THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager
Entered at the Postoffiee at O’Neill
Nebraska as Second Class Mattel
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
School districts wishing their fai
exhibit should either call for it o
send postage for it’s return.
A large percentage of the school
over the county have opened and ar
running nicely.
Luella A. Parker, County Superin
tendent, is already visiting in th
rural districts.
The new school building in Dist. 3
has been started and bids are beinj
received for a new building in schoc
district No. 24.
ACCIDENT STATISTICS
FOR NEBRASKA
Compiled by the Nebraska Free
Association and the Rehabiliatioi
Division of the State Department o:
Vocational Education.
Report for Two Week Period Endinj
August 26, 1930
ifiu. Ui
Accidents Deaths Inj. Tot
Motor vehicle 196 19 262 27:
Other public 83 6 70 7<
Agricultural 76 6 65 7]
Industrial ... .. 39 6 39 4
Home _ 72 3 60 7i
Total 466 39 496 63'
Of the 495 persons injured 26 wen
permanently disabled, bringing th<
number of persons disabled in Nebr
since January 1, 1930 to a total of
289.
During the past two weeks th«
total number of accidents reporter
increased more than 100 over those
reported in the previous two weel
period causing 100 more injuries, 1
more permanent disabilities and 1(
more deaths.
This further emphasizes that tht
safety campaign instituted by Tht
Nebraska Press Association and giv
en impetus this week by the Gover
nor’s proclamation of State Safet>
Week must be taken up by local
communities and state organizations
and carried on until individual re
sponsibility for accident prevention
by observance of safety rules, com
mon courtesy and laws is instilled
into the consciousness of every man
woman and child in the state.
Every community in the state car
and should organize for accident pre
vention. Our traffic law enforce
ment units should be built into a suf
flciently powerful machine to brusl
the speed maniac, the drunkard, th<
stop-sign passer and other willfullj
reckless drivers from our highways
Motor Vehicle Report Ending
August 26, 1930.
Cause of No. of
Accident Accidents Dths Inj
Skids . 22 0 2i
Tire blows out 8 1
Loses control . 11 0 1
Speed . 11 2 2
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Passing car struck
car passed 5 0 >
Passing car struck
oncoming car _ fill*
Ditched by pass’g car 3 0
. Collision .__ — 42 3 6!
Struck obstruction .. . 6 1
Struck pedestrian_16 3 II
_ Struck cycle 2 8 1
Driver intoxicated _ 5 1
Driver asleep 1 8
r Passing signals and
r highway markers 3 0 '
No light* . 1 0 J
3 Blinding lights 7 0 \
a Reckless driving_ 16 4 3*
Railroad crossing 3 1
Miscellaneous 26 2 11
Aviation ......... 1 0
3 i
Total 192 19 251
■*! Accident Casualties since Jan. 1, 193$
AceiAent Inj. Dis. Dths Tot
1 Motor vehicle 2818 66 194 3078
Other public 685 5V 164 891
Industrial 369 47 54 47$
Agricultural 482 07 54 60S
i Home .. 517 56 78 651
j Total 4871 289 534 5094
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! SEPTBMfflBR 14 TO 20 IS
CONSTITUTION WEEK
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Luella A. Parker, County Superin
tendent, ha* received a proclamation
from Btate Superintendent, Charles
W. Taylor, announcing September 14
20 as Constitution Week, This week
has been designated as the time for
thought arul reflection regarding our
Constitution. General and intensive
study of the Constitution in Nebras
ka school* ami community exercises
are highly desirable. The members
of the Bar Association throughout
the state are assisting in the observ
ance af Coastitution Week and are
furnish »g speakers to any schools
desiring the same.
On September 17, 1796, Geor-ge
Washington gave his historic “Fare
well Address” on the ninth anniver
sary of the signing of the Constitu
tion. In that address he expressed
the hope “that the Constitution may
be saeredly maintained—that its ad
ministration in every department
may be stamped with wisdom and
virtue—that the happiness of the
people of these states may be made
complete by so careful a preserva
tion, and so prudent a use of this
blessing, as will acquire to them the
glory of recommending it to the af
fection and adoption of every na
tion.”
JONES—LITTLEJOHN
The following acc.ount of the mar
- riage of R. V. Jones to Miss Betty A
Littlejohn of Ft. Collins, Colorado
which occurred at Greeley, Colorado
! on Thursday, September 4th, is tak
’ en from a Greeley, Colorado, paper
. “Miss Betty A. Littlejohn and R
Vernon Jones were united in mar
riage at Greeley, Sept. 4th, the Rev
Hugh A. Cresswell of the First Pres
- byterian church officiating.
’> The couple are spending part o
* their honeymoon at Denver and Colo
S rado Springs, and will later go ti
2 Hastings, Nebraska, to live, being a
- home after Oct. 1.
Mrs. Jones, an attractive blondt
has been honored at several prenup
tial parties, and was the recipient o
many pretty gifts. She is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Littlejohi
of Fort Collins, and was graduate!
from the Timnath High school. Shi
studied for a time at the Coloradi
Agricultrual college.
The groom is a son of Mr. an<
Mrs. Edward Jones of Hastings. Hi
receiver is bachelor of science de
gree at Hastings college, where hi
was initiated into the Kappa Tau Ph
fraternity. He acted as principal o
O'Neill High school for 3 years be
fore going to Tennessee university
where he has just completed wori
for his master’s degree.”
WICKS—WILKINSON
Claude Devern Wicks a n d Mis;
Fern Eleanor Wilkinson were unite(
in marriage by Rev. 1L D. Johnson
at the Presbyterian manse last Mon
day.
The bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. 11. H. Wilkinson of this
city. The bridegroom is the son o1
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wicks of At
son, Nebraska.
We understand the newlyweds wil
ake their home in Atkinson.
LOCAL NEWS
A. E. Marshall of Stanton, was ir
O’Neill Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gatz left last
Sunday for an outing on the lakes in
Minnesota.
Eldon McPharlin went to Lincoln
last week where he will attend the
state University the coming year.
Mrs. Ella Blomberg, of Newell, S.
I)., came Tuesday for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. It. II. Murray, and
other relatives.
Mr. und Mrs. A. P. Strube, son
Richard and daughter, Miss Violet,
spent Sunday with relatives at Sny
der and Scribner.
Mrs. George Dubois left this morn
ing for Wahoo, where she will make
her home for the present with hei
daughter, Mrs. Edna Eyler.
^ Fred Warner and sister, Mrs. A
E. Stevens went to Omaha, Saturday
to visit their mother, Mrs. Zeb War
ner, who ii in the Methodist hospital
taking treatment for cancer.
Mrs. Clarence Zimmerman enter
tained at bridge Monday afternoon
honoring Mrs. C. F. West, of Hutch
inson, Kansas; Mrs. West receivec
the high score prize and Mrs. O. F
Rummel the low score.
Mrs. C. F. West, of Pittsburg
Kansas and Mr. and Mrs. C F. Wes!
Jr., of Hutchinson, Kansas, visitec
from Saturday until Tuesday wit!
their daughter and sister, Mrs. Clar
ence Zimmerman and family.
Frank and Jerome O’Connell cairn
down from Denver last week. Jerome
went to Chicago where he has env
ployment, while Frank remainet
here to paint and repair their resi
dence property o n west Everetl
- street.
i ne r ronuer, u wem,
Mrs. J. A. Naylor is having a
l double garage erected of cement
blocks on the sear of the lot on which
) the Farmers Cream station is locat
l ed.
! John Warner, Zeb Warner and
! Mrs. Anna Haghes went to Omaha,
I Tuesday to see Mrs. Zeb Warner,
! John and his sister, Mrs. A. E. Stev
. ens, returned home Wednesday even
ing they report their mother much
improved.
! Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chapman and
! daughter Phyllis Dean, who have
been visiting her parents, Mr. and
1 Mrs. J. H. McPharlin and his moth
er, at Amelia, returned to their home
1 at Omaha this morning, accompanied
by Wilbur Chapman, who has a posi
tion in the eity,
I The second annual little World’s
Series, at Creighton, Sunday, Mon
day, Tuesday, September 14-15-16.
Sunday at 2:30 p. m.; Monday and
Tuesday at 8 p. m. Bloomfield vs.
Creighton. See these two rival teams
fight it out on the above ckites. The
managers of both teams are making
every effort to win the series. See it.
Admission 25c and 50c.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Yantzi return
ed home last Monday night from a
visit to the William Barnard home
in Casper, Wyoming. Mrs. Sam
Barnard, who accompanied them, re
mained for a longer visit. Sam Bar
nard came from Twin Falls, Idaho,
and Miss Ruth Barnard came from
Omaha and n family reunion was en
joyed. Miss Ruth Barnard accom
panied Mr. and Mrs. Yantzi to
O’Neill and returned to Omaha Tues
Officer Tom Grady of Norfolk, for
merly of this city, was quite pain
fully but not seriously injured on
Tuesday of last week when he was
forced to jump from the running
board of a speeding automobile con
taining three men and two women
whom he had arrested for disorderly
conduct. Officer Grady jumpod from
the car when the driver turned into
an alley at high speed; if he had re
mained on the car he would no doubt
have been crushed against the build
ing. He is confined to his home nurs
ing his injuries, ,but expects to re
turn to his beat the latter part of
the week. Two of the men and the
two women have been arrested and
will have their hearing later. One of
the men seems to have disappeared.
Judge R. R. Dickson, J. B. Mellor,
C. C. Millard and C. E. Stout drove
to Obert, Nebraska, to visit Tom
Morris, an old time resident of
O’Neill, who is crippled. It will be re
membered by the older residents here
that Mr. Morris’ father conducted a
drug store in O’Neill twenty-five or
thirty years ago. The party return
ed by way of Norfolk and attended
, the good roads meeting Tuesday
evening.
The W. C. T. U. wish to announce
to the public that Mrs. Iva M. Innis,
vice-president of the state W. C. T,
U. will be in O’Neill on Tuesday,
September 16th and will speak at the
Presbyterian church, both afternoon
and evening on that day. Mrs. Innis
is a lady of pleasing personality and
» education and posted to the piinutt
t on all questions pertaining to Pro
hibition and W. C. T. U. matters
, everybody will be benefitted by meet
- ing and hearing her. A cordial invi
f tation is given to all.
With a view to reviving a love ol
J country and devotiqn to the ideals
' exemplified in the life of Georgi
! Washington, arrangements for ob
} servance of the bicentennial of
George Washington’s birthday art
‘ being made. The celebration is ar
! activity of the federal government
' supported entirely by congressional
' appropriations. It will extend from
1 February 22, 1832, until Thaaksgiv
ing of that year. The commission ir
’ charge has twenty members, includ
r ing the President of the United
■ States as chairman.
A fellow who was identified by pa
pers in his pockets as T. J . Keller,
became afflicted with what w a s
, thought to be an epileptic fit near
j the M. H. McCarthy residence on
w e s t Douglas street, Wednesday
[ noon; Dr. Finley was called and the
patient was taken to the Clark
Hough home where he is receiving at
| tention. Papers in his pockets dis
• closed the fact that he was subject
to fits that lasted from one to several
days; he had been confined in a hos
pital at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota, and
was enroute to Battle Mountain San
itarium, Hot Springs, South Dakota
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Mrs. Lucinda Travers of Creightoi
is visiting Mrs. Flora Wise and Mrs
Charles Fettijohn.
James E. Stevens was arraigned ii
county court last Monday on com
plaint of Plen Nichel, alleging as
sault to wound and threatening ti
wound Dan Snyder; the young mai
pleaded guilty and was given a sen
tence of ninety days in the count;
jail. The young men all reside ii
the vicinity of Page. The troubh
for which the young man was sen
tenced was culminated Saturda;
night; the boys say that Nichel an<
Snyder, accompanied by three othei
boys, who were not aggressive in thi
affair, followed Stevens to his home
there seems to hae been an argumen
earlier in the evening, as well a:
previous occasions, between Stevem
and the other young men; Saturdaj
night things were at fever heat; upor
arriving home, Stevens proceeded tc
arm himself with the family shot
gun. When the fracus was ovei
some of the residents of that neigh
borhood called deputy Sheriff Berg
strom and informed him that sonn
fellow had phot up a car and askec
him to go down and investigate
which he did, without locating any o1
the participants. The followi; <.
morning Nichel and Snyder were ir
O’Neill consulting authorities in re
gard to the matter. Both of the
young men had a bandage on then
hand; the car they were driving car
ried evidence of an encounter with z
loaded shot-gun.
OBITUARY
Dora F. Craig, who had been ill
for more than a week, passed awaj
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J
M. Gallagher, east of town, on Tues
day, September 9th, 1930, at the agt
of 79 years, 1 month and 13 days.
Dora F. Chewning was born Jul>
26th, 1851, in Bedford county, Vir
ginia, where she grew' to womanhood
She was married to Giles S. Craig
who preceded her in death on Marc!
24, 1910. To this union nine child
rcn were born, all of whom survive
her. They are: Mrs. J. M. Gallaghei
and A. W. Craig, Inman; George
Page; William, Orchard; Mrs. J. M
Warner, Omaha; Mrs. W. H. Decker
Norfolk; Mrs. Harry Niles, Meadov
Grove; Mrs. J. W. DeMerritt, Pueblo
Colorado, and Mrs. Edwdn Hallee, oi
Wenatchee, Washington. There ari
also twenty-five grand-children ant
nine great grand-children.
The deceased came to Nebrask;
with her husband in 1885, first set
tling in Madison county, w'here thej
lived until 1904; from there thej
came to Holt county, where she ha:
lived the past twenty-six years.
Mrs. Craig was a devout Christian
being a member of the B a p t i s
church; there being no church of he:
faith in Inman, she had attended th<
Methodist church as long as he:
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To the Izaak Walton Convention at O’Neill.
They either use Pasteurized Milk and Cream or
Buttermilk. That’s why they are such good feelers. ;
O’Neill Creamery
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| South Fork Fair
Chambers, Neb.
September 16, 17 and 18
] There will be Fine Exhibits in Every Department,
with Agricultural Exhibits as good as former years
I PLENTY OF AMUSEMENTS! SOMETHING
DOING ALL THE TIME!
The Stock Show alone will he worth the price
of Admission
PLAN TO ATTEND :: BRING THE FAMILY
H. F. DYKE, Secretary
fr-r—■—. i mu i imm i
• health permitted.
> Funeral services were held Thurs
• day morning at 10 o’clock at the
Methodist church, with Rev. R. Poe
officiating; burial was in the Inman
j cemetery.
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