thetic neighbors to the home of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Nettie Earl, in
Chambers, where he was given medi
cal attention.
The supposition is that liquor is at
the bottom of this sad affair. Since
Mr. Earl was attacked in Garfield
county, the authorities at Burwell
were notified. Immediate efforts were
made to apprehend the assailants,
who should be severely dealt with.
Feeling ran high in Chambers Tues
day and when Sheriff Waters tele
phoned that he had a suspicious char
acter covered near the Pat Boyle
place, southeast of Chambers, several |
carloads of men drove down to assist
| if help was needed, in capturing him.
He was soon surrounded and arrest
ed by the sheriff, who brought him
to Chambers. The man gave his name
as Ritterbaugh, of Burwell. He ad
mitted that he was at the Peterson
ranch but denied that he did the beat
ing. Suspicions next pointed to Ger
ret Boyle, whom Ritterbaugh claims
was his companion on Sunday after
noon. Boyle left for Omaha Monday
morning. He returned home Wednes
day and will be arrested as soon as
he can be located. Ritterbaugh is be
ing held in the county jail at Burwell.
Just what charge will be filed
against these men, if it can be prov
en that they are the guilty ones, will
depend on whether Mr. Earl survives
his injuries.
DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
OF HOLT COUNTY HAVE
ORGANIZED CREDIT BOARD
The Physicians and Dentists of
Holt County and surrounding coun
ties have organized a Professional
Men’s Credit Board, whose object it
is to raise the standard of profession
al credits in their respective counties
and arrange for an exchange of infor
mation among its members relative
to delinquent accounts.
The organization is unanimous as
practically every physician and dent
ist has signed the agreement to be
come a member.
The physicians and dentists feel
that there is a demand for better and
improved service, and to give this, re
quires new and more expensive equip
ment, which must be paid for.
They also feel that when they are
giving their whole time to their \york
(night and day) that attention should
be given to more prompt payment of
medical and dental bills.
It is to be able to check upon those
who do not pay as promptly as they
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JOHN A. HARMON
Quite suddenly, on October 9th,
1929, John A. Harmon passed away
at his home in O’Neill, of a heart ail
ment. His death brings us clbser to
a realization that the passing years
have taken heavy toll of the pioneers,
those strong hearted, confident young
men who came here in the seventies
and early eighties, stayed on through
Indian scares, locusts, panic and
drought, assisting by their presence
and their labor in the building of a
new country.
John A. Harmon was born in Cas
cade, Michigan, on August 14th, 1863.
In the spring of 1884, 45 years ago,
he came to O’Neill and took up a
homestead about 16 miles southwest
of O’Neill, upon which he proved up.
Following that, he came to O’Neill
and worked in various offices in the
Court House until 1891, when he
went to Ann Arbor, Mich., to study
law. He was graduated in 1893, re
turning immediately to O’Neill where
he engaged in the practice of his pro
fession. In 1894 he was appointed
Register of the Land Office at O’Neill
by President Cleveland. In 1898 he
was elected Mayor of O’Neill.
He was married to Margaret C.
McLaughlin on January 30, 1901,
In 1903 he was elected Clerk of the
District Court of Holt County, Neb.,
and was twice re-elected. He was the
first Democrat to ever be elected to
that office in the county.
Mr. Harmon was a most interest
ing conversationalist, and was famed
as an orator, toast-master and after
dinner speaker. He was an ardent
Democrat and all of his lifetime oc,
cupied an important and influential
position in the councils of his party.
He saw only good in his fellow
man; irrespective of the views of
others, John A. Harmon saw and
spoke only of the good qualities and
the accomplishments of his neighbors.
No unkind word ever came from his
lips. His was a kindly, friendly soul
which with his pleasing personality,
made him a great many loyal friends
who, today, mourn his passing.
He was a charter member of Char
les Carrol of Carrolton Council,
Knights of Columbus No. 701.
He is survived by his wife, Mar
garet; one son. Emmet A.; one dau
ghter. Eva Theresa; one bV-fdber,
Lewis, Des Moines, Iowa; three sis
ters, Elizabeth Harmon and Mrs.
Haskel, both of Des Moines, Iowa,
and Mrs. David E. Uhl, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
The funeral services were held at
St. Patrick’s Catholic church last Sat
urday and the remains laid to rest in
Calvary cemetery. >
In addition to his immediate fam
ily, Elizabeth Harmon, of Des Moin
es, Iowa. Mrs. David |E. Uhl and Doc
tor Madeline Doyle, both of Grand
Rapids, Mich., Mrs. W. H. Carrigg,
Sioux City, Iowa; Hugh J. Boyle, Nor
folk, and Pat Stanton, Tilden, were
in attendance at the funeral.
CARD OF THANKS
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For every act of ^helpful kindness
and sympathy on the part of neigh
bors and friends, on occasion of our
recent bereavement in the loss of our
beloved father and husband, we desire
in this manner to make known our
earnest sense of gratitude.
Mrs. Jdhn A. Harmon.
Miss Eva Harmon.
Emmet A. Harmon.
ROYAL THEATRE PROGRAM
PLEASES EWING EDITOR
(Ewing Advocate)
The editor and family were the
guests of Mrs. Rasely at the special
talking picture “Dangerous Curves”
held at the Royal Theatre at O’Neill
last week, and to say that we enjoy
ed the show would be putting it light
ly. We have wondered, for some time
whether the “talkies” were here to
stay, or whether they would finally
cease to interest, and the producers
would go back to the silent pictures.
From the size of the two crowds
that attended “Dangerous Curves” we
w'ould judge that the interest in the
talkies is on the increase, if anything
for the house was packed to the gun
wales and as soon as the first show
was over, another large crowd was
assembled on the outside to see the
picture. It would seem, also, that 50
cents is a lot of money for a picture
show, but we will have to admit that
the quality of the shows Mrs. Rasely
is putting on is worth the extra mon
ey. To equip an ordinary theatre for
the talkies costs considerable money,
and the films cost something scandal
ous, at the present time, but if one is
to judge from the size of the crowds
which are flocking to the talkies, we
should guess that they are paying a
good profit on the investment.
A Candy Sale will be held at Ben
Grady’s store, Saturday, Oct. 19th at
two o’clock. The Christian Endeavor
of the Presbyterian Church will spon
sor this event. 21-1
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
The officials of the Diamond Ju
bilee Celebration, which will be held
in Omaha on November 5th, 6th and
7th, commemorating the 75th anni
versary of Nebraska as a territory,
have announced a Citizenship Contest
to be held at this time, for the young
citizens of Nebraska between the
ages of 16 and 21 years. Each county
will be allowed two contestants, one
boy and one girl.
This contest for the state is under
the auspices of Chancellor E. A. Bur
nette, University of Nebraska, Chair
man; A. A. Reed, University of Ne
braska; Father D. B. O’Connor,
State Superintendent of Catholic
Schools and Charles W. Taylor,
the State Superintendent of Public
Schools.
All expenses of the trip, for the
ui uazpp pi# pun .<oq KuipuBp'ino
each county, will be paid by the Dia
mond Jubilee Committee.
This contest is new and unique. It
is the first of its kind ever attempted
in the United States. It is a worthy
contest since it places a premium on
intelligence and personality rather
than on beauty and physical perfec
tion alone. The young people in our
county should, by all means, be given
an opportunity to participate. News
of this contest has reached me late
and time is short. Each school con
taining pupils of these ages have the
privilege of sending delegates to the
County Contest.
The contestants will be chosen
through intelligence, health, and civ
ic-personality tests which will be ad
ministered in each county on Satur
day, October 26th. The examination
for Holt County will be held in the
O’Neill Public School at 9 o’clock.
All civic organizations in the coun
ty would be entitled to send contest
ants to O’Neill, such as the Woman's
Clubs, American Legion, Parent
Teacher Association, Community Club
etc. These delegates should be select
ed from your community. They need
not belong to your organization. For
further information please write or
call the County Superintendent.
An essay contest will also be held
upon the subject “A True Story of
Service Rendered Nebraska by a Pio
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neer.” This need not be written by a
pioneer but it must be a story of a
real person and a real event in the
Nebraska pioneer days The story is
limited to 2500 words. It may be
shorter. All manuscripts must be sent
to the Diamond Jubilee Pioneer Story
Committee, 201 City Hall, Omaha,
Nebraska, by October 20th. Six priz
es will be given in this contest, the
first of which will be $200.00. Any
one may enter this contest. No name
shall appear on the manuscript but a
sealed envelope containing the name
and address of the writer shall ac
company each story. For further in
formation regarding the Essay Con
test, call the County Superintendent
at once.
the lwZD Holt County teachers
Institute was held in the O’Neill
High School on Thursday and Fri
day, October 10th and 11th. Three
hundred fifty teachers and seniors
Normal Trainers attended the meet
ings. All instructors gave very valu
able and helpful material, and the
teachers went back into their schools
with renewed enthusiasm. An enter
tainment program was given on
Thursday afternoon by the pupils of
the O’Neill Public School and on Fri
day one was given by St. Boniface
School, Stuart, and St. Mary’s Acad
emy, O’Neill. Both programs were
very well rendered.
A very enjoyable program was
given on Thursday evening. Mrs. J.
Floyd McLain gave a very interest
ing address on her “Trip Around the
World.” Some very fine musical se
lections were rendered by Mrs. J. I.
Ray, Miss Ruth Kraemer and Mr. R.
V. Jones.
Mrs. Ed L. O’Donnell and daughter
Patricia, returned Tuesday evening
from a visit with her mother at Nor
folk.
Word was received from Mrs. Geo.
Robertson, that her father, J. R.
Thomas, of Lincoln, passed away this
morning. Mr. Thomas was a resident
of Holt county for several years, re
siding on the Jackson ranch, near Op
portunity. Mr. Robertson, son and
daughter will drive to Lincoln Friday
to attend the funeral, which will be
held on Saturday.
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fight to death on a side street in New
York; the rehearsal hall where big
productions are born; a theatrical
boarding house—all these are brought
vividly to the screen in “Broadway
Babies,” .a singing, talking and danc
ing picture which stars Alice White
at the Royal Theatre Sunday and
Monday.
“Broadway Babies is a First Na
tional-Vitaphone production, with
dialogue and music throughout. Spe
cial musical numbers, written just
for this picture, including “Broadway
Baby Dolls” the theme song; “Jig.
Jig, Jigaloo,” a snappy dancing num
ber which Miss White sings, and
“Wishing and Waiting for Love," an
other fast moving dancing number.
A chorus of fifty dancing girls is
seen in the musical comedy scenes
with Miss White and the splendid
Vitaphone or* hestra, directed b y
Louis Silvers, provided the music.
The story is adapted from Jay Gel
zer’s novelette “Broadway Musket
eers,” and tells the experiences of
three little dancing girls on the Great
White Way.
Miss White portrays one, of course,
and the others are played by Sally
Eilers and Marion “Peanuts” Byron.
Charles Delaney is seen opposite the
star; and the big cast includes Fred
Kohler, Louis Natheaux, Tom Dugan,
Jocelyn Lee, Maurice Black, Henry
Otto, Bodil Rosing and many others.
“Broadway Babies” was directed by
Mervyn LeRoy, a graduate of the
musical comedy and vaudeville stage,
who was ideally fitted for handling
the megaphone on his story of thea
trical life.
KECK—STOTTS
John Keck and Violet Stotts, both
of Lynch, Neb., were united in mar
riage at the M. E. parsonage Thurs
day evening, October 17th, Rev. For
tune officiating. They were accom
panied by Edna Keck and Mrs. Elva
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