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VOLUME LII.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1931.
No. 3
EVENTUALLY, WHY NOT NOW?
The recent visit of the Kenyon
Transportation Company’s tri-motor
ed Ford plane to this city again em
phasizes the urgent need for an ade
quate landing field. The question is,
Are we going to lease a tract of
ground and provide at least two run
ways (northwest and southeast) in
the direction of the prevailing wind,
or are we going to sit idly by and
wait until one of these large ships
with a load of our citizens happens
to drop its wheels into some of the
numerous holes or ditches and turns
over with disastrous results?
A ten or twenty year lease on a
tract large enough for the purpose
should not be prohibitive, and the
runways could be leveled and rolled
at a slight additional cost.
Several pilots have asked, “What’s
the matter with O’Neill that they
don’t have a landing field?’’ This is
really difficult to answer without dis
paraging the community as you will
admit if you will try to answer the
question yourself.
Some of the neighboring towns
have already seen the need for this
and have taken the necessary steps
to provide proper facilities.
Ainsworth has but recently com
pleted the construction of a new
sheet iron hangar to accomodate the
plane of a resident pilot. Valentine
has an established aerial taxi service
which will take you any place at 10c
per mile. Even Long Pine has felt
the need of a field and set aside a
tract for this purpose.
An example of the utility of this
service was recently demonstrated
when one of the doctors at Stuart
was called on an emergency case
some two hours drive into the sand
hills. A quick call to Long Pine for
a plane which arrived in a few min
utes and about twenty minutes later
this progressive doctor wa s at the
bedside of his patient and able to
save a life which would have been
lost had he depended upon anw other
means of transportation.
KON TACT
PIANO RECITAL
The following program will be giv
en by the pupils of Mrs. C. B. Scott,
assisted by Miss Geraldine Davies
and Miss Arlene Page at the Presby
terian church, Friday evening, June
12th, at 8:15. o’clock:
Selections from “Let’s Join the
Army” (Thompson).....
Joe Willis Cadwell, Ralph Johnson
Piano Duet, “Come to School”
(Spaulding).Beulah and Clelland
Johnson.
“Little Wooden Shoes” (Marie Dale)
_ Nadine Kilpatrick
“An Autumn Intermezzo” (Spence)
__ Doris Robertson
(a) “The Cuckoo Clock”
(b) “The Big Bell and the Little Bell”
_ Beulah Johnson
“Waterways of Venice” (Mildenberg)
. _ Bernice Scofield
“Sing Robin Sing” (Spaulding) _
_ Clelland Johnson
Reading_ “Little Boy Blue”
_ Arleen Page
“In Hanging Gardens” (Davies)_
_ Opal Bushart
“Petite Patrol” (Chenoweth) _
_Margaret Cadwell
“The Elf and the Fairy” (Bentley).
_Lois Jean Robertson
(a) Babillage (Burgmuller)
(b) “Novellozza” (Goddard)__
___Mryle Burge
“Alpine Flower” (Lange) ...
_Joe Cadvvell
“Hungarian Rhapsodie, No. 2 (Liszt)
___Jack Cromwell
(a) “Birdling” (Grieg)
(b) “Hungary” (Koelling)_
___ Doris Powell
Banjo Capers (McLachlan) _
_ Virgil Johnson
Violin Solo “Minuet L’Antique” (Pad
erewski)_Miss Geraldine Davies
“Parade of the Clowns” (Adams) —
_Hugh Francis McKenna
“Merry Bells of Morning” (Drumhel
ler) ___ Lester Shoemaker
(a) “Dance of the Buccaneers”
(b) “Valst Brilliant” (Lieurance)_
_ Arleen Page
“The Pompadour’s Fan” (Cadman) —
_Mary Elizabeth Henry
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! COUNTY JAIL “FINE BOARD
ING HOUSE,” ’LEGGER
TELLS ADVOCATE EDITOR
(Stuart Advocate)
“Oh, I’m the Moonshine Man,”
said a prisoner in the Holt County
jail when an Advocate reporter visit
ed the institution last week and ask
ed him who he was. “And I have the
best job in the county,” he added
confidentially. Asked for an explana
tion he described a life of bliss in
the lap of luxury; three square meals
a day, practically no work to do, $3
per day credited on his fine, a warm
place to stay in cold weather and
cool on the hot days, his family tak
en care of by the county,—“who,” he
asked, “has an easier time than I?”
And the Advocate reporter, reflect
ing, could think of nobody except an
infant so well taken care of and with
as little responsibility, from a ma
terialistic standpoint. “The meals
are fine,” said the ’legger, “and I
get more than I can eat.” Observ
ing his well rounded appearance,
which bespoke a weight in the neigh
borhood of 250 pounds, his state
ment was easy to believe. “The dep
uty’s wife is the cook and she’s a
good one, too, isn’t she?” he inquir
ed, looking toward a fellow prisoner
for confirmation. “She certainly is,”
agreed the latter.
Asked if he has to mow the lawn
outside the jail the self-named Moon
shine Man said that he does. But
I’m practically a free man,” he add
ed. “Or rather I was until this fel
low came in,” (pointing contemptu
ously at a common forger who had
just been incarcerated with him.)
“Well, I’ll be gone to Lincoln within
a few days and not bother you any
more,” said the forger. “Until he
came in,” continued the legger, “I
could come and go about as I pleas
ed. I could even go around town and
people hired me to mow their lawns,
and I got to keep the money.”
“My fine was $500 and costs $300”
said the prisoner. That will let me
out in December, as I’ve already
been in about three months.” “Will
they charge you interest on the fine
and costs?” inquired the reporter.
“No, but I wish they would, b ecause
December is a bad month to get out
of jail, and I’d rather stay longer,"
said the prisoner.
O’NEILL DEFEATED THE
CHAMBERS NINE, SUNDAY
The O’Neill baseball team is play
ing: excellent ball this year.4 They
have played several games and are
still undefeated. The game Sunday
between Chambers and O’Neill was
won by O’Neill, 7 to 4.
O’Neill made several scores on er
rors during the early part of the
game but Chambers settled down to
steady ball and O’Neill earned what
they got during the latter part of
the game.
Features of the game were the
home run and 3-baggers by Callahan
of O’Neill, and the two 3-baggers by
Dick Tomlinson for O’Neill.
Jack Waldron was the umpire.
Batteries were: Chambers, Russ
and Newhouse; O’Neill, Honeycutt
and Holliday.
Hits: Chambers, 6; O’Neill 11.
Strike-outs: By Russ, 8; by Honey
cutt, 11.
The O’Neill team will play Red
bird at Redbird, next Sunday after
noon.
CHANGE IN MOTOR LAW
One of the outstanding require
ments of the new traffic law, which
goes into effect August 3rd, is a pro
vision that the driver of any vehicle
involved in an accident, resulting in
an accident, resulting in injuries or
death to any person on property, or
damage to property to the extent of
$50 or more, shall, within 24 hours,
forward a report of such accident to
the state highway department, or if
the accident occurs within an incor
porated city or town such report
shall be made to police headquarters.
Supplemental reports must be filed if
asked for. Nebraska is the only state
which has facilities for checking up
on accidents in case they are not re
ported. There are numerous provi
sions in this law which help to insure
safety on the streets and highways.
No doubt the highway department
will make a supply of copies avail
able. All motorists should familiar
ize themselves with the provisions,
not only to protect themselves but to
insure greyer safety.
CONTRACT ON SOtJTH ROAD
TO BE LET THIS MONTH
We have been informed that the
contract will be let for the comple
tion of Highway No. 13 in Holt and
Wheeler counties the latter part of
this month and that work will be
rushed to completion as quickly as
possible.. This will be good news to
the people in this part of the state as
it will give O’Neill an outlet to the
south and will also complete the gap
in the north and south road from
Canada to the Canal.
SULLIVAN—SEMON
As we go to press we learn that
Thomas J. Sullivan of this city and
Miss Helen Semon, of Spencer, Ne
braska, were married at Grand Is
land, Nebraska on Tuesday, June 2,
1931. No further particulars are
available at this time.
EDWARD JOSEPH McCAFFERY
It is with sadness that we chron
I icle the drowning of Edward Joseph
| McCaffery, which occurred about
I 5:30 o’clock last Sunday afternoon in
a deep hole in the old Dry Creek
river bed near the McCaffery ranch 1
about fourteen miles southwest of I
Emmet, Nebraska.
The young man was in swimming
with relatives and friends and was
laughing and joking with those on
the bank when suddenly he sank in
about twelve feet of water and did
not come to the surface again. His
father and others endeavored to res
cue him but it was five hours before
his body could be' located and brought
to the bank. During the search for
the body, the father, John McCaffery
came near drowfiing in an effort to
save his son.
Edward was a good swimmer and
it is thought that he was seized with
cramps.
Edward Joseph McCaffery was
born May 8, 1912, at Amelia, Nebras
ka. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John McCaffery, residing on the
ranch fourteen miles southwest of
Emmet, where he grew to young
manhood amid a large circle of
friends.
The deceased leaves a father and
mother, four sisters, Mrs. Leo. Ly
don, Ewing, Nebraska; Miss Edith,
Miss Virginia, Miss Elizabeth, two
brothers, John Jr., and Robert; two
grandmothers, Mrs. Joseph McCaf
ery, Emmet, Nebraska, and Mrs. J.
Dickinson, Carter, South Dakota, be
side a large circle of other relatives
and friends, to mourn his early
death.
Funeral services were held from
St. Patrick’s church in O’Neill, Tues
day morning at nine o’clock, conduct
ed by Monsignor M. F. Cassidy; bur
ial was in Calvary cemetery.
The pall-bearers were Donald Mc
Caffery, Lloyd James, Harold Gill
man, Wm. Cavanaugh, Ebel Cava
naugh, Levi Gillman.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and deep appreciation to the
kind neighbors and friends for their
assistance and sympathy tendered us
during our late bereavement, the
death of our dear son.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCaffery
and Family.
MRS. E. P. HARTFORD
Mrs. E. P. Hartford passed away at
her home in Page, Nebruska, on
May 29th, following an illness of
some duration. She was horn Janu
ary 30 1865 at Galva, Illinois. She
was united in marriage to E. P.
Hartford, February 22, 1889. She
was the mother of four sons and one
daughter, C. O. Hartford, Ewing; L.
E. Hartford, Springview; A. A. Hart
ford, Wayne,* L. R. Hartford, Ewing,
and L, Maye Hartford, at home. She
also leaves her husband and fourteen
grandchildren to mourn her death.
Funeral serivees were held from the
Methodist church at Page on Satur
day afternoon at 2:30, conducted by
Rev. Samuel McKeown.
MARTHA JANE VAN CONETT
Martha Jane Van Conett passed
away at the home of her son, Elmer
Van Conett, eleven miles east of
O’Neill, on Saturday evening, June
6th, at the age of ninety years, two
months and seventeen days.
Mrs. Van Conett was born March
18, 1841, at Petersburg, Ontario,
Canada; she was married to Wm. H.
Van Conett; she was the mother of
four sons and three daughters, Al
bert, of Ottumwa, Iowa; Elmer, of
Page; Mrs. Mayme Mohr, Omaha;
Vernie, of Newboro; Mrs. Ardilla
Rasmussen, Cutbank, Montana; Or
ville, of Page; Mrs. Viola Hawkins,
Lusk, Wyoming. She came to Holt
county with her family March 12,
1880, from Lancaster county, Ne
braska and has continued to make
her home here until her death.
Funeral services were held from
th Methodist church in Page, Sun
day afternoon at 2:30, and were con
ducted by Rev. Samuel McKeown;
burial was in Lambert cemetery,
northeast of Page.
The pall-bearcrs were Roy Wilson,
George Holloway, John Clasey, An
ton Soukup, James Carmen, Edwin
Braddock.
BEH A—YOUNG WORTH
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beha and son
Matt, drove to Omaha on Tuesday of
last week, where on Wednesday
morning they attended the wedding
of their son Paul to Miss Young
worth, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For
several years Paul has been travel
ing for the Real Silk hosiery; he has
been managing a territory in this
section of the country, but has just
been transferred to West Virginia,
where he will be located in the fu
ture. Paul’s many O’Neill and Holt
county friends are wishing h i m
plenty of joy and happiness.
The following account of the wed
ding appeared in the Thursday edi
tion of the Omaha Bee:
“Miss Louise Youngworth, of Osh
kosh, Wis., became the bride of Paul
Beha, formerly of O’Neill, Neb., at a
morning ceremony Wednesday at St.
Bridget church, with Rev. N. J. Neu
berger officiating. Only members of
the immediate families were present.
Miss Gertrude Youngworth, of
Oshkosh, sister of the bride, was her
attendant. William J. Beha, former
ly of O’Neill and now of Omaha, a
brother of the groom, served as best
man. Immediately following the
ceremony, a wedding breakfast was
served to the bridal party at Aquila
Court.
The young couple then left for
Huntington, W. Va., where they will
reside.”
BUXTON—LLOYD
Burton Buxton, of Star, Nebraska
and Alma E. Lloyd, of Winnetoon,
Nebraska, were united in marriage
at the Presbyterian manse, Thurs
day, June 4th, by Rev. Johnson.
DRYAK—KUBEK
Otto H. Dryak, of Verdel, Nebras
ka and Miss Marie V. Kubek, of Star
Nebraska were united in marriage
Wednesday by County Judge C. J.
Malone in his offices at the court
house.
NEWMAN—BALLAGH
Announcements have been received
of the marriage of W. Clifford New
man, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. New
man, of Star, Nebraska, to Miss Dor
othy M. Ballagh, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Ballagh, of Ballagh,
Nebraska, which was solemnized
Wednesday, June 10th, at the home
of the bride’s parents. They will be
at home to their friends after June
20th at Ballagh, Nebraska.
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