The Frontier.
VOLUME L. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. 1930. No. 32.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Enright, of
Omaha, are spending the holidays
with O'Neill relatives.
Miss Etta Morgan of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, is spending the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. Nellie Froelich.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Murray mo
tored to Atkinson last Monday. Mrs.
Murray visited a short time with her
sister, Mrs. Matt Cleary, enroute.
Mrs. P. F. Van Allen, of Omaha,
spent Christmas at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Berry,
in this city. Mrs. Van Allen is public
ity director of the Community Chest
in Omaha.
Mrs. Ed T. Campbell returned
home from Omaha last week where
she was visiting friends. Mrs. Wm.
Froelich returned with her for a vis
it at the home of her parents, Mayor
and Mrs. C. E. Stout.
Mrs. Herman Dorr, residing eight
een miles east of O’Neill, received a
message Monday evening stating
that an uncle, Arthur Stalp, of Crei
ghton, had been run over by an auto
that evening. His chest was crushed
and both legs w’ere broken.
me annual r iremeii a omi
held at the K. C. opera house Monday
evening. The dance was a success
from every angle and the Firemen
are well pleased with the support
given them by the residents of the
city. The proceeds of the dance will
be used to send delegates to the state
firemen’s convention some time this
month.
This is 1930 if you please. The
first day of the new year was very
pleasant and warm; everyone seem
ed to fully enjoy the fine weather;
many were motoring during the
afternoon. However, today (Thurs
day) the thermometer has been reg
istering colder weather and a little
snow has been falling at times dur
ing the day.
The Mellor Motor Company have
the New Ford bodies on display in
their showrooms and have been busy
showing them to visitors. The new
bodies are larger, the radiator is
deeper and the fenders are larger,
giving the car the appearance of a
larger car. The bodies are lower on
the chassis and are much more room
ier, with an adjustable seat.
Several married couples from this
place went to the dance at Oakview
Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell and
daughter Rose Marie, of Omaha^
were guests at the home of the form
er’s mother, Mrs. E. O'Donnell, last
week . .r'
Erwin Cronin, who is attending
Creighton Law College, spent his va
cation in O’Neill with his brothers,
J. D. and Frances Cronin, and sister,
Mrs. P. B. Harty.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirsch enjoyed
a visit from Thursday, December 19
until the day before Christmas from
their daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Reefe, of Dayton, Ohio.
They drove to Omaha to spend Xmas >
with relatives.
Miss Loretta Ryan, ot Chicago,
Neil Ryan who is attending college
at St. Mary’s, Kansas, and Joe Ryan,
who is attending school at Prairie du
Chein, Wisconsin, are spending the
holidays with their father J. B. Ryan
and their sister, Miss Helen.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith and child
ren arrived from Chicago this even
ing and are guests at the home of
Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Carter. They drove from Chi
cago in two days. The east has been
covered with a blanket of snow for
some time, which has caused Mr. and
Mrs. Smith to postpone starting on
their trip several times within the
past ten days.
Mr. Roy W. Carroll
ed to the position of Principal and
Coach in the Public School for the
remainder of this school year. We
feel fortunate in securing, at this
time, a man who is so well fitted for
the position. Mr. Carroll has had six
years of experience in school work,
five of which he has held the posi
tion of high school principal. His
teaching has been in the school sys
tems at Hartington and at Nelson,
Nebraska. At Nelson, Mr. Carroll
was also coach of athletics; his rec
ord indicates a very commendable
ability in this line. Since last summer
he has been engaged in business at
Portland, Maine, from which place
he started by auto on Thursday, De
cember 26, and expects to be in
O’Neill about January first to hold
some extra basketball practice prior
to the re-opening of school on Mon
day, January sixth.
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O’NEILL WILL AGAIN HAVE
A RED CROSS Nl’RSE
Miss Clara Russ, a national Red
Cross nurse, is expected to arrive in
O’Neill tonight and will at once be
gin a twelve week’s course of first
aid and health lessons in the public
school and St. Mary’s Academy. She
will also conduct an adult class along
the same lines as those followed by
the nurse that was here last year.
The local Red Cross chapter are
sponsoring the course and the nurse
is paid from the Red Cross funds of
the local chapter.
Much good was realized from the
course that was put on last year and
it is expected that greater benefits
will be derived from this year’s visit
of the nurse as everyone now realizes
what good can be done among the
students in the way of education
along care of the sick and first aid
work.
JULIUS CRONIN HEADS
COUNTY ATTORNEY’S ASS’N.
Julius Cronin, of O’Neill will head
the Nebraska association of county
attorneys as president during 1930.
His election as successor to Max G.
Towle of Lincoln, was announced
Saturday.
Floyd Wright of Scottsbluff, was
named first vice-president; Cecil Gal
loway of Wahoo second vice-presi
dent. George Heinke of Nebraska
City was elected secretary and Wil
liam Heelin of Valentine, treasurer.
The executive board was formed as
follows: R. R. Moodie, West Point;
Fay Pollock, Stanton; Max Towle and
C. E. Haley of Hartington,
EATS CHRISTMAS DINNER
AT THE SAME PLACE
16 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
The annual Christmas dinner was
held at the home of Mrs. P. H. Mc
Nichols residing two miles northwest
of O’Neill. Forty relatives were pres
ent at this gathering. For many
years the relatives have gathered at
the Mrs. McNiehols home, bringing
with them well filled baskets of good
things to eat and enjoy the festive
occasion in a royal manner through
out the day and evening. S. F. Mc
Nichols of this city informs the
Frontier that this occasion was the
forty-sixth consecutive time that, he
has spent Christmas day at this ho,me.
FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR
MR. AND MRS. COLMAN
(Inman Leader.)
A number of friends gathered at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Col
man last Saturday evening and gave
them a farewell reception on the eve
of their departure for their new home
in O’Neill. The evening was pleas-;
antly spent in visiting after which
lunch was served.
G. P. Colman finished moving his
household goods to O’Neill this week
where the family will reside in the
future. The home place is now occu
pied by Robert Colman and wife.
WM. ABBOTT DRAWS FINE
AND THIRTY DAYS IN JAIL
William Abbott, residing near the
Eagle, north of Emmet, was brought
before District Judge Robert It. Dick
son this afternoon, charged with the
possession of a still and mash; he
plead guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to serve thirty days in jail
and to pay a fine of $500.00.
Federal officers Bay and Cooke ap
prehended the stills and mash and
brought them and Mr. Abbott to
O’Neill Wednesday evening.
JUDGE R. R. DICKSON
RE-ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT
ASS N OF DISTRICT JUDGES
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 28—All officers
of the Association of District Judges
were re-elected at the annual ban
quet last night and B. O. Hostetler
of Kearney retained his position as
president. Robert R. Dickson, O’Neill,
is vice-president; Bayard H. Paine,
Grand Island, secretary, and Jeffer
son S. Broady, Lincoln, treasurer.
CHICKEN THIEVES VISIT
THE R. H. MILLS COOPS
R. H. Mills, residing in the south
ern part of the city, reports the loss
of nineteen purebred White Rock
hens from his place some time dur
ing last Tuesday night. “Hank” says
that evidently some one resolved to
start the new year with a flock of
purebred hens and as his were extra
fine, they took them.
TERMS OF COURT
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The terms of court in the fifteenth
! judicial district will be held as fol
lows:
Boyd County-—Equity Term: June
17, September 11, December 15; Jury
Term: March 10, October 6.
Brown County—Equity Term:Feb.
I 5, June 19, September 5; Jury Term:
j April 14, November 10.
, Holt County—Equity Term: June
23, September 8; Jury Term: March
17, November 17.
Ro«ck County—Equity Term: Febr
uary 4, June 18, September 5; Jury
Term: March 31, October 20.
Keya Paha County—Equity Term:
February 4, June 18; Jury Term:
April 28, September 22.
Robert R. Dickson, Judge.
Ted McElhaney, Reporter.
PIONEER REACHES THE
AGE OF 7fi YEARS
S. J. Benson of Meek, Neb., the
last of the old pioneers of the Meek
neighborhood, celebrated his seventy
sixth birthday anniversary at his
home on Christmas day. Mr. Benson
still lives on the homestead which he
took out when he first came to Ne
braska many years ago.
Included in his daily tasks is that
of hauling a load of hay to feed his
stock. Mr. Benson does all of his own
work in spite of his advanced a^p and
his health is unusually good.
Mr. Benson’s wife is also living
and he has five children, all of whom
are living.
In the early days Mr. Benson work
ed at old Fort Randall and when he
first came to this part of the country
he floated his wugon across the Nio
brara river u piece at a time.
REUNION OF CLASS OF ’26
The class of ’26 of the O’Neill high
school held a reunion on December
26th at the home of their sponsor,
Mrs. Martina G. Dishner. Out of the
class of forty who graduated, only
twenty were able to be present.
The invitations were sent out in
the forma of a “Summons.” The
room was arranged as the scene of a
court room. Donald Alderson, who is
a student of the University College
of Medicine, acted as Judge; Erwin
Cronin and Jack Arbuthnot, who are
students of Law at Creighton Uni
versity, acted as Prosecuting Attor
ney and Attorney for the Defense.
Every one present took the oath and
testified as to what they had been
doing since graduation in May, 1926.
Most of the testimonies given in an
swer to the examination and cross
examination by the attorneys, were
very interesting.
Due to the long distance from home
a large number were unable to at
tend. The class has scattered widely
in short years. One member is in
North Dakota, one in Minnesota, one
in Iowa, one in Oklahoma, one in
Colorado, one in Texas and all the
rest are scattered over the state of
Nebraska. Twelve members of the
old class are married, and it develop
ed through the testimony of some of
the witnesses that there would be a
larger number before the next re
union.
At midnight a delicious lunch was
served. Everyone present had a very
enjoyable time and was delighted to
meet the old class-mates, some of
whom they had not seen since grad
uation.
REISING—PHALIN
The following account of the wed
ding of Miss Mary Phalin to Mr.
Otto Reising, of Gary, Indiana, ap
peared in the Cynthiana (Indiana) Ar
gus of December 27, 1929. Miss Phal
in is the accomplished daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phalin of this
city. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s
Academy in this city and the Wayne
College; she has taught several terms
of school in Nebraska and Wyoming
before going to Gary, where she has
been a successful teacher of Nature
Study in the schools of that city. Her
many O’Neill friends will wish her
much happiness.
“Otto Reising, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Reising, of Cynthia, and Miss
Mary Phalin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Phalin, of O’Neill, Neb.,
were united in marriage at Gary,
Ind., Saturday morning December 21.
The ceremony was conducted at the
Holy Angel Church at Gary, the
single ring ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. Fr. Finney of that place.
Attendants were Miss Loretto
Phalin, sister of the bride, and Made
liene Herold, both of Chicago.
Guests present were: Misses Ter
esa Finley, Theta Herold, Ann Bar
rett, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lunsford, Mr. Howard Cole and Miss
Flora Philleyof Gary and Mrs. Frank
Phalin, mother of the bride, of
O’Neill. Neb.
Following the ceremony the wed
ding party attended a wedding break
fast at the Elizabeth Grant Tea
Room.
The groom is well known in this
community, being a graduate of the
local high school. Later he attended
Indiana University. He became a\
linotype operator at the Argus office j
and is a union printer. He now holds j
the responsible position of printing
instructor at the Horace Mann school
at Gary.
The bride is a graduate of St.
Mary’s Academy, O’Neill, Neb., and
the Nebraska Teacher’s College at
Wayne, Neb. For several years she
has been teaching Nature Study in
the Frabel School at Gary.
The newly weds will be at home
after this week at Seville Court
Apartments, 1720 West Fifth Ave
nue, Gary.
Mr. and Mrs. Reising are spending
this week in Cynthia, the guests of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reis
ing/’
WOM AN’S CLUB NOTES
The O'Neill Woman’s Club will
| meet at the clubroom next Wednesday
January 9th, for the purpose of vot
I ing on the proposed change of Ar
ticle 1, Section 1, of the By-Laws. A
social hour will follow the business
j meeting.
EVERY time you yield to temp
tation to spend a dollar you
cannot afford to part with, you
weaken your will to bank it.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
FELLER-ARMSTRONG
(Stuart Advocate)
Miss Mary Fuller and Mr. Keith
Armstrong, both of ‘Stuart, were
united in marriage Christmas day,
Wednesday, December 25th, 1929, at
noon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev M. Wayne Pickerel, pastor of
the Stuart Methodist church, in the
presence of relatives and friends of
the young couple at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monte
Fuller, southwest of Stuart. Miss
Ruth Fuller, sister of the bride, was
bride’s maid and Mr. Merle Arm
strong was best man. After the cere
mony a wedding banquet was served.
The newlyweds are now enjoying a
honeymoon trip.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hanford Armstrong «f Stuart. He is
an ambitious young man engaged in
agricultural enterprises. Mrs. Arm
strong is the youngest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Monte Fuller, prosper
ous pioneer farmers in the commun
ity south of Stuart. She has been en
gaged in teaching in rural schools
near Stuart.
Their many friends will unite with
us in wishing them much happiness
and success on the road of life’s
I journey.
CLARK—FENSKE
John V. Clark, Sundance, Wyoming
and Myrtle H. Fenske, Page, Neb.,
were united in marriage by Rev. O.
A. Fortune, at the parsonage of the
Methodist church, at eleven o'clock
today.
The happy couple were accompan
ied by Mrs. Clara Hunt, mother of
the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Doran Ruth
erford, and Mrs- A. D. Palmer, all of
Rage.
JOHNSON—WORDEN
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Howard Johnson, Burwell, Nebr., \
and Miss Roine Worden, Amelia,
Neb., were married at the Methodist
parsonage, Thursday, December 26th
by Rev. O. A. Fortune. The young
people were accompanied by Roy
Worden, of Amelia, father of the
bride.
BOSTRl'Af—NIELSON
Calvin G. Bostrum, Kearney, Neb.,
and Miss Myrtle M. Nielson, Cham
bers, were married at the Methodist
parsonage in this city on December
28th by the pastor, Rev. O. A. For
tune. They were accompanied by
Miss Gertrude Nielson and Seth Her
tei.
CARR—KENNEY
John Carr and Miss Gertrude Ken
ney, both of Atkinson, Neb., were
united in marriage in the Methodist
parsonage, Tuesday, December 24th,
by Rev. O. A. Fortune.
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