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The Frontier. VOLUME LI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1930. No. 10 O’NEILL W ATERMELON DAY DRAWS A LARGE CROWD One of t h e largest crowds of people that has visited O'Neill in many months gathered here Wednes day and enjoyed the Watermelon Day sponsored by the O’Neill Lions Club and paid for by the business and professional men of O’Neill as well as members of the Lions Club. The day was a success from early morning to late at night. The morn ing was not hot; the sky was over cast part of the time with a few clouds that indicated that a shower might be expected during the day. Promptly at one o’clock the melon cutters began dispensing melons in a double stand sixty feet long that had been erected east of the First Na tional Bank. During the four hours that followed, 934 melons were out and passed over the counters; the melons were large and sweet; many people were heard to say that the melons were the best they had tasted in years. The shipping weight of the car load of melons was 29,800 lbs; they came direct from the Texas melon country. Several estimates of the crowd were made during the late afternoon and all seemed to agree that there were at least 5,000 to 7,000 people here. A number of races were run by the boys and girls during the afternoon. A watermelon eating contest was held at five o’clock which was won by Gladys Farr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Farr, residing about ten miles north of O’Neill, and Walter Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel Wilson, who reside near O’Neill. One of the features of the sports was a water fight between Frank Davidson and Clarence Zimmerman against James Davidson Jr., and Roy Johnson; the fight was decided a draw after a long fight had been staged. Two free picture shows were given at the Royal Theatre at two and four o’clock; both shows were crowded to the doors. Many people were here from the surounding counties. About four o’clock a rain began to fall that developed to the amount of one-fifth of an inch; following the shower the sports were resumed and everyone seemed to have a good time. TYPEWRITER STOLEN FROM THE L. G. GILLESPIE OFFICE Some time during last Saturday some sneak thief entered the L. G. Gillespie insurance office and relieved the office of the portable Underwood typewriter. Mr. Gillespie has discovered that a fellow offered a similar typewriter to a firm in Norfolk the first of the week at a nominal price; it might have been the same machine. HOT WEATHER REACHES MAXIMUM EAST SUNDAY The peak of the hot weather was reached last Sunday when the mer cury rose to 110 degrees; Saturday was considered quite warm when the temperature rose to 108 degrees; however the weather cooled off con siderably Monday. DEATH OF SAM SEAMAN Edgemont, S. D., July 25, 1930. Dear Sir: 1 know no one there to write to but you and hope you will do me a favor. Sam Seaman, an old time resident of your town, died at the Sister’s Hospital at Mitchell, South Dakota, last Monday, July 21st, and I would like to have you insert a little notice in the paper to that effect. He has old acquaintances there who may know where his son, Paul and daugh ter Keva are and notify them. We do not know their whereabouts; We got a telegram of his death last Mon day; he is an uncle of my husband. The last we knew, he was working near Egan, South Dakota, for a John Wax there. I am writing the hospit al at Mitchell for information con cerning his death and burial. Respectfully, Mrs. Chas. W. Hudson RELATIVES OFFER TRIBUTE Those who were here to attend the funeral of Pearl Clevish were: James Hoyer and family, Spearfish, S. D.; Mrs. Ed Hubby and son, Spearfish, S. D.; John Moler and wife, Wall, S. D.; Mrs. Susie Goodfellowr and daugh ter and Mrs. Lawrence Lawrencen, Butte. Neb.; Miss Eva Kellogg, Al len, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Idin Loub and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jensen, Ainsworth, Nebraska. The following verse was contributed by these rela tives: “Pearl has gone to her Heavenly Home; she hast left for a time—her stay on earth was short. But we live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breath; in feelings, not in figures on the dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels noblest, acts the best. He liveth long who liveth well; all other life is short and vain. Yes, Pearl is gone, she is with the Angels now in the Heavenly Land. Oh, for the touch of a vanished hand and the sound of a voice that is still." I). A. DOYLE PASSES AWAY AT GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. D. A. Doyle passed away in his apartments in the Cody Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wednesday night of this week. P'or a number of years Mr. Doyle has been in failing health and has been cared for by his daughters, Dr. Madeline Doyle and Mrs. Kathlene Walsh, who reside on the old home place where Mr. Doyle was born and raised. Mr. Doyle was born in Grattan pre cinct near Grand Rapids, Michigan, about seventy-four years ago; he came to Holt county in 1884 and lo cated on a homestead on Dry Creek about seventeen miles southwest of O’Neill. He moved to O’Neill in 1889; he was postmaster during Cleveland’s second administration which began in 1894. He was united in marriage to Miss Bessie Flannery, in Alpena, Mich igan, in January, 1887; to this union four children were born, Kathlene, Marguerite, Madaline and Barnard; Barnard died at Grand Rapids, Mich igan about two years ago. Mr. Doyle and family were con tinuous residents of O’Neill until about ten years ago when they pur chased the old home place near Grand Rapids, and moved thereto; Mrs. Doyle passed away a few years ago; since that time Mr. Doyle has made t h e Cody Hotel his headquarters most of the time. He and his daugh ter, Dr. Madaline, visited O’Neill friends about two and a half years ago. Mr. Doyle was one of the early settlers of the county; he was always an enthusiastic and consistent demo crat; he was an ardent supporter of the principles of right living and at all times advovcated and endeavoi*ed to promote the things that were for the betterment of the people of the comfunity in which he resided. He was mayor of O’Neill at one time. The Frontier will endeavor to ob tain a further obituary notice for next week’s issue. MRS. IVY DALE A we go to press we learn that Mrs. Ivy Dale died in a hospital in Omaha today. Mrs. Dale was taken to Omaha a short time ago suffering with cancer. She is the daughter of Mrs. A. A. Welton of this city and has made her home here for some time. ^ An obituary notice will be publish ed next week. • 4 Why gamble your pleasure and safety on tires as slip pery as a hog's back—old tires which a chip of rock or j a small tack can puncture? Look at the small sum that pats on tough, new lifetime guaranteed Goodyear Path finders, world’s greatest low-priced tires. Sava on all sizes. MELLOR MOTOR CO. f1 O’Neill Nebraska I GUARANTEED TIRE REPAIRING - — ■ ' .... .. —i ■ | ___ _ .....J JAMES CALMER PARKER The people of this community were shocked and deeply grieved last Sun day morning when they arose to learn that James C. Parker had been drowned Saturday night about 10:30 when a boat containing nine persons sank in a lake at the new Pioneer Park in Lincoln, Nebraska; six of the party were able to reach the shore safely. Two girls of the party were also drowned; the following ac count of the tragedy was taken from the Monday State Journal: Those who lost their lives were Clara Toft, twenty, 320 South Fif teenth; Mildred Bevier, nineteen, 2750 W, and James C. Parker, 18, O’Neill. Nine were in the boat, powered by an outboard motor, which was cruis ing on Indian lake. While about fif teen feet from the shore at the west end of the lake, occupants of the craft noticed water creeping over the prow. All were forced into the water about fifteen feet deep at that point of the channel. In the confusion, three went down. The rest succeeded in reaching shore. The body of Miss Toft, first to be ; recovered, was brought to the sur- j face shortly before midnight, an hour and a half after the accident, i Ten minutes later the body of Miss Bevier was recovered and at 12:30 a. m. Sunday the body of Parker was brought up from the bottom of the channel. Dr. George E. Lewis, city physi cian, administered artificial respira tion as the bodies were recovered. Firemen used a lung moter to no ef fect. Although hope for resuscitation j was doubtful due to the muddy con dition of the w-ater and the length of time the victims were submerged, Dr. Lewis and the firemen continued their elforts until after 1 p. m. Sunday. Hans H. Jacobson, 2 6 7 4 South Eleventh, recovered the bodies of M iss Bevier and of Parker. Captain Feaster of the fire department and helpers in his boat found the body of Miss Toft. County Sheriff Hensel and Assistant Fire Chief Donnelly directed operations o f the rescue party, assisted by city and county state officers. Those in the boat who were saved were Loretta Knaller, 1740 J; Vera Randol, 925 North Thirtieth; Keith S. Essex, 1743 North Thirtieth; Owen Shafer, 329 South Fifteenth; Cecil D. Combs, 1740 J, and George E. Schmidt, 1515 Sumner, who has the boat concession at the park and was operating the craft. Schmidt, driver of the boat, said there was no cutting up among the group while in the boat. He cited sa a probable cause of the accident the fact that four of the young people were seated in the front end of the boat and that waves thrown up by the prow flooded the front end which dipped beneath the water. Shafer, before he collapsed, said that the boat had been shipping water and submerged soon after. James Calmer Parker was born in Lincoln, Nebraska bn March 22, 1912 and died in Lincoln-on July 26, 1930, at the age of 18 years, 4 months and 4 days. At the age of seven years he mov ed with his parents to O’Neill, Neb., where he has since resided. He was a graduate of the O’Neill High School in the class of 1928. Since that time he has completed a year’s course in electrical engineer ing in the State University of Ne braska. He was united with the Methodist church of O’Neill in the spring of 1928. At the time of his death he was in the employ of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. He leaves to mourn his death, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parker, of O’Neill; two sisters, Mrs. Homer Ernst of O’Neill and Mrs. Orville Kemper, of Page. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. S. M. Omart, were held on Tuesday morning at the Methodist church in O’Neill and burial was made in Pros pect Hill cemetery. The pall bearers were Russell Bow en, Bert Hubbard, James Robertson, Edmond Hancock, Ralph Ernst, and Elmer Lorenz. CARD OF THANKS - ' -•»- i We wish to express our deepest appreciation of the kindness of our many friends and the sympathy so freely offered, and our heartfelt ] thanks for the beautiful flowers sent j at the death of our beloved son and ; brother. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ernst Mr. and Mrs. Orville Kemper J. H. MEREDITH APPOINTED JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Wednesday the County Board of Supervisors appointed J. H. Meredith Justice of the Peace to fill the unex pired term of the late Frank Camp- i bell. — According to reports from Georgia the popcorn is popping on the stalks | out i^ the fields. It is now time for Kansas to come through with a re port of the hens laying hard-boiled eggs. The birth rate in New York City is j said to be steadily declining. Maybe they are building the buildings so high now that the stork can’t fly j over ’em. LOCAL NEWS. Miss Mary Ryan, of Sioux City, is visiting O’Neill relatives. Gale Bressler was visiting rela i tives in Plainview last week. Mrs. R R. Dickson was in Sioux City, Iowa, several days last week. Miss Mary Elizabeth Snyder, of Columbus, is visiting Miss Mariam Golden. Dean Selah is assisting Dale Bres sler in the operating room at the Royal Theatre. F. K. McCarty is erecting a minia ture golf course at the corner of seventh and Douglas streets. Miss Marjorie Dickson was visit ing friends in Cheyenne, Wyoming and Denver, Colorado, last week. Mrs. Chas. Grass, of Page, had her tonsils removed at the Gilligan & Brown hospital, last Saturday. Frank O'Connell, of Denver, Colo rado, has been shaking hands with former O’Neill friends this week. E. H. Ennis and family, of Mel bourne, Australia, will land in the United States the 11th of September. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Mitchell, of Wayne, spent several days last week visiting in the Frank Langmack home. Rev. O. A. Fortune and family re turned home Wednesday night from a few week’s visit with relatives in Texas. Chas. Stockman, of Plainview and Herman Stockman, of Snyder, spe^t Saturday night at the A. P. Strube home. S. F. McNichols left for Denver, Colorado, this morning where he will spend a few weeks visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Strube, son Richard and daughter, Miss Violet, were visiting in Plainview the first of the week. Mrs. W. II. Webster came up from Neligh, Wednesday for a visit at the home of her brother, George Crellin and family. Mrs. Jesse Mills, daughter Miss Shirley and son Bruce, came up from Omaha, Tuesday for a visit with O'Neill friends. Little Bobby Frost of Kansas City, who had been visiting his grand mother, Dr. Margaret Frost, return ed home last Friday. The school house in the Martin Conway district northwest of O’Neill | burned about noon today; the cause I of the fire is unknown. Arthur Jorgensen, of Wood, South Dakota, formerly of Inman, had his i tonsils removed at the Gilligan & Brown hospital the first of the week. Miss Peggy Timlin, who visited with her cousin Miss Mildred Timlin the past ten days, returned to her home at Hubbard, Nebraska, Wed nesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pilger and children were called to Omaha Wed nesday evening by the serious illness of Mrs. Ivy Dale, who passed away today. Mrs. Pilger and Mrs. Dale were sisters. Gertrude Graham and Ann Jansen returned home Wednesday from their vacation at Fremont, Omaha, Council Bluffs and Nebraska City where they have been visiting relatives for the | past few months. Donald Gallagher w a s shaking hands with old time O’Neill friends the first of the week. Donald is a Re publican candidate for Lieutenant Governor and is out meeting some of the boys over the state. Many old time residents of the county were seen upon the streets Wednesday, Watermelon Day in O’Neill; among the number was Sam Templin, of Neligh who was a resi dent of this locality a number of years ago. Eddie Graham left for his home in Whittier, California, Wednesday; Harry Graham accompanied him and will visit his brother Charles and sis ter, Mrs. C. C. Jackson, all of Whit tier. Harry will stay some time on the coast. The building recently vacated by Mrs. Chapman on west Douglas street is being remodeled and refin ished. We understand that it has been renter and will be occupied in the near future by a business firm from Atkinsofi. Ed Quinn returned home Tuesday from Rochester. Minnesota, where he has been with Mrs, Quinn, who re cently submitted to a series of opera tions in St. Mary’s hospital. Mrs. Quinn will remain in Rochester about tw-o weeks longer. Miss Laura Meals of Lompac, Cali fornia, stopped over Wednesday night at the J. H. Meredith home. Miss Meals will be remembered by the old time residents of O’Neill as being deputy postmaster under James H. Riggs and D. A. Doyle, many years ago. Mrs. Harry Cisco, son Vernon, and daughter, Helen Jean, of Pawnee City, who have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Cisco’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Carter, expect to re turn home next Sunday with Mr. Cisco who is expected to arrive at that time. Mentor, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Davis of this city, departed for Oma ha last Sunday where he entered the United States Navy; he will be lo cated at San Diego, California for the present. A brother, Glenn Davis, is also in the Navy. Mr. C. L. Davis is load dispatcher for the Interstate Power Company. J. A. Lister, republican candidate for state senator of the 21st district comprising Boone, Antelope and Wheeler counties, stopped in O’Neill for a short visit to the newspaper of fices; the Frontier acknowledges a pleasant call from Mr. and Mrs. Lis ter. Mr. Lister was publisher of the Boone County Advance, at St. Ed ward, Nebraska. Mrs. Warren Gribble, who came from the hospital at Norfolk about ten days ago and was staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clauson, became worse Monday afternoon and was taken back to the hospital Tues day afternoon, accompanied by Dr. Brown, her husband, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Clauson and Miss Mary Carney. Baseball! See the fast Creighton team play the Milwaukee Colored Giants at Creighton, Sunday, Aug. 3. The Milwaukee team constitutes the fastest aggregation that has visited Creighton this year, having a record which includes 35 straight wins. They will give a 10-minute “pepper ball” act before the game which will start at 2:30 p. m. Admission 25 and 50 cents. A fire was discovered in a box at the rear of the O’Neill Creamery, containing a large motor that is used to run the pump in the basement of the creamery. It seems that some thing happened to the automatic switch, the motor became overheat ed and set the box on fire; no dam age was done excepting to the top of the box and the motor; some smoke entered the interior of the building. The fire was discovered about 4:00 a. m., Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Ennis received a letter from their son and daughter in-law-, who are at Melbourne, Aus tralia, in the employ of the Dodge Motor Company. In part the letter reads: “Last Friday night, went to the ball that the Aero Club gave for Amy Johnson; she is the girl who flew from England to Australia. Only a limited number invited; there was only one other American couple there. The elite of Melbourne were there—the Lord Mayor, high army officers and the Flying Squadron. The military uniforms were black, bright red and gold; the Flying Squadron’s dark blue trimmed in pale blue. Amy Johnson was dressed in white—a white velvet gow-n, white brocade and fur evening wrap, and white shoes and hose. She is such a lovely looking girl. Not the sort one would think of doing such a stunt.” INSURANCE I Any Kind That You May Want j 15% to 25% Saved on Insurance Policy f Insure against Loss from IFire Lightning Tornado Hail i ..— I Plate Glass insurance in a strong company >* ___ _——1 Every car owner should Insure against Collision Public Liability and Property Damage Court Bonds Contractors Bonds Notory’s Bonds written -SEE L. G. 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