The Frontier.
VOLUME L. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 147l929. No. 25
LOCAL NEWS.
Francis Donohoe suffered a broken
thumb Monday while trying to crank
a car.
Mrs. R. R. Dickson returned home
last Monday from a week’s visit in
Omaha.
The W. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Meredith on Tuesday, Novem
ber 19th.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Belzar, of this city, last Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Nettie Williams, of Tipton,
Iowa, is here to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Hunter.
The Osborne-Novak wrestling
match which was scheduled for Nov
ember 20th at Emmet, has been call
ed off.
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L. McElvain, of Montana, arrived
this morning to spend a few weeks
with his brother, W. T. McElvain, of
this city.
The Presbyterian Ladies Guild will
meet with Mrs. R. M. Sauers, Thurs
day, November 21st. Remember,
Aunt Lucia is coming.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hammond, of
Omaha, visited his mother, Mrs. A.
J. Hammond from Thursday until
Saturday morning of last week.
Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Gilligan went
to Omaha Monday, the doctor being i
called as a witness in an action
brought against the Skelly Oil Co.
A mariage license was issued by
County Judge C. J. Malone, Novem
ber 11th, to Joseph F. Disterhaupt !
and Elizabeth Weber, of Atkinson.
A light snow fell over this part of
' the state last Tuesday; the snow
soon disappeared and the weather
warmed up considerably Wednesday.
• Judge Robert R. Dickson went to
Omaha Saturday to attend a dinner
at the Athletic Club, given in honor
of the Ak-Sar-Ben king and queen.
Several members of the county
board of supervisors are in Lincoln
upon invitation of State Engineer
Cochran. Road matters are being dis
cussed.
Arbuthnot & Reka have sold Chev
rolet cars to the following people re
cently: Elmer Surber, sedan; Floyd
Ritts, coupe; S. R. Robertson, coacfc;
Joe Maring, landau sedan.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Troxell; Mr.
Troxell’s mother; Mrs. McElhaney
and Mrs. Earl “Carnes, of Neligh,
were visiting today at the J. C. Har
nish and Ted McElhaney homes.
The report of the W. C. T. U.
state convention at Fairbury, was,
given by the county president, Mrs. j
Uttley, at the last meeting. The re- j
port was enjoyed by all present.
Fifteen ladies of the Foreign Mis- j
sionary Society of the Methodist |
church attended a meeting of the j
Missionary Society at Page, Tuesday 1
afternoon. They were entertained at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. McKeown.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mullen returned
from their wedding trip to points east
Wednesday evening, and are nicely
settled in their new home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Goree and
daughters, Aileen and Helen Fay, of
Long Pine, spent the week-end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Simonson, parents of Mrs. Goree.
The O’Neill high school football
team defeated the Elgin high school
team on the O’Neill grid last Mon
day afternon, 25 to 0. The O’Neill
team were too much for the visitors
from the start to the finish and their
lines were at no time in danger,
Jesse Mills, formerly of this city
but now residing in Omaha, was a
pleasant caller at this office one day
last week. Jesse is doing repair work
for the Standard Oil Company and
was taking advantage of the oppor
tunity to visit his parents and old
time friends.
0. G. Peterson, state examiner for
county treasurers, spent several days
of last week in checking County
Treasurer W. E. Conklin. Mr. Peter
son sgys that the Treasurer’s office
of Holt county is one of the few
treasurer’s offices in the state that
checks out perfectly.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Simonson and
Mrs. Ralph McElvain of this city;
Mrs. George McCarthy and little j
daughter Beverly Jane, of Omaha,
and Miss Dora Rindy, of Madison,
Wisconsin, spent several days of last
week visiting at the home of their
daughter, sister and cousin, Mrs. R.
G. Goree, of Long Pine.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chapman, of
Minneapolis, who have been visiting :
in Los Angeles, arrived in O’Neill ■
last night, accompanied by Mrs. C.
V. Ulbrich who will visit her parents
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Chapman. Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Chanman will con
tinue their journey after a few days
visit at the L. C. Chapman home.
The talking picture “Lucky Boy,”
which was presented at the Royal
Theatre on Sunday and Monday
evenings is sufficient evidence that
talking pictures are wonderful. The
Royal is now equipped to properly
handle the talkies and is giving their
patrons excellent service. If you have
not heard the talking pictures, you’d
be surprised.
Mr. and Mrs. Quentin K. Deaver
arrived in O’Neill last Friday from
Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America,
and will visit at the home of Mrs.
Denver's mother, Mrs. E. O’Donnell
and other relatives until after
Christmas. Mr. Deaver is in the em
ploy of the National City Bank of
New York City, in one of their
branches at Sao Paulo.
Mrs. George McCarthy and little
daughter, Beverly Jane, who have
been visiting her parents and sisters
departed for her home in Omaha,
Sunday morning. She was accom
panied by her cousin. Miss Dora
Rindy, of Madison, Wisconsin, who
has spent the past three weeks vis
iting at the home of her aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Simonson,
also her cousin, Mrs. Ralph McEl
vain. Miss Dora will visit a short (
time with relatives there before go
ing to Billings, Montana, where she
will visit other relatives.
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THE man who will not accumu
late money in bank should not
accumulate a family and leave
them in years to come to the
charity of others.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
ORVILLE THORSON FINISHES
FIFTH IN HUSKING CONTEST
i The state corn husking contest
! conducted by the Nebraska Farmer
| was held at West Point, Nebraska,
last Tuesday, November 12th. The
day was most disagreeable—snow
and sleet filled the air, the ground
was soft and the wagons mired down
in the fields while the huskers were
picking the golden ears of corn.
Three Henrys won the first, sec
ond and third places in the contest.
Henry Sorenson of Blair, Washing
ton county, won first place and a
trip; to the National contest to be
held at Platte City, Missouri, Friday,
November 15th; he will also receive
$100.
Henry Westergren, of McCool,
Nebraska, in York county, won sec
ond place; Henry Krings, of Colum
bus, in Platte county, won third
place; Otto Sorenson, a brother of
the winner, also of Washington coun
ty, won fourth place.
The following is a list of the win
ners and the amount of the corn they
husked after all of the deductions
had been made by the judges:
Henry Sorenson, first, 23.1 bushels.
Henry Westergren, second, 22.46
bushels.
Henry Krings, third, 22.11 bushels.
Otto Sorenson,, fourth, 22.02 bu.
Orville Thorson, fifth, 21.22 bu.
Here’s how the rest of the field
ran: Rudolph Kreilwitz, Thayer,
20.92, sixth; Eric Fey, Otoe, 20.88,
seventh; Sudik, eighth; George Yun
ker, Thurston, 20.28, ninth; Sherman
; Hendricksen, Lancaster, 20.23, tenth;
Martin Brandt, Colfax, 20.10, 11th;
Everett Barry, Saunders, and Henry
| Speth, Gage tied for 12th with 20.26;
Otto Zastrow, Saline, 20.03, 13th;
I Oscar Hibler, Adams, 19.95, 14th;
Anton Kratochvil jr., Pierce, 19.33,
15th; Guy Sims, Harlan, 19.42, 16th;
Otto Gloe, Dakota, 18.8, 17th; W. H.
Decker, Buffalo, 18.47, 19th; Julius
Kerler, Cuming, 17.69, 20th; Carl
Nitsch, Hayes, 15.64, 21st; Richard
Pierson, Webster, 11.88, 22d; and
William Setter, Seward, 10.91, 23d.
MR. AND MRS. McELVAIN
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Wednesday, November 13th mark
ed the fiftieth mile-stone in the mat
rimonial career of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. McElvain, residing about four
miles south of this city, and as a*v''
minder of the event, about twenty of
, their relatives and old time friends
| gathered at their home and assisted
| them in celebrating the day.
Mr. McElvain was born in Auburn,
Illinois, September 5, 1852; he came
to Nebraska in the spring of 1870
and located in Butler county, where
he resided for a number of years.
Mrs. McElvain, nee Abbie Graves,
was born in Barnstone, Eastern Can
i ada, in December 1856, and came
with h«tr parents at the age of ten
months, to Butler county, Nebraska,
where she grew to womanhood.
They were united in marriage at
Brainard, Nebraska, November 14,
1879. They moved to Wheeler county
where they resided for six years be
fore coming to Holt county twelve
years ago.
They are the parents of six child
ren, five of whom are living. Mrs. W.
T. Sloan, Potter, Nebraska, and Cal
vin McElvain, of Fairmont, Nebras
ka, were unable to be present at the
celebration. Those present were Mrs.
j Herbert Russ and family, of Amelia; :
| Mrs. Ted Platt and family of Cham- !
hers; Ralph Wm. McElvain and Mrs.
McElvain, of O’Neill.
The gifts were gold and china.
Luncheon was served.
FIVE PERSONS INJURED
WHEN TRUCK TURNS OVER
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The Texaco oil truck, driven by
| George Lowery, turned over on the
highway five miles east of O’Neill
Saturday. Riding in the cab of the
| truck with Mr. Lowery were Mrs.
Gertrude Coleman, who received
! severe scalp wounds and a number of
broken ribs on her left side; Mr. and
Mrs. Ilildred Wernke, who received
several cuts and bruises; Miss May
Martin, who received a number of in
juries which have confined her to her
home this week; Mr. Lowery was al
so cut and bruised. The cab of the
truck was badly damaged.
The party had gone for a joy ride
in the truck about eleven o’clock Sat
I urday night and the accident occur
red a short time later.
Dr. Brown and Dr. Finley attend
ed the injured after they were
brought to O’Neill.
DISTRICT COURT
District court began in O’Neill last
Tuesday morning with District Judge
Robert R. Dickson presiding and Ted
McElhaney, reporter.
The first cases to be tried were a
couple of cases against the estate of
the late T. V. Golden, Wherein claims
were filed against the estate after
the time limit for filing claims had
expired; one claim was filed by Spit
tier Brothers, of Ewing, and another
bv the Travelers Insurance Company.
The court found for the defendant.
The case of J. B. Mellor against
Harry H. Haffner was next before
j the court. The case. involves a note
i given by Haffner for a tractor; Haff
: ner claimed the tractor was not as
; represented and would not do the
i Work. After the testimony was pre
sented, the court instructed a verdict
i for the plaintiff.
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THE AMERICAN LEGION
POST ELECT OFFICERS
The local chapter of the Amer
ican Legion met last night and elect
ed the following officers for the com
ing year: John Lansworth, Com
mander; John Harrington, 1st Vice
Commander; Dr. H. L. Bennett, 2nd
Vice-Commander; Executive Commit
tee, Edgar Stevens, John Davidson,
R. M. Sauers, John Harrington and
George Urlaub. The Adjutant is to
be appointed by the Commander. On
account of”the state dues being rais
ed 25 cents, the local dues will be
§3.00. Following the business meet
ing, a banquet was enjoyed at the
Western Hotel.
ASTONISHING LIFE STORY
OF COMEDIAN, AL JOLSON
A1 Jolson, star of “The Singing
Fool,” the Warner Bros, super-spe
cial, to be shown at the Royal Thea
tre next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, was born in St. Peters
burg, Russia, and brought to Amer
ica at an early age, the family mak
ing their home in Washington, D. C.
The elder Yoelson—for so the fam
ily still spells the name—was fifth
in a line of Jewish cantors and quite
naturally wished his favorite son to
succeed him in the service of the
church.
Cantor Yoelson’s antipathy to the
theatre must have been far exceed
ed by his son’s love for it, for the
latter, when still a lad, managed to
get a part in Israel Zangwill’s
“Children of the Ghetto” and even
to be engaged as ballyhoo man for a
| traveling circus. Some time after the
Spanish War, while singing in a
Washington cafe, his father had him
placed under surveillance. He soon
became ill and was at once taken
home. After an astonishingly swift
recovery, he was off again, next be
ing seen in an A1 Reeves burlesque
show.
Vaudeville experience followed—
himself, his brother, and a mutual
friend appearing in a sketch under
the name of Jolson, Palmer and Jol
son. It was during this period that
the idea of using burnt cork was
suggested by a negro dresser, his
black-face work bringing him in
stant and tremendous recognition.
He had been a member of Dock
stader’s Minstrels for two years when
one of the Shuberts saw him and at
once engaged him for a Winter Gar
den institution, appearing in “Bow
Sing," “La Belle Paree,” “The Whirl
of Society,” “Vera Violetta,” “The
Honeymoon Express,” “Robinson
Crusoe, Jr.” Stardom came with the
latter, among his later reviews being
“Big Boy” and “Bumbo.”
Jolson for years resisted the offers
of motion picture producers but was
finally won over by Warner Bros.,
appearing for them in the first great
special production, “The Jazz Sing
er”—a picture which broke records
all over the country.
A! Jolson is recognized as the
world’s greatest entertainer—wheth
er on stage or screen.
MRS. J. I). GRIMES
Another good mother has gone to
her reward. Mrs J. D. Grimes passed
away, at Chambers, Saturday, Nov
ember 9, at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clair
Grimes, with whom she had been
making her home the past month.
She had been in failing health for
some time, but was contined to her
bed only a few days.
Sarah Ellen Kinkaid, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kinkaid, was
born November 19, 1849, in Butler
county, Pennsylvania. She was united
in marriage to J. D. Grimes, Febr
uary 22, 1876, at Kankakee, Illinois.
This union was blessed with eight
children. She came with her husband
and family to Holt county in 1893.
October 1, 1911, she experienced a
great sorrow in the passing of her
husband. One daughter, Elmyra, also
preceded her in death.
Mrs. Grimes was a good, kind and
loving mother to her children and
grand-children. She was proud of
her six sons and one daughter; she
was a member of the Methodist
church and was a wonderful Chris
tian woman, always attending church
and Sunday School when her health
permitted. Her neighbors and many
friends will miss her. She reached
the good old age of 79 years, 11
months and 21 days.
Those who are left to mourn her
passing, are her six sons, II. C.
Grimes, of Spokane, Washington; C.
P. Grimes, of Cashmere, Washing
ton; J. E. Grimes, G. H. Grimes, J.
D. Grimes and Clair Grimes, of
Chambers, and one daughter, Mrs.
Marguerite Brittell, of O'Neill, and
15 grand-children.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon, November 11th, at
the Methodist church in Chambers,
and were largely attended; Rev.
David Scott officiated. The remains
were tenderly laid to rest in the
Chambt; ; cemetery.