MEEK AND VICINITY
(Continued from page 5.)
Betty were ill on Christmas and short
ly after Mrs. Puckett took it and i
in bed at this time. The many friend
of the family hope they will all s^eed
ily recover.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fox called a
the Merriady Hubby home Tuesda
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hubby callei
at the Eric Borg home Tuesday.
Everettand Raymond Johnson helpei
cut wood at Frank Griffith’s the firs
of the week.
Virgil Hubby has been on the aid
list the past few days.
GRANDMA ERb CELEBRATES
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pression and her jovial disposition if
the center of attraction in the neigh
borhood. She has a host of friend!
all over the state. She received manj
useful gifts and all joined in wishing
her many happy returns of the day.
Ed. Early.
MIDDLE BRANCH UNION CHURCH
The program and tree at the church
on Christmas evening was nicely at
tended and a Rood time enjoyed by all.
A revival meeting that will continue
two weeks was started last Tuesday
evening, December 27th, in charge of
Rev. Rabine, n Baptist minister.
On January Gth an all day bible
conference Rev. Rabine and Sister
Crouch will speak on “What Position
I)o We Hold today in the Civilization
of the Human Race.” The Union Bap
tist minister of Orchard will speak
on “A Pastor’s Duty to His Congre
gation.” The Methodist pastor of Ew
ing will speak on “A Congregation’s
Duty to Its Pastor.” Rev. Augersol,
of Ewing, will speak on “Sanctification
as a Second Separate Work of Grace."
Rev. Dean Page will speak on “Tithes
and Offerings;” Rev. Mott, of Niobra
ra will speak on “Dealing With People
of Other Graces.” The Baptist min
ister of the Holy Church of Page, Rev.
Clyde, Rev. Dodd, and Brother Terrill
will also speak.
Everyone is invited to attend.
NEW LICENSE PLATES HERE
The 1988 supply of license plates
for Holt county motorists were de
livered to the County Treasurer’s
office last Saturday afternoon, being
shipped by truck from Lincoln, where
they were made.
It will take 3,500 pair of passenge
plates, 675 pair of truck plates and 3
pair off dealer’s plates to supply th
^ wants of the people of this county.
MRS. SARAH E. SLATTERY
Mrs. Sarah E. Slattery died at Si
t Joseph’s home at West Point, Nebr
f last Friday afternoon, of cerrebra
hemorrhage, at the advanced age o
1 84 years, two months and 21 days
The body was shipped to this city tha
i evening and the funeral was held fron
t St. Patrick’s church on Monday morn
ing at 9 a. m., Monsignour M. F
; Cassidy officiating, interment in Cal
vary cemetery.
Sarah E. McKown was born in Pen
nsylvania on October 2, 1848. Sh<
spent her girlhood and young woman
hood in Pennsylvania and right aftei
the civil war she was united in mar
riage to Michael Slattery on Octobei
12, 1865, at Pittsburg, Pa. The family
resided in Pittsburg for about twenty
years after their marriage and in the
spring of 1885 they moved to this
county and Mr. Slattery took a home
stead southwest of this city, where
the family had their home for several
years. Mrs. Slattery suffered all the
hardships of the pioneer but stood it
patiently with that grace and forti
tude that pioneer women always en
dure hardships that their loved ones
may enjoy some of the comforts of
life. Her husband passed away in
March, 1919, and shortly thereafter
Mrs. Slattery went down to St. Joseph’s
home at West Point, where she made
her home up to the time of her death.
Deceased was the mother of twelve
children, eight of whom are left to
mourn her departure, four boys and
four girls. The children are: Mrs.
Ella Hartman and John Slattery, of
Pittsburg; Miss Margaret, Spokane,
Wishington; Charles, Morecraft,Wyo.;
Mrs. P. J. Connolly, Ambrose, Edward
and Mrs. Clyde Hiatt, O’Neill.
BRIEFLY STATED
Pete Mohr, of Spencer, was visiting
O’Neill friends last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Aim, living
north of this city, are all down with
a severe attack of the flu.
Mrs. Chet Calkins was a pleasant
caller at this office this morning and
advanced their subscription to The
Frontier.
Cash and Carry
On and after January 1, 1933, we will sell only
for Cash, nor will we make deliveries.
By this method we can sell our meats cheaper
—and we will.
Help us do this and help us save you money on
your meats by not asking for credit.
Thanking you for past patronage and hoping to
serve you in the future.
MEDLIN & SONS
“An American Tragedy” — the
tragedy of the wasted dollar.
The O’Neill National
; v “ Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00.
*
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
I
r | Miss Marie Biglin, of Salt Lak;
) [ City, arrived in the city the latter par
_■1 of last week to spend Christmas a
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
P. J. Biglin.
S. M. Ohmart, who lives northwe3
■ of this city, was a pleasant caller a
’ this office last Tuesday and advancec
* his subscription to The Frontier fo;
^ another year.
1 Rev. H. D. Johnson was a caller a
1 this office Wednesday and left th<
■ necessary “coin of the realm’’ to brinj
• him a weekly visit of The Frontiei
' for the next year.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Weekes weni
■ down to Omaha last Thursday anc
spent Christmas with relatives. Mr
Weekes returned Tuesday night but
Mrs. Weekes remained for a visit Un
til after the New Year.
Monsignour M. F. Cassidy, Father
Leahy, H. E. Coyne, H. J. Reardon and
II. J. Hammond went down to Norfolk
this morning to attend a meeting of
the Catholic Rural Life Association
which is being held in that city today.
Miss Maxine O’Donnell, of Chicago,
arrived in the city last Saturday even
ing and will spend the Christmas holi
days visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell.
Miss Fern Hubbard, who is teaching
in the Lincoln Public schools, came up
last week-end to spend the Christmas
vacation at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Hubbard.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dauer left last
Saturday for Searles, Minn., where
they visited relatives over Christmas.
They also visted relatives at New Ulm,
Minn., before their return home Mon
day.
M. E. Reardon, of Chicago, arrived
in the city last Friday and spent
Christmas visiting at the home of his
brother, H. J. Reardon and family.
Mr. Reardon left for home last Wed
nesday morning.
John O’Donnell and daughter, Rose
Marie, of Omaha, drove up last Sat
urday and spendt the Christmas holi
days visiting with Mr. O’Donnell’s
mother, Mrs. Ellen O’Donnell and
other relatives here.
Mrs. J. B. Hertzler, of Denver, Colo.,
arrived in the city last Friday and
spent the Christmas holidays visiting
with her sisters, Mrs. J. B. Mellor,
Mrs. D. Stannard and Mrs. R. L. ^F"
buthnot. She left for home Wednes
day.
Louis Brennan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Brennan northeast of this
city, who is attending Creighton Med
ical College at Omaha, came up the
end of last week to spend the Christ
mas vacation at the home of his
parents.
Sheriff Duffy returned Tuesday
evening from a trip to Lincoln and
Omaha. William Fallon came back
with him and will spend a few weeks
visiting here. Bill had figured on stay
ing in Omaha all winter but he got
homesick for the appearance of the
old town and familiar faces and had
to come back.
The members of the county board
are having their regular monthly ses
sion this week. Thi3 will also be the
last meeting of the old board, as the
new members are sworn in and take
hold of the business of the county
shortly after the first of the year.
Supervisors Skidmore and McKim re
tire from office; Reimers, of Ewing
succeeds Skidmore while John Carson,
of Scott, succeeds McKim.
George S. Mayo, a representative of
the state highway department, is in
the city checking up on the trucks in
this county and making recommen
dations for curing of defects in the
several trucks to make them conform
to the state law. A large number of
the trucks in the county do not now
conform to the specifications of the
state law and they will have to remedy
these defects or keep them off the
highways.
Fire destroyed the residence on the
farm of Judge Dickson, four miles
north of this city, la§t Friday night.
The place was occupied by Mrs. Geo.
Simpson and we understand that she
lost about all of her household goods
and most of her clothing. There was
insurance on the building, but we have
been unable to learn whether there
was any insurance upon the household
goods or not.
The court house officials and em
ployees to the number of twenty
tendered a farewell banquet to Super
visors Skidmore and McKim at the
Grand Cafe last evening. As these
tw’o members of the county board re
tire from office shortly after the first
of the year this treat was given them
by the officials and employees as an
appreciation of the many courtesies
'extended by these two members dur
i ing their years of service upon the
i board.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Froelich, Mrs.
C. E. Stout and Mrs. Ed. Campbell
left Wednesday morning for Lincoln,
: where Mr. Froelich will attend the an
: nual meet ng of the Nebraska State
* Bar Association. Mrs. Mable Walker
Wilebrandt, formerly assistant U. S.
Attorney in charge of prohibition en
forcement, is to deliver an address at
; the meeting of the Bar association
! and Mr. Froel ch has an engagement
for a conference with Mrs. Wilebrandt
while she is in Lincoln. At the con
clusion of the bar meetin they will
return to O’Neill.
A shower was given Miss Helen
Roseler at her home in this city last
Friday evening in honor of her ap
proaching marriage to Harold Shaw
at which Miss Roseler received many
beautiful and costly presents. The
evening was passed pleasantly playing
whist, Miss Beulah Spangler receiving
the prize for ladies high score, while
Glen Morton received the prize for
men’s high score. Miss Geraldine
Madison was the recipient of the
booby prize. A delicious luncheon was
served at midnight and shortly there
after the guests departed after wish
ing Miss Roseler best wishes for a
long, happy and prosperous wedded
life.
John Fiala, of Spencer, was an
O’Neill visitor last Wednesday. Mr.
Fiala was a former resident of this
county, living about eight miles south
of this city. When Boyd county was
opened to settlement he moved over
there, where he has since resided.
While in the city Wednesday he looked
around trying to find some of the
! old timers that were here when he was
a resident of this section, but did not <
locate very many. During the years
of his residence in Boyd county he has
visited O’Neill but four times and says 1
that things have changed so here that
he does not recognize very many old
landmarks. This office acknowledges
a pleasant call from Mr. Fiala while
he was in the city.
Seven wandering tourists were in
mates of the city jail last Saturday
night. They were there from choice
seeking shelter from the weather. It
being Christmas Eve one of them went
down to Ben Grady’s grocery and ask
ed if he had an old Christmas tree
that he could give him. On being
questioned the “weary Willie” told
Ben that he and six others were stay
ing in the city jail that evening and
as it was Christmas Eve thought they
would put on a little “make believe”
Christmas if they could get a Christ
mas tree. Ben furnished him a tree
and then George Agnes rustled up
some Christmas candy, done up in ap
propriate packages, and had it taken
up to them. Shortly thereafter, upon
inspection of the quarters, it was
found that they had the tree placed
upon the cells and decorated and the
seven were sitting around watching
the tree and munching the candy and
apparently enjoying themselves im
mensely. Who knows but what this
little tree and the memories it brought
back to their minds may have made
their pathway since that night a little
easier. If so, it was worth it.
Driver’s License Laws
Twenty-eight of the states and the
District of Columbia require that all
motor operators be licensed to drive.
However, only 14 of these govern
mental divisions require an examina
tion before the issuance of the permit.
In the other states it is a mere formal
ity accompanied by payment of a fee,
with age the only qualification. This
age limit runs from a minimum of 12
years in South Carolina, to 18 years.
The National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety has put forth a
uniform driver’s license law for the
guidance of states. Eleven have
adopted it, some with modifications. '
It aims to keep congenitally or temp
eramentally unfit off highways.
State and municipal traffic officials,
judges, automobile clubs and civic
associations unite in testifying to the
efficacy of a uniform drivers’ license
law in reducing accidents and improv
ing traffic conditions. Because of that
approval, extra effort is to be made
this winter to have legislatures of
many states pass the law.
“A drivers’ license law, such as pro
posed by the National Conference, is
a fundamental necessity for a state
which wants to fight against automo
bile accidents in our streets and high
ways," says John J. Hall, Director of
Street and Highway Safety of the
National Bureau of Casualty and Sur
ety Undewriters.
“The states which have adequate
laws in this respect have had 29 per
cent fewer automobile fatalities than
they would have had if they had ex
perienced the same percentage of in
crease which occurred in other states
reporting to the United States Census
Bureau. That means something over
25,000 lives saved, a movement worth
while.
“A drivers’ license law efficiently
administered sends about 33 and one
1
third per cent of all applicants back
for further training; ultimately it ex
cludes about two per cent of the total
number of all seeking permits to drive.
These are the epileptics, the defectives,
and others, who plainly are unfit to be
on the road.”
TRYING TO REVIVE BUSINESS
Two significant step3 in the fight
for passenger business—the introduc
tion of scrip books allowing a 25 per
cent saving in transportation costs,
and a daily three cent a mile travel
basis instead of 3.6 for the sale of
round-trip tickets—will be taken by
the Chicago & North Western Railway
February 1 with the hope of attracting
patronage to the road.
The scrip books, which will give
frequent travelers a 2.7 per mile basis
of travel and will allow free checking
of 300 pounds of baggage, will be ac
cepted for purchase of regular first
class one-way tickets. Two types of
books will be sold. One containing
$72 in coupons will be sold for $54 and
may be sued by the traveler between
points within the territory between
Chicago and certain Western points—
Ogden, Utah, for example, beitig the
limit on the Overland Route. The
other type, containing $108 in scrip,
which will be sold for $81, will be good
for travel for longer distances, for
instance between Chicago and Calif
prnia or Chicago and the Pacific
Northwest.
The feature of allowing 300 pounds
pf baggage checked free doubles the
amount allowed on the present first
class ticket. This will allow commer
cial travelers with heavy trunks to cut
their traveling expenses even more
:han the 25 per cent shown on the face
pf the scrip book.
The books will be sold on an individ
ual basis requiring that the purchaser
pf the book be the user of the trans
portation.
The daily round-trip fares on a three
cents a mile basis, a 16 and two-thirds
per cent reduction over the 3.6 basic
ate, will be sold between all stations
pn the Chicago & North Western Rail
way and from stations east of and in
cluding Utah and Montana, but not
east of Chicago. These tickets will be
good in all classes of equipment and
will have a return limit of ten day3
from date of sale.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHRUCH
Sunday School 10:00—Mr. Geo. C.
Robertson, Superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00—New Y'ear’s
Service.
Young People’s C. E. Prayer Meeting
at 6:45.
Evening Service 7:30.
We invite all to attend the above
services. The church going habit is
a good habit to form in the early part
of the year.
Our regular Communion Service will
t>e postponed one week.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOLT COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
O’Neill, Nebraska,
Dec. 2, 1932. 9:00 A. M.
Holt County Board of Supervisors
met as per adjournment. All mem
bers present. Meeting called to order
by the Chairman. Minutes of previous
meeting were read and, on motion,
were approved as read.
The following claims were audited
and appi'oved and, on motion, were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
on the General Fund in payment of
same:
Hugh L. James ..$ 37.80
Rodell Root_ 29.40
J. C. Stein _ 18.00
John Sullivan_ 72.50
Reardon Bros. (Angus)_ 25.55
L. C. McKim_ 33.90
L. E. Skidmore . 21.00
John Steinhauser_ 29.09
L. G. Gillespie (Loy)- 75.00
■ 12:00 noon. On motion, the Board
adjourned until 1:00 P. M.
John Sullivan, John C. Gallagher,
m_1.
v^iian man. vjiti rv.
Dec. 2, 1932. 1:00 P. M.
Holt County Board of Supervisors
met as per adjournment. All mem
bers present. Meeting called to order
by the Chairman.
The following claims were audited
and approved and, on motion, were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn
on the Road Fund in payment of same:
Atkinson Oil Co._$466.27
C. A. Boice_._8.50
Campbell Lumber Co.-27.41
W. N. Coats_4.86
August H. Smith- 14.40
Flowers Tractor & Equip. Co... 14.90
Flowers Tractor & Equip. Co... 10.73
Flowers Tractor Co- 6.02
Flowers Tractor Co-42.30
Flowers Equip. Co.-33.40
Flowers Equip. Co._. 28.02
C. W. Hagensick- 5.75
Wilton Hayne-- 9.25
Roy Karr ..„- 4.00
W. B. Kennedy_ 45.00
Arbuthnot & Reka_104.26
Chas. Bigelow_ 23.85
W. N. Coats & Son_29.12
Archie Faulhaber_10.00 (
John Sullivan_37.80
Flowers Equip. Co._1.. 19.29
Flowers Equip. Co._84.85
Flowers Equip. Co._ 4.26
Flowers Tractor Co._14.49
Flowers Mach & Sup. Co._ 13.25
Mort Gill- 403.62
T. M. Harrington_ .60
Interstate Mach. &
Supply Co-1575.00
M. B. Kennedy_ 13.50
R. Kurtz___10.14
J. H. McKim_12.00
Seth Noble___ 5.30
O. O. Newman_ 22.75
J. R. Wells_4.50
Joy Greenfield_ 22.05
Standard Oil Co._10.35
B. B. Thomas_ 2.00
Frank Connelly _ 13.75
Motion made by L. C. McKim, sec
onded by J. C. Stein that the following
claims by physicians and surgeons
for medical services and medical sup
plies furnished by them at the re
quest of the County, and which claims
have been assigned in writing to Wil
liam J. Hammond of O’Neill, Nebraska
and which claims are in amounts as
follows:
N. P. McKee .... $210.67
W. F. Finley_ 71.68
W. H. Briggs- 80.00
J. O. Brown _559.40
Dr. C. L. Sturdevant___ 346.68
F. L. Wilson _ 330.66
L. A. Carter_168.73
O. Wr. French _ 119.83
O. W. French... 119.83
W. J. Douglas _ 569.35
be rejected.
The said motion, on being put to a
vote by the Chairman, was declared
carried.
6:00 P. M. On motion, the Board
adjourned until December 27, 1932,
10:00 A. M. unless called at an earlier
date by the Clerk.
John Sullivan, John C. Gallagher,
Chairman. Clerk.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many kind friends and
neighbors for their kindness and help
during the sickness and death of our
darling baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burge
and family.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all our neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us in the death
and burial of our beloved mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Slattery,
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Connolly,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hiatt.
FOR SALE
For Sale—One new Coleman Air-O
Gas range. Can be seen at this office.
Bargain.
MISCELLANEOUS
Horses wanted to sell on commission
to farmers in Eastern Iowa; commis
sion $2.50 per head; feed extra; old
established market; opening horse sale
January 13.—P. N. Gibson Commis
sion Co., West Liberty, Iowa. 32-4p
Would buy two or three acres of
standing timber for American Legion.
—Joel Parker, Commander. 32-1
Lost—Cream colored chomois vett
girls glove, with one pearl button.
Finder please leave at this office.
Found—Two pair Rosary beads—
Call at this office. 21-tf
W. T. BROWN
SHOE AND HARNESS
REPAIRING
First Class Work Guaranteed
Prices Reasonable '
J W. F. FINLEY, M. D.
! Phone, Office 28
| O’Neill :: Nebraska
DR. L. A. CARTER
Physician and Surgeon
Glasses Correctly Fitted
One block South 1st Nat’l Bank
-Phone 72
O’NEILL :: :: NEBRASKA
DR. J. P. BROWN
Office Phone 77
Complete X-Ray Equipment
Glasses Correctly Fitted
Residence Phone 223
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Dr. F. A. O’CONNELL
DENTIST
GUARANTEED WORK
MODERATE PRICES
O’NEILL :: NEBRASKA
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