The Frontier.
VOLUME LI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1930. No. 14
The Holt County Fair
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
September 2, 3, 4 and 5
The Following is the Program:
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, ENTRY DAY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 — SCHOOL DAY
. All School Children Admitted Free.
Boy Scout Jamboree.
Ewing and Page Bands.
Ball Game—Chambers vs. Redbird.
Free Attractions.
Races for Holt County Horses and Shetland Ponies.
One-fourth Mile Shetland Pony Race, purse $25.00.
Three-eighths mi. race, Holt County Horses, $40.00.
Half Mile Mule Race, purse $35.00.
Added Attractions.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th
O'Neill Band.
Ball Game—Creighton vs. Bloomfield.
Free Attractions.
Races for Holt County Horses and Shetland Ponies.
One-fourth Mile Shetland Pony Race, purse $25.00.
Half-mile Race, Holt County Horses, purse $40.00.
Half-mile Mule Race, purse $35.00.
Added Attractions.
kkujay, surruMtsuK oin
Atkinson Band.
Ball Game—Stuart vs. Atkinson.
Races for Holt County Horses and Shetland Ponies
One-fourth Mile Shetland Pony Race, purse $25.00.
Consolation Race for Horses that haven’t been 1st, j
purse $40.00. Distance to be decided by judges.
Half Mile Mule Race, purse $35.00.
Added Attractions.
Bring In Your List of Exhibits to the Secretary Right Away and Show the People That Holt County Isn’t All Dried Up, As Many People Believe. Bring In
Your List of Cattle, Horses, Poultry and Sheep. So That the Entry Tags Can Be Made Out Before the Fair.
Big Free Act Each Day—Mary Blank & Company
f This is an European sensation. Nothing like it in America. The world’s greatest Lady Juggler, performing juggling stunts that die tiulv maivelous.
I The male member is the real comedian and a very clever foil for Mary Blank. Little “Bobby, a dainty Miss is a whirlwind of an aciobat and dancer. Gor
geous costumes and settings are displayed.
HUGO UNITED SHOWS ON THE FAIR GROUNDS AND TED NORTH DRAMATIC SHOW AT NIGHT.
GEORGE HENRY DUBOIS
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George Henry Dubois passed away
at his home on west Everett street
last Friday evening; the cause of his
death is given as heart trouble. Mr.
Dubois had been confined to his home
most of the time for several months
because of failing health and the end
was not unexpected. He was 61 years
and 3 days old at the time of his I
death.
Mr. Dubois and family came to
Holt county in 1920 from Colon, Ne
braska, in Saunders county, and pur
chased a farm about seven miles
northwest of O’Neill where he resid
ed for several years; in 1926 he came
to O’Neill and purchased a pool hall
which he continued to operate. About
a year ago he erected a modern home
on his lots at the corner of Third
and Everett streets.
The remains were taken to Cedar
Bluffs, Nebraska, Sunday morning,
for burial. Short funeral services
were held at the Biglin mortuary;
the body was escorted to the train by
members of the I. O. O. F. lodge and|
the Encampment, of which he was a
member.
The deceased leaves his wife and
one daughter, Mrs. Edna Eyler, of
Wahoo, Nebraska and her two child
ren to mourn his death.
The History of Saunders County,
Nebraska, published in 1915, gives a
complete summary of the life of Mr.
Dubois; we copy it in full:
G. H. Dubois, a well known busi
ness man of Colon, was born in Dans
ville, Michigan, on the 19th day of
August, 1869, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Christopher Columbus Dubois. The
mother died when the subject of this
review was but a child, and the fath
er is also deceased. There were five
children in the family, James, Char
les, Ida, Rosetta and G. H.
The last named was reared i n
Michigan and received his education
in that state. W hen only twelve
years of age he left home and for
four years was employed as a farm
hand in Michigan but at the end of
that time removed to Cedar Bluffs,
Saunders county, Nebraska; he work
ed on farms in that locality for four
years and subsequently broke prairie
for Pat Malloy, at one dollar per
acre. The following year he began
farming on his own account and at
the end of two years he returned to
Michigan. However, he remained in
that state but a short time and then
came again to Saunders county where
he worked by the month for a time.
He next farmed independently for
eight years, after which he removed
to Colon and purchased a livery barn
which he conducted for a consider
able period of time. He also erected
a hotel, which he still owns, and for
two years he engaged in the saloon
business. Subsequently he engaged
in the drug business, the butcher
business and the grocery business,
and also conducted a restaurant. He
now owns four buildings in the town
—the hotel, the old butcher shop, the
pool hall and the store. All of his
undertakings have been well manag
ed and he has gained financial inde
pendence.
In 1894 Mr. Dubois was married to
Miss Emma Bosholm and they have
become the parents of four children,
Elvina, who is deceased; Edna Viola,
at home; Clarence, deceased; and one
who died in infancy.
Mr. Dubois has always been a
stanch republican in politics and has
done all in his power to secure the
success of that part’y at the polls.
His wife is a consistent member of
the Lutheran church.
His life has always been character
ized by strong devotion to duty and
when but eighteen years of age he
gave striking proof of this character
istic. At that time he was working
for Mr. Malloy and when the terrible
blizzard of 1888 broke, his employer
told him to go to the schoolhouse and
bring the children home. He did so
and got seven children into the
sleigh, six of these belonging to Mr.
Malloy, but on the way home he got
lost in the storm, which made it im
possible to see more than a few
yards, although he finally came to a
fence, which served to guide him.
After going about one hundred yards
the sleigh stuck in a drift. As it was
impossible to go farther that night,
he turned the sleigh to the north so
as to protect the children from the
wind as much as possible and put the
one quilt, which was the only robe he
had, over the children and so kept
them warm. The next morning when
it became light the children succeed
ed in reaching a house not far dis
tant. Mr. Dubois, however, was so
badly frozen that he ft-11 down ve
. pcatedly win n he attempted to walk.
| The man of the house came to him
! apd carried him in and irame lately
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afterward he relapsed into a coma
tose -state from which he did not
awaken until four o’clock in the even
ing. His arms and legs were frozen
so badly that it was three months be
fore he was able to walk. Had he
not been warmly dressed he would
without doubt have frozen to death
a3 the night w'as bitterly cold.
THE HOLT COUNTY PAIR
WILL OPEN TUESDAY
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The Holt County Fair will open
Tuesday of next week with a big
three day program which will begin
Wednesday afternoon. Tuesday i s
entry day—no program will be pre
sented.
The management has arranged for
an extra large exhibit this year. Ex
hibits will be here from all parts of
the county; many will be surprised
to know that Holt county will have
considerable corn this year despite
the fact that the rains have seeming
ly missed us repeatedly this sum
mer.
Those who visit the fair will be
greeted with one of the most enter
taining programs they have seen in
years; good races have been arranged
between Holt county horses; the
Hugo United Shows, a carnival com
pany, will be on ‘the fair ground* as
will also the Ted North Players.
Wednesday will be school day and a
fitting program has been planned.
Come every day and help boost
your fair.
THE O’NEILL-BARTLETT
ROAD PROGRESSING NICELY
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Residents throughout this part of
the state will be pleased to know that
the oiling of the strip of road south
of O’Neill on No. 13 is progressing
nicely and will be finished during the
next month if nothing unforseen
arises. Extra machinery has been
employed and the work is being
rushed as fast as possible. The four
miles of road being built under fed
eral contract is being built as is also
the eight miles of county grade
: south of the federal contract. When
! this work is completed th O’Neill
) Bartlett road wrill be in fine condi
! lion from O’Neill to the county line.
‘ Wheeler county has a la? force of
i graders working from Bartlett north
and .will have completed tl ir part of
the road before snow flies.
THE REPUBLICAN
COUNTY CONVENTION
The Republican county convention
was held in the I. O. O. F. Hall to
day. Dr. L. A. Carter was chosen
chairman of the meeting, with C. P.
Hancock as secretary.
The following resolution was pre
sented and adopted:
“T h e record o f the Republican
party in the State and Nation has
always been one o f progress and
prosperity. It has dealt with fair
ness alike among the people of all
classes, creeds and positions and has
brought to the humblest citizen the
principles of equity and justice.
We endorse the National Admin
istration, the untiring efforts of Sen
ators Norris and Howell and Cong
ressman Robert G. Simmons to bring
about legislation helpful to their
State and District. We endorse the
present State administration and es
pecially the accomplishments of Gov
ernor Weaver, in reducing the cost of
State government, thereby making a
saving to the tax payers. We coir
mend our members in the Legisla
ture, Senator Ross Amspoker and
Representative C. E. Havens in their
efforts in behalf of their respective
districts.
We also endorse the present Re
publican County officials. We urge
upon all Republicans to faithfully
and unanimously support its party
in its candidates in State and Coun
ty. We invite the co-operation and
assistance of all progressive citizens,
regardless of previous political af
filiations in our efforts to place men
i in public office who will carry out the
I Republican principles.”
Respectfully submitted,
C. P. Hancock,
J. C. liarnish,
C. E. Havens,,
Committee.
Delegates to the state convention,
September 4, 1930 were:
B. B. Adams, Atkinson; I’.. N. Kel
ly, Atkinson; T. E. Alderson, Cham
bers; B. E. Sturdevant, Atkinson;
Tom Mains, Stuart; G. E. Moor, In
man; L. G. Gillespie, O'Neill; S. J.
W e e k e s. O’Neill; J. D. Cronin,
O’Neill; B. B. Thomas, Dorsey.
C. P. Hancock was chosen Chair
man and I.. A. .Carter, Secrelary
Treasurer, Central Committee.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Revelle art
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Berry, Mrs. F.
F. Bruegman, of Bristow and daugh
ter, Miss Marie, of Yankton, were in
Battle Creek, Monday.
Mrs. LeRoy Yapp, Correctionville,
Iowa , a n d John Shultzbach, Ft.
Dodge, Iowa, were guests at the Will
and Scott Hough homes from Aug-1
ust 17th to 24th.
L. C. Chapman and H. W. Tomlin
son drove to the 600-acre ranch be
longing to Mr. Chapman, located
about fifteen miles southwest of
O’Neill, the first of the week. Mr.
Chapman expected to find everything
dried up but was agreeably surpris
ed to find corn standing ten feet
high, covered with large ears of a
bright green color; the garden truck !
was plentiful; lack of rain had not
seriously affected things in that lo- 1
cality.
Seth Noble, of Log Angeles, Cali
fornia, came Monday and is looking
after hia lumber yard3 in Nebraska
and South Dakota.
Miss Mary Brennan expects to
leave tomorrow for Stanton, Nebras
ka, where she will teach school dur
ing the coming year.
V. Calvin McKim has accepted a
position of college professorship at
the Texas A. & M. University, at
Bryan, Texas, about one hundred
miles north of Houston. Calvin
spent two years teaching in the Phil
lipine Islands; he spent last year at
the Nebraska State University.
Mrs. William Wolf was called to
Sioux City todav by the death of her
twin brother, Leonard Chandler, who
passed away yesterday in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Uttley, uncle and
aunt, drove to Sioux City today to
attend the funeral services. The de
ceased was raised by Mr. and Mrs.
Uttley; he left here about eleven
years ago. Leonard was united in
marriage about four years ago; he
leaves a wife and one daughter.
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