The
Frontier
VOLUME L.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930.
No. 4r
Important Notice
If you contemplate moving buildings,
trimming trees or making any improve
ments whatsoever about your premises
where electric lines interfere
Aovid Touching
Any Wires
Pont Take A Chance
Call our local office and let us help you
Do the Work Safely
We wish to make every community which we
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LOCAL NEWS.
R. L. Arbuthnot and family have
moved to the Parnell Golden house.
Judge and Mrs. R. R. Dickson and
daughters Marian and Nancy, were
in Norfolk last Saturday.
A son was born last Monday to Mr.
and Mrs. Theo. Kennison, residing
about 7 miles southeast of O’Neill.
Miss Mary Sauser returned to
Hines, Illinois, Wednesday morning
where she is employed as a register
ed nurse in Edward Hines Jr., hos
pital. She has been visiting with her
mother, Mrs. A. F. Sauser, and other
relatives here for the past two
weeks.
John McCarthy came home Wed
nesday evening from Creighton col
lege for a short visit with home folks.
Russell Weingartener, who is em
ployed as geologist for the Standard
Oil Company, at Wichita, Kansas,
came last Thursday and visited until
Monday with his brother, George,
and aunt, Mrs. J. A. Naylor.
A jolly crowd gathered at the home
of Mrs. Louis Ermer, Tuesday even
ing, the occasion being her birthday
anniversary. Those celebrating with
her were: Mrs. L. W. Mielke; Mrs.
Alvin Walnofer; William Ermer and
Leo Steskal. All departed at a late
hour, wishing Mrs. Ermer many
happy returns.
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O’NEILI/S ROAD PROGRAM
It was only after considerable ob
! nervation and waiting and after eon
jsultation with several responsible
, people that I have decided in the
i name of the O'Neill Commercial Club
I to express some opinions in regard
to our road problems.
It is over four years since the busi
ness people got together and decid
ed that the completion of Federal
Road No. 13, to the south, was the
i most important project we had to
[consider. State Engineer Cochran
has cooperated with the county board
to further that project. Men have
I given of their time and money to
help along. These men have given
their time freely to bring to a close
a boulevard to the south. In a meas
ure they have met success. But just
i here is where observation teaches us
we have left something undone. A
letting of the road contract was
thought feasible in March, then that
i was postponed until April, now it is
j to May. We wonder if that highway
will really be considered this year.
It has been hanging fire for ten
years. Another year or two may
change our geographical importance
and when, then, will the road be
built, if ever?
Thousands of communities just like
ours, are clamoring for aid now.
What ones are receiving cognizance?
It is those who are cooperating with
all their might with the Federal and
State authorities. There are enough
of these and more to fill the quota of
those who will receive aid.
Now, I wish to consider what is
probably the stumbling block of our
failure. It is the condition of the
streets of O’Neill over which these
Federal aid projects pass. I refer to
Douglas Street, and to that part of
Federal Highway No. 13 from the
town square to the city limits, south,
principally, however, t o Douglas
Street. For several years the Feder
al government has presented an aid
of from § 15,000 to $17,000 to cities
for each mile of paving built. This
means that the Federal government
is offering to O’Neill, a present of
approximately $10,000 for the pav
ing of Douglas .Street. Still there is
no paving. The latest estimate places
the costs of this paving in the resi
dential district at $65.00 per 22 feet
lot—spread out over ten years, about
$6.00 or $7.00 per year. It is my
opinion that the reason Douglas
Street has not been paved is because
the people thought it would co 4 five
times that figure.
It is reasonable to expect that no
I advance will be made, in highways
until O’Neill says it will pave at
this figure. It is reasonable to expect
| delay in the letting of the highway
i south, and it is reasonable to expect
re-routing of No. 20, one mile north
! of O’Neill. I don’t know why it has
not happened before. The traveling
public are demanding that a change
be made.
We have been told quite plainly
thaj in all probability this state aid
would be withdrawn from cities en
tirely very shortly. There is such a
demand for hard-surfaced roads that
| this aid will be used in the country.
The people in the south have never
had such poor roads as now. They ex
pect No. 13 to be finished and ne
glected their “hayed” trails. It is
i reasonable to expect that we will not
be helped if we do not help ourselves.
This thing requires very serious
thought. Unless something is done
| this year not only will No. 20 be
routed to the north of O’Neill, but
No. 13 will be delayed indefinitely.
This is not a threat. No one wishes
to threaten us. It is a reasoning ar
rived at after observation in other
localities as well as here. Just as
sure as the sun goes down, those
things are going to happen. Nebras
ka almost lost No. 20 last year to j
South Dakota just because of the
carelessness of the citizens in the
towns between O’Neill and Sioux
City, and if it were not for quick ac
tion and plenty of building, No. 20
would now be up in South Dakota.
I am asking that you give this
serious attention now. The figures on
the work are in the office of Mr. J. A.
Roya
theatre
O’Neill, Nebraska
HOME OF GOOD PICTURES
[ FRIDAY & SAT., APRIL 18-19
;• I) R . F U MAN ( H U ”
With Neil Hamilton, Jean Arthur
and Warner Oland. Danger, mystery,
thrills. All Talking. 2 reel talking
comedy. Admission 10c and 40c.
SUN. MON. TUES., APRIL 20-21-22
“S H O W OF S H 0 W S”
With 77 Stars—Super Revue—All
Talking, Singing, Dancing! Natural
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more gorgeous than “Gold Diggers
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sketches. Truly the greatest enter
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ever known.
WEDNES. & THURS., Al’RIL 23-24
The Duncan Sisters, in
“IT’S A GREAT LIFE”
Here are the world-famous Duncan
Sisters in a great musical comedy
riot. The world-famous entertainers
of vaudeville present ‘he perfect
talking-Singing-Dancing picture. 2
reel talking comedy. Wednesday is
Family Night.
Donohoe. Look at them. We will have
to come to the time of acting soon.
W. F. FINLEY.
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF
FIFTEENTH CENSUS
The population of the following lo
calities are the preliminary reports
of the enumerators and are subject
to correction:
5
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3 3 SB
to tn *i
e c 2 _
to to to to
Francis Township
Emmet Township
Holt Creek Township
Ewing Township
Lake Township
Cleveland Township
Saratoga Township
Coleman Township
Francis Township was
1 18; 188
3111314
681 0
576543
247 247
188 209
178 207
205 244
divided
28
68
17
24
46
40
42
46
in
1924 and a new township of Holt
Creek was ogranized from Francis
Township. The combined population
in 1930 in Francis and Holt Creek is
186 compared with 188 for Francis
Township in 1920.
LOCAL NEWS.
J. C. Harnish went to York, Ne
braska last Sunday to attend a meet
ing of the Home Board of the I. O.
O. F. Home, which was held Monday.
The Mellor Motor Company are
putting a cement floor over the va
cant space east of the garage, which
will be used for oiling and greasing
cars.
Mrs. J. II. McPharlin went to Oma
ha, Wednesday morning to be with
her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Gladson,
who expects to undergo an operation
for appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Niel I’. Brennan went
to Council Bluffs, Iowa, last Sunday
where on Tuesday, Neil submitted to
an operation for the removal of his
appendix. He is recovering nicely
from the effects of the operation.
Gertrude Welch of O’Neill, who is
a senior in the University of Ne
braska this year, has recently been
elected to membership in Phi Beta
Kappa, national scholastic sorority.
She was one of the fifty-two high
ranking students to be honored to
the organization.
Saturday Sale
California Iceberg Head lettuce, 2 large heads.15c
Hutter Nut Coffee, pound .44c
4 pound sack Mallory’s Pancake Flour .19c
2l/2 lb. box Sunshine Krispy Crackers 29c
Large size Bottle Heinz Ketchup..23c
2 x/i lb. can Ideal Malt .39c
FREE—2 beautiful modernistic jade green Goblets
• • with each 3 cakes of Almond-Oil Soap for.29c
FRESH TOMATOES, NEW CARROTS,
:: FRESH RADISHES, CUCUMBERS,
:: AND FRESH STRAWBERRIES.
j! For your Easter Dinner we will have everything in
;; the Grocery, Fruit and Fresh Vegetable line that
I! you could wish for.
Mrs. Susie Horiskey
Frank Jackson and family moved
to Norfolk last week; Mr. Jackson is
, t he salesman for Swift & Company.
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WOM AN’S CLUB NOTES
On account of this being Holy
j Week, the meeting of the Woman’s
Club was postponed until Wednesday
evening, April 24th. There will be a
Literary program after which a
lunch will be served.
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
PREPARING TO ENTERTAIN
THE STATE CONVENTION
A meeting of the local organiza
tion of the Izaak Walton League was
held at the band hall Monday even
ing. Plans were discussed for the
entertainment of the state conven
tion of the League some time during
the coming summer, the exact date
has not yet been arranged.
LATE FILINGS FOR
THE COUNTY OFFICES
The following have filed for coun
ty offices during the past week:
Julius D. Cronin filed for County
Attorney on the Republican ticket,
Wednesday.
Henry Murphy filed for the office
of County Attorney on the Repub
| lican ticket, the first of the week.
Ira H. Moss filed today for the of
fice of Clerk of the Court, on the Re
publican ticket.
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