THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager
Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill,
Nebraska as Second Class Matter.
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W. D. MATHEWS WRITES
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY
The office of The Frontier at
O’Neill was broken into by a mob
and the type and furniture thrown
into the street. The cause of the
outrage was the courageous defense
of innocent men made by the editor
and proprietor, W. D. Matthews. He
was undismayed by the attack and
intended to stock up his office imme
diately.—From the Lincoln State
Journal, May 19, 1931.
Do I remember? Well, I should
say yea—as well as though only one
year instead of fifty had elapsed
since the event; as Gus Doyle would
put it, “Ah, me by’e, ’tis only an
epoch in a man’s career.”
The building occupied by the Fron
tier was owned by Dan Kelly; as ed
itor I had stirred up the Democrats,
or a few of them, and I think it was
Fred Fox, the Niobrara fire brand,
who was responsible for the unlaw
ful and unexpected outrage, after
wards deplored and apologized for
by the ones participating. 1 was urg.
ed to bring suit for damages, being
assured by the best lawyers that
winning was certain. However, my
better judgment prevailed, and I was
always glad of that. I think all
hands became my friends in time,
and the years I lived in O'Neill were
happy, pleasant and prosperous.
There are but few now living who
were there on that occasion—Millard
and Uttley, the only ones I know of,
and neither of them were witnesses
to the affair, as I recall it. It was
this way: Judge Malloy was induc
ed to issue an ejectment, und at
about 7 o’clock in the morning, a
posse, headed by Fox, broke into the
office and threw the presses, type,
etc., into the street. They had taken
the hammers and other tools from
Frank Toohill's blacksmith shop.
Jimmie Riggs slept in the office; the
mob waited until he had gone to
breakfast at my house; when Jim re
turned to the office and saw what was
going on, he ran back and told me.
I was soon on the scene, and started
through the front door, exclaiming,
“I propose to protect my property,”
intending getting the revolver, kept
in the quoin box under the imposing
stone, but Major McGrath met me
with a raised sledge hammer, and a
couple of huskies literally catapult
ed my carcass headlong into the
street. I hurried to the “Critic” sa
loon, run by two cowboys, Jo Hall
and Billy Cain. (The latter after
ward killed Barney Kearns, the sher
iff.) There were a number of cow
boys in the saloon, (one being Floyd
Gray, I think,) and four or five of
them grubbed their guns, joining me
with a forty-five; we headed for the
office; when we reached the corner
opposite Pat Hagerty’s then (where
the Holt County Bank later built,)
the mob began a retreat out the back
door. Our boys were about to start
shooting when Sanford Parker, then
County Clerk, rushed up, shouting,
“Good God, men, don’t shoot; some
one is sure to be killed, maybe you,
Doc, and think of your wife anil
babies.” This quieted matters; the
O’Neill, Nebraska
HOME OF HOOD PICTURES
Matinee Saturday 2:30; 10-25c; night
admission 10-40c.
Friday and Saturday, June 5*6
Joe E. Brown and Winnie Lightner in
“SIT TIGHT”
Don’t miss this fun-fest. A wonder
ful picture with both stars doing a
bit of very fine work.
Saturday Last Bargain Night
Sun.. Mon., Tuesday, June 7-8-9
Will Rogers, in
“CON N EC r 1C l T Y A N K EE”
With William Farnum, Myrna Loy
andn Maureen O’Sullivan.
This 1931 talkie pf: Twain’s grand old
story is better and funnier than was
that fine silent “Yankee” that Harry
Myers starred in some years ago.
Liberties have been taken with the
book, but even Twain wouldn’t kick.
Wednesday & Thurs., June 10-11
••BODY AND SOI L”
With Charles Farrell and Elissa Lan
di. A good deed forced him into the
arms of the wrong woman. Her rav
ishing beauty enticed him to loiter.
Then love bade him remain. Sudden
ly h3s blood ian cold as he heard
them call her spy. Don’t miss it.
Friday and Saturday, June 12-13
James Oliver Curwood’s
RIVER’S END”
With Charles Bickford and Evelyn
Knapp. The first Janies Oliver Cur
wood story to reach the talking
screen. A man’s picture that women
will love. You’ll lose your heart in j
the heart of the north.
wreckers disappeared, the cowboys
returned to the saloon, and Riggs
and I gathered up the wreck. The
job press was placed in Uttley’s law
office; the hand press in the shack
next to Kelly’s building that had
been used as a saloon, (where 1 took
my first drink in O’Neill, with old
Hank McEvony tending bar.) The
type and eases arranged in the front
part of the “Critic,” and the balance
stored in John McCafferty’s house on
the hill. Under these conditions The
Frontier business was run for sev
eral weeks, until I had built a or.e
story frame building across from the
“Critic,” on 4th Street. That build
ing burned down in 1883; 1 had the
Postoffice in the front and the print
ing office in the rear. This building
was replaced with a two-story build
ing with the Odd Fellows hall above,
and is yet in existence, I suppose.
There are many more exciting
events that followed, but will refrain
from further details. Beg pardon
for all this talk.
Yours,
W. D. MATHEWS
(For the benefit of Mr. Mathews
we will state that the two-story
building referred to burned to the
ground on the night of December 18,
1024. Mr. D. H. Cronin replaced it
with a one-story brick building,
which has been the home of The
Frontier for the past four years.—
Editor.)
JAMES TRIGG KNEW
MRS. BELLE GUNNESS
OF “MURDER FARM” FAME
Twenty-five or more yeurs ago be
tween LaPorte and Michigan City,
Indiana, Mrs, Belle Gunness operat
ed a farm where later was discover
ed the bodies of quite a few men
who had been lured to the Gunness
home by this cleverly written adver
tisement:
“Personal—Handsome widow, who
owns a large farm in one of the fin
est districts in LaPorte County, Ind
iana, desires to make the acquaint
ance of a gentleman equally well
provided, with the view of joining
fortunes. No replies by letter con
sidered unless sender is willing to
follow answer with personal visit.”
She received personal visits from
men from all parts of the country.
A fellow by the name of Lanphere,
who worked for Mrs. Gunness on the
death farm, confessed that many of
the visitors never left the farm, and
stated that he had buried a number
of bodies at night.
The time came when the neighbors
suspected that something was wrong
about the Gunness place. Hearing
of these rumors the murderess left
the country one night after poisoning
her housekeeper, according to Lan
phere’s story. Her orders to Lan
phere were that he should burn the
house after she was gone, which he
did. Finding the house in ashes the
next morning, the neighbors thought
that Mrs. Gunness had lost her life
in the fire, but the body found was
that of the housekeeper, as told by
Lanpher later.
Belle Gunness was reported alive
a number of times in the quarter of
a century since but the identification
has never been so complete as in the
case of Mrs. Esther Carlson who
recently died in Los Angeles and was
almost positively identified as the
once notorious Belle Gunness.
James Trigg of this city, during
his younger days, resided only four
miles from the home of Mrs. Gunness
and knew her well when she was a
young girl. Mr. Trigg knew nothing
about the “Murder Farm” affair ex
cepting what he read in the papers.
He knows the location of the noted
farm and has been on the place many
times when he was a young lad.
HOLT COUNTY MAN IN
TROUBLE AT BURKE, S. D.
Burke, Sjouth Dakota, Gazette, May
28, 1931: It appears that a regular
hold-up was staged last week, when
Anton Dvorak, northea: t of Bone
iteel, was induced to ride to the mail
box after his mail with two strang
ers who said they had driven from
beyond Spencer, Neb., a distance of
about forty miles, to get a sack of
wheat for chicken feed from Mr.
Dvorak. With Mr. Dvorrk in the
car, they were all three forced to
hand over what money they had, by
a man with a gun who appeared at
one place in the road where view was
obstructed in every direction. It is
evident the whole affair was planned.
Mr. Dvorak was relieved of §580.00
and the other jnen handed over small
amounts. After the robbery the
three were forced to lie lace down on
the ground while the robber escaped.
After the escape of the robber much
time was spent in argument with Mr.
Dvorak as to what was best to do.
At last they persuaded him he must
go and tell his wife first, after which
they apparently attempted to follow
the robber’s car. Failing, of course,
they notified the sheriff and even
helped in search of the thief. Soon
suspicion was pointed toward the
would-be helpers and they were lodg
ed in the county jail. Preliminary
hearing was held in Burke, Tuesday,
and the two men were bound over to
the next term of court, next October
and their bonds fixed at $7,500 each.
The third party in the robbery is un
known. Glen Anderson, one of the
accused men, says he lives in Holt
county, Nebr., and Charley Hansen,
the other, at Sioux City. Unable to
furnish bonds they will likely remain
in jail.
BOY SCOUTS TO GIVE
SUPPER ON EVE OF JUNE 10
The Boy Scouts of Troup No. 178
will serve a supper at the basement
of the Methodist church on Wednes
day, June 10th. Mothers of the
Scouts will assist them in serving.
The purpose is to help defray the
expenses of the camp at the Nio
brara river, June 17 to 24th. All
Scouts of the district are privileged
to attend this Camp. The boys will
sell tickets before the date of the
supper. Buy your tickets of the boys
when they call on you. and help them
make a success of their undertaking.
LOCAL BASEBALL NEWS
The management at this time
wants to thank all who had part in
the making of the baseball benefit
dance a great success, and especially
Herb Hammond and the K. C. council
for their donation of the hall, also
Clarence Zimmerman and his faith
ful aides in the promotion of the af
fair. A nice amount of $71 was rais
ed for the furtherance of baseball in
O’Neill this summer.
News of interest to local fans is
the announcement by the club of the
scheduling of the Fourth of July
game at Albion, Nebraska, between
O'Neill and the Murphy-Did-Its, a
fast semi-pro club of Omaha, for a
purse of $300, further illustrating
the standing of the local team in the
estimation of fans in this part of the
state.
This week, under the leadership of
Jos. Cuddy and his co-workers, a
season ticket sale is being sponsored;
price of said tickets are $2.50, entitl
ing the holder and his entire family
to udmitttance to all home games
during the present season. In view
of the low price of the tickets, there
should be no fan who, if he likes
baseball, can afford to be without one
of these tickets, and his support will
carry the club successfully through
the season.
CREIGHTON DROPS
TWO TO RED BIRD
(Norfolk News)
Red Bird, Neb., June 2: The Red
Bird baseball team got revenge from
Creighton for the 5 to 4 beating
handed it two weeks ago on the Crei
ghton diamond, by defeating Creigh
ton 9 to 1 on their home diamond
Saturday and repeated the victory by
9 to 4 at Red Bird Sunday.
Batteries Saturday: For Red Bird
Tomlinson and Schollmeycr; Creigh
ton, Neuhaus and N euhaus; Sunday,
for Red Bird, Hansen and Seholl
meyer; for Creighton, Ludke, Batt
ling, Neuhaus and Neuhaus.
The feature of both games was the
heavy stick work on the part of the
Red Bird hitters.
This makes three victories in four
starts for Red Bird this year. The
team will meet the fast Walunt nine
on the Red Bird diamond next Sun
day.
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. J. B. Mellor is able to be out
again following a serious illness.
Frank Phalin moved his barber
shop Monday to the new location in
the Bowen building.
Mr.and Mrs. J. W. Anderson and
childlren and Mrs. J. B. Anderson
spent Decoration Day at Dorsey.
Mrs. E. E. Reed and children, Reta
and Mary, South Sioux City, Nebras
ka, came Friday for a visit with
Mrs. Reed’s aunt, Mrs. J. C. Carney.
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A. Saunto made a business trip to
Winner, S. D., the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Riley, residing
four miles north of O’Neill are the
parents of a new baby born to them
last Thursday.
A marriage license was issued on
May 29th to John Rosno, of New
boro and Miss L aura Mae Thramer
of Ewing, Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Warner and
children drove to Valentine and spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Davey. The families spent the
day fishing in Dewey lake, south of
Valentine; they report a fine catch
of perch.
County Attorney Julius D. Cronin
and Frances Cronin drove to Omaha
Tuesday and will be p resent at the
graduation exercises of the College
of Law of Creighton University, at
which time their brother, Erwin, will i
be graduated.
Fire on the roof of the residence j
of Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, at Fifth J
and Everett streets, caused the fire j
department to make a hurried call
late Sunday afternoon. Only slight'
damage was done to the roof; the
fire was caused from a spark from
the chimney lodging under a shingle.
The Idle Hour Lunch and Cafe
opened its doors to the public Mon
Jay evening and has been doing a
nice business. The fixtures are
olack and very attractive; the walls
ire artistically decorated; there is a
large open space suitable for danc
ing; a row of booths are arranged
ilong the east side of the center
room; there is also a large private
room with tables in the rear of the
ouilding.
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O’Neill, Nebraska
a THE FULLY AGED BftEW
The George Crellin family return
ed Sunday night from a two day’s
visit with relatives in Cedar county,
Nebraska, and at Yankton, S. D.
We understand that the new
Studebaker car driven by Bernard
Hynes turned over and was consum
ed by flames last Saturday evening
on the home place north of O’Neill.
Rev. Benj. Kuhler and daughters,
Ruth and Lois, drove to Gordon, Ne
braska, Wednesday for a few day’s
visit with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Walter Frey, and with Mrs. C
A. Attzel, a sister of Rev. Kuhler.
Miss Velma Attzel returned with
them and will visit in O’Neill for a
time.
The Finest, Fastest Grease
Job Ever Offered In O’Neill
For All Makes of Cars During Month of June
Now
Only
This Complete Lubrication is the most
Important of All Service Jobs. Be sure
YOUR CAR GETS IT EVERY 500 MILES
All this service for only $1.00
1. Grease all Zirk fittings (by pressure)
2. Check transmission and differential for
grease
Spray springs, brake rod connections
and equalizers
I. Spray chassis joints
5. Oil stop light switch
t». Change motor oil if called for
7. Oil front springs through front cross
member
8. Inflate tires to proper pressure
9. Inspect movement of clutch pedal
10. Grease clutch collar
11. Check water pump pack-nut for leak
12. Grease fan
13. Grease water pump
1 1. Vaseline distributor cam
15. Soft-oil distributor shaft
16. Oil generator
17. Oil foot accelerator
18. Oil hood hooks, hood hinges and hood
laces (wipe off)
19. Crease steering gear with special lub
ricant
20. Check generator charging rate (report)
21. Test and water battery (report read
ing)
General Inspection
Improves Performance and Handling Ease
This Important Job Now Only $1.00
Here Is What You Get
1. Take the rattle out of break rods
2. Cheek movement of clutch pedal
3. Check chassis (report condition to ser
vice manager)
4. Check shock absorbers for seasonal ad
justment and refill glycerine
5. Drain sediment bulb screen
ti. Clean carburetor screen
7. Clean carburetor idling jets and adjust
8. Check water pump for leak and tight
en if necessary
9. Adjust distributor breaker points
10. Check horn for tone and adjust (clean
armature if necessary)
11. Check operation of windshield wiper
12. Check tail and stop lights
13. Check doors for tightness (adjust if
necessary)
14. Check window lifts and paralhne run
ners
15. Test and water battery (report read
ing)
16. Check generator charge rate and ad
just
17. Check front wheel alignment (report to
service mgr. if adjustment necessary)
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