The Frontier.
VOLUME LI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1930. No. 11
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NEBRASKA’S
BIG RODEO and FAIR
August 12, 13, 14, 15, 1930
Each successive year the Garfield County Frontier Fair Association
has endeavored to put on a bigger and better show. The 1930 show
is going to be no exception. In past years the Trick Riding and Rop
ing have been contracted exhibitions—this year all Trick Riding and
Roping will be strictly competition with the exception of one or two
special features. Everything possible has been done to make you
comfortable and allow you to see the show. Everything advertised
will be there and other features will be added before the show starts.
A FEW OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES
6 HORSE TEAM of the Union Stock Yards, Oma
ha, in an exhibition each day on the track.
MALLEE HARDING, juvenile trick & fancy rider.
BLTK LUCAS, who jumps over an automobile each
day, Roman Standing.
RED RANDOLPH, clown, with his trick mule, Miss
Miami. •
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CONCERT BAND, to
furnish music during the entire show.
BOB CALEN, trick roper and singer.
FOX HASTINGS, lady bull-dogger in a bull-dog
ging exhibition each day.
MORRIS BROS, clowns with two trick mules.
LACHMAN—CARSON CARNIVAL CO., with a
train load of rides, shows, etc.
SIOUX INDIANS, in an Indian village, on grounds
and each afternoon in native song and costume.
PRICES: General admission to gate, 50c; children 5 to 12, 25c; autos
to grounds, 50c; free parking space next to ground furnished; main
grandstand 2200 seats not reserved, 50c; side grandstands 6200 seats
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J. J. Kelly and R. E. Calvert have
the contract for placing the two large
new boilex-s in the St. Mary’s Acad
emy. Each boiler weighs twelve and
one-half tons and are being placed
this week.
Miss Merle Ohmart and Miss Mabel
Knapp have just closed a very suc
cessful term of Bible School at Mills,
Nebraska. They report an eni'ollment
of 30 pupils and a regular attendance
of 22.
A SPENDTHRIFT is like a
cannon ball. He must go on. If
he stops his career is over.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
THE FRONTIER WILL AGAIN
RECEIVE ELECTION RETURNS
The Frontier will again keep open
house on the night of the Primary
Election. We urge the election board
to phone the result of the election in
their precinct to the Frontier office
where the figures will be compiled.
The Frontier will be glad to recipro
cate by giving the vote over the
county as we have it.
TWO SMOOTH GRAFTERS
GATHER IN A VICTIM
One of the latest and most up-to
date methods of obtaining money
was perpetrated upon an O’Neill
man last Thursday evening. Two
well dressed fellows, driving a coupe
rushed into town about nine o’clock
that evening and approached Charles
Reka ^it the Chevrolet garage and
told him that they had been driving
through with a couple of cars and
that the other car had collided with
a car driven by some Jews who were
holding their car for $250 damages;
that their other car was loaded with
Canadian liquor and that unless they
raised the required amount the Jews
were going to turn them over to the
law; they had $210.00 but that would
not satisfy the Jews, who demanded
the full amount; Mr. Reka did not
furnish the money but agreed to fix
up their car if they would bring it
in; they proceeded to locate Norbert
Uhl and instructed him in regard to
bringing the car in; they found a
fellow who gave them the S40.00 with
the understanding that he was to re
ceive a full case of Canadian liquor
in exchange for the money; later the
slick gentlemen pushed a couple of
six shooters into Norb’s ribs and ex
tracted a promise to keep his mouth
shut about the “booze;” Norb was in
structed to go to the corner- two
miles east of O’Neill on Highway
No. 20 and await a signal which
would be given as soon as a settle
ment could be made with the Jews.
The signal did not apepar and the
O’Neill gentleman is still awaiting
for the truck driver to deliver the
case of Canadian beverage.
ONEILL-BONESTEEL MAIL
HOLD-UP ONLY A FAKE
The people of this community were
somewhat excited Tuesday' morning
when Perry Purchase, who is em
ployed by George Simpson, four
miles north of O’Neill, phoned ±o
O’Neill that he thought that the
O’Neill-Bonesteel mail was being
held up on its way to Bonesteel.
Sheriff Duffy drove to the spot where'
the hold-up was reported to have
taken place but could find no evi
dence of a robbery. It later develop
ed that Mr. Velder, the mail carrier,
had stopped and was changing the
load so that it would ride more se
curely; this was the cause of all the
scare.
F. C. GATZ FAMILY
HOLD A REUNION
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The members of the F. C. Gatz
family with the exception of Charles
who lives at Niobrara, enjoyed a
family gathering at the Edward Gatz
home last Thursday evening. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. F. G.
Clift, sons Bob and George, Long
Pine; Mrs. Frank Stevenson, daugh
ter Angeline, Columbus, Nebraska;
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schrader, daugh
ter Jean, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Gatz; Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz;
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gatz; Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Gatz.
LOCAL NEWS.
A prairie fire burned over a large
strip of country one mile north of
the old Mineola postoffice in the
northeastern part of the county, last
Sunday afternoon, on the George
Tomlinson land and the school sec
tion leased by Mr. Tomlinson. No
buildings were burned but several
hay stacks came near being consum
ed.
Willard Arnold, accompanied b y
Miss Imogene Jensen and Mrs. Ed
Williams, drove to Hastings, Nebras
ka, last Saturday afternoon where
they visited with relatives until Sun
day evening. Mrs. W. G. McDonough
accompanied them as far as Grand
Island for a short visit with her
daughter. Miss Ex Laura, who is at
tending business college.
^ S. Downey, of the O’Neill Photo
Company, accompanied by Donald
Stannard, arrived home Monday
from the Yellowstone Park where
they have been taking pictures and
enjoying an outing. Mr. and Mrs.
Downey and Donald went to Belle
Fourche, South Dakota, about the
first of July where they made the
pictures of the Round-Up; Mrs. Dow
ney came home soon afterwards
while the other members of the par
ty made the trip west.
Next Tuesday, August 12th, is
Primary Election day. Every voter
should go to the polls and cast a
vote for the candidates of his or her
party. The primary election is held
for the purpose of placing in nom
ination candidates to be voted for at
the general el«ctior in November.
The contests a e all within the con
fines of the two parties and for that
reason the Frontier has nothi"" to
ay in regard to any of the candi
dates; after next Tuesday the Fron
tier will be at liberty to s*>v «nm*>
■' ug about the candidates f*1 will
i.e chosen
NURSERY PONDS SUGGESTED
FOR NORTH HOLT COUNTY
“Not many Holt county citizens
are aware of the great possibilities
for trout rearing in the north half
of the county,” says G. H. Nichols,
field man for the Game, Forestation
and Parks Commission, who has re
cently begun an extensive survey of
springs und trout streams in this
section.
“There are numerous never failing
springs," said Nichols, “that flow
from 25 to 250 gallons per minute
that can be made to supply batteries
of trout rearing ponds from which a
production may be had that if esti
mated modestly would startle you.
Out in Colorado where every trout
raised to table size must be fed arti
ficially, private trout farmers are
making handsome profits. Here we
have a never fuiling supply of snail,
shrimp, hoppers and insects of all
kinds. Instead of poisoning hoppers
and risking the destruction of game
and song birds, why not have a few
million rainbows growing and fatten
ing upon the pests? A mechanicul
grasshopper catcher is as easily
made and operated as a bluegrass
seed harvested.
“It is not a visionary statement,
continued Nichols, to claim that with
in three years, should people take
hold of the industry and develop it
at the earliest possible date, Holt
count»could be furnishing the coun
ty with fresh trout and soon have
a surplus to market elsewhere.”
Nichols desires to get in touch
with all interested parties who have
springs that may be developed into
small ponds, where there is no pos
sible chance for flood waters to de
stroy dams.
ANSWER THREE FIRE CALLS
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
The Fire Department were called
out Friday, Saturday and Sunday to
extinguish small blazes, none of
which did much damage.
The fire Friday was a small stack
of hay and the yard surrounding it
at the George Shoemaker residence
on west Fremont street.
Saturday noon the department was
called to extinguish a blaze in the
Medlen smoke house on the alley at
the rear of their meat market.
Sunday a grass fire at the Tourist
Park caused the fire boys to make a
hurried call.
THE LIONS CLUB HOLD
ENJOYABLE LUNCHEON
The Lions Club held another of
their enjoyable luncheons at the
Western Hotel last Tuesday after
noon.
President Allinger appointed his
committees for the coming year and
arrangements are being made to
make the coming year d profitable
one for the club. Many activities
that will be beneficial to the people
of the community are being agitated
and will no doubt be realized during
the next few months.
The report of the Watermelon Day
was heard. The club broke about even
financially. Tne report will be pub
lished in the Frontier in the near fu
ture so that al! may see where the
money was spent.
Superintendent Guy C. Miller, a
member of the club who has been ab
sent for several weeks, made a short
talk.
WILLIS BARKER
Word was received by friends in
this vicinity that Willis Barker pass
ed away in the Clarkson hospital in
Omaha, Tuesday morning following
an illness of some duration, caused
by cancer of the stomach. Several
weeks ago he was taken to the hos
pital for treatment; little hope has
been entertained for his recovery
from the hast and the end was not a
surprise to the family.
He was about sixty years of age
at he time of his death. He leaves a
wife and one daughter, Miss Norine,
age twelve.
Mr. Barker with his family purch
ased a 280-acre farm about ten miles
north and one mile west of O’Neill
about fifteen years ago and continu
ed to make it their home until his
death.
The remains were taken to Dor
chester, Nebraska, his old home, for
burial. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock
from a Dorchester church.
CALVERT—BEAL
Gerald E. Calvert and Miss Grace
Beal, of Albion, Nebraska, were mar
ried July 19, 1930, by the county
judge at Wayne, Nebraska; they kept
their marriage a secret until a few
days ago when they announced the
fact to their friends here.
The bride is not an entire stranger
to the people of O’Neill; she taught
school in the Wallace Johnson dis
trict last year, and has arranged to
teach the Meek school the coming
year.
Gerald is well known in this vicin
ity i~ *he son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Calve* t of this city. He is a hust
ling young man of good habits.
li*e weds will make their
home for the present at the K. E.
C Ivort hone.
■ iic i . •■ extends congiaiula
i ions.
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p First Door West Royal Theatre in New Building
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i Extraordinary Values in our August
| Clearance Sale on all Summer Dresses
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j Crepes, Flat Crepes, Georgettes, Figured Chiffons, |
—Values from $12.75 to $19.75, to go at—
\ $5.75 — $8.75 and $10.75 — WHILE THEY LAST
] NEW MID-SUMMER AND FALL HATS
In White Felts, Crepes and Pastel Shades
AT A BIG REDUCTION
! We are making these prices to clear our shelves of j
j alt present stock, to make room for Fall and Winter |
II goods now arriving.
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