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,VOL. LVII O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936. No. 31
A PIONEER MOTHER
IS DEAD; LIVED IN
COUNTY 59 YEARS
Funeral Held Tuesday Morning at
St. Patrick’s Church. Burial
In Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellen O’Donnell died at her
home in this city last Saturday
night about 11:30 after a short ill
ness, of ailments due to advancing
years, at the age of 82 years, 8
months and 27 days.
Mrs. O’Donnell was born in Glau
ties, County Donegal, Ireland, on
March 15, 1854. When in her teens
her parents came to the United
States and they settled in Pennsyl
vania. On November 6, 1872, she
was united in marriage to John P.
O’Donnell at Andervich, Pa. Short
ly after their marriage they moved
to Hazelton, Pa., where they resided
until their removal to this city in
September, 1877. Mrs. O’Donnell
was the mother of fourteen child
ren, nine sons and five daughters,
ten of whom, five sons and five
daughters are left to mourn the
passing of a kind and affectionate
mother and advisor. The child
ren are: J. F. O’Donnell, O’Neill;
John O’Donnell, Omaha; P. J. O'
Donnell, Randolph; Ed O’Donnell,
North Platte; Mrs. Bea Rentschler,
O’Neill; Mrs. Lyman, Omaha; Miss
Anna O'Donnell, O’Neill; Mrs.
Quinten Deaver, Sau Pola, Brazil;
Mrs. J. H. Mclnnery, Cheyenne,
Wyoming, all of whom were pres
ent at the funeral except Mrs.
Deaver, who was in New York on
her way to her southern home.
Mrs. O’Donnell was one of the
| real early pioneers of the county,
having been a resident of this city
and county for fifty-nine years last
September. Upon their arrival here
they lived in the city for a couple
of years and then moved on a
homestead just southwest of the
city where they resided for a couple
of years and then moved back to
town where she has been a contin
uous resident up to the time of her
1 death. She was a charming lady
\ possessing the genial qualities
that all these old time pioneers pos
sessed to make guests in her home
feel that they were always welcome
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and that she felt honored in having
them visit her.
Coming to the county as a bride
of but five years Mrs. O’Donnell
lived to see O’Neill, which possesed
only one building when she first
viewed it, grow to be the giant little
city in the northwestern part of
the state and known far and wide
as one of the best towns in the
state. During the early years she
witnessed and endured all the hard
ships and privations of the other
early pioneers of this vicinity, when
the closest railroad was at Yankton,
S. D., or at Wisner, where all food
supplies for this little settlement
had to be hauled from, but through
it all she persevered, giving her
love and attention to her husband
and family until the former’s death
some thirty-five years ago and
since then devoting her entire at
tention, love and devotion on her
children and grandchildren. She
was a splendid woman and had
many friends among the older sett
lers of the county who will miss
from their ranks one of the earliest
pioneers of the county.
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning from the Catholic church—
of which the deceased was a devout
and lifetime member—Monsignor
McNamara officiating and burial
in Calvary cemetery. Her five
sons and one grandson, Hugh O’
Donnell, of Omaha, were the pall
bearers. The funeral was one of
the largest in this city for many
years, many of the old timers com
ing for many miles to pay their
last respects to this departed pion
eer.
The Frontier joins the many
friends of the family in tendering
condolences in their hour of sor
row.
Santa Claus Will Be In
O’Neill Next Tuesday
To Entertain Kiddies
Santa Claus will arrive in the
city next Tuesday afternoon at 2
o’clock and will have lots of nuts
and candy for the young boys
and girls of this city and sur
rounding territory. The tree has
been erected just west of the Deep
Rock filling station on Douglas
strett and the young folks of the
town and country want to be there
promptly at 2 o’clock to participate
in the treat that will be furnished
by Santa himself.
The O’Neill High School band
will be at the tree at 1:30 and they
will play a few appropriate select
ions. The Glee Club of St. Mary’s
Academy will also be present and
will sing Christmas carols for the
proper welcoming of Santa Claus
and to entertain the crowd of
youngsters while waiting for the
arrival of old Santa.
Birthday Book Ready
The first of this week this office
completed the publication of an
O’Neill Souvenir and Birthday Cal
ander for 1937 for the Ladies of
the Presbyterian Guild of this city.
The calander contains a number of
choice recipes selected by the ladies
of the Guild and it will be a valu
able addition to the kitchen of any
housewife. These books are for
sale and can be secured at the
Graves Jewelry store for 35 cents
each. Get your copy before the
supply is exhausted. One of these
books would make a valuable and
useful Christmas gift.
Preliminary Hearings
Held In Case Involving
Atkinson Liquor Theft
Preliminary hearings were held
in county court last Tuesday for
Preston Pitcher, Frank Sesler and
George O’Connell charged with
breaking and entering the liquor
store of Frank Weber in Atkinson
on the morning of November 24
and stealing therefrom thirty-seven
cases of assorted wines, liquors and
whiskies. Robert Carr, another
in the case was to have had a hear
ing at the same time, but he en
tered a plea of guilty.
The hearing lasted all morning
and about an hour in the afternoon.
None of the defendants went on
the stand to testify. Pitcher, Ses
ler and O’Connell were bound over
to the next term of district court,
bail for Pitcher being fixed at
$2,000 and that for the other two
at $1,000 each, which bond had not
been furnished Tuesday night.
C. E. Blatt, chief of police of
Norfolk, and Tom Roberts, deputy
state sheriff with headquarters at
Norfolk, were in the city for the
hearing.
O’Neill Police Force
Increased To Two
O’Neill is rapidly getting into
the metropolitan class. In ad
dition to having two civic organi
zations we now have a two man
police force. The force was in
creased the first of the week by
the addition of one man, William
Lewis. There has been quite a
little robbery going on in towns
around us and the mayor and
council decided it would be prudent
to have another man on the force
so that there would be twenty-four
hour police protection. Mr. Lewis
will have the day shift from 7 to
to 7 and Chet Calkins will have the
night shift from 7 until 7.
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Mrs. E. J. Lyman and daughters,
Mary and Margaret, and son, Wil
liam, came up from Omaha last
Monday to attend the funeral of
their mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Ellen O’Donnell.
Tom Carroll and Karl Schmidt,
both of Lincoln, claim adjusters
and investigators for a prominent
Lincoln insurance company, were in
the city Wednesday investigating
a fire loss the company had on
some property northeast of this
city.
17 VERY time you I
waste a dollar you
throw an encouraging
bone to the Wolf of
Poverty.
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The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and
Undivided Profits,
$125,000.00
This Bank Carries No
Imdebtedneas of Officers
or Stockholders.
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CORPORATION
MRS. CLAUSSEN’S
DEATH REDUCES
PIONEER RANKS
Die* At Her Home Last Friday
Night. Funeral Service*
Held At Atkinson.
Mrs. Peter Claussen died at her
home northwest of this city last
Friday night after an illness of but
a few hours at the age of 72 years,
and 17 days. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Lutheran church at Atkin
son, Rev. William Vahle officiating
and burial in the Atkinson ceme
tery.
Mrs. Claussen had. always en
joyed good health and was up and
around the day of her death visit
ing some old friends who had called.
She retired as usual and a couple
of hours later she called, to her
daughter who rushed to her bed
side, but her mother passed away
a little later.
Wiihelminia Claussen was born
at Schlswig Holstein, Germany, on
November 24, 1864. When a young
lady she came to the United States
to Hickman in Lancaster county
and there on March 13, 1886, she
was united in marriage to Peter
Claussen, the ceremony being per
formed at Hickman. To this union
thirteen children were born, nine
of whom are living to mourn the
passing of a kind and indulgent
mother. The children are: Henry,
Norfolk; Charles, Emmet; John,
William and Otto, O’Neill; Edward,
Atkinson; Rudolph, Emmet and
Miss Mary, Emmet.
Mrs. Claussen was one of the
j pioneers of the county. In the
spring of 1884 they came to the
county and took a homestead north
west of this city where she made
her home for fifty-two years. Mr,
Claussen passed away in March,
1935, and since that time Mrs.
Claussen remained on the old home
place, which was looked after by
two of her sons gnd her daughter.
Mrs. Claussen was a charming
woman and had a host of friends
in that section of the county, who
were shocked and grieved to learn
of her sudden death.
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
By Romaine Saunders
H. L. James had business in
Ainsworth Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Baker were
Albion visitors last Friday.
With the Lions and Tigers in
combat fur certainly ought to fly.
Mrs. Lindsay and daughter were
in Atkinson Monday afternoon.
My kingdom for a mate that had
been messed over by others is not
much of a second hand bargain.
Bill Arnholdt was over from
Amelia a day last week to do a job
of wood sawing at the Riley ranch.
Mrs. D. L. Withers was at Stuart
Saturday evening on the entertain
ing mission of a trip to the den
tist’s chair.
P. J. Kennedy was absent from
his customery hangouts in Amelia
Monday while he spent a few hours
in Atkinson.
Alva Baker arrived home from
Lincoln last Thursday and is now
helping his father in a lumber
camp southwest of Atkinson.
While wielding the ax at the
wood pile George Cuttler made a
miscalculation and cut the big toe
of his right foot, the ax blade slic
ing through overshoes, shoe and all
and splitting the toe to the bone.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Petersen,
accompanied by Mr. Petersen’s
brother and wife and also his father
of Chambers, visited the Albion
community, the former home of the
Petersen’s, Sunday. Edgar says
the situation among farmers in
that community is serious as the
country has been stripped nude by
repeated crop failures.
George Holcomb’s bachelor quar
ters are closed as usual for the
winter while he sojourns in mod
ernistic surroundings at his custo
mary wintering place over in Iowa.
George has been gone for a few
weeks and friends around Amelia
miss his genial fellowship at the
important daily sessions of the
village information squad.
GOLDEN ROD CLUB
The Golden Rod Club met at the
home of Mrs. T. M. Harrington on
December 16. The lessons on pat
terns and their uses was given by
Mrs. T. Connolly and Mrs. C. Cun
ninghnm which was very useful
and interesting. After the lesson
a Christmas party was staged,
with Mrs. Clark Hough leader of
games. After the games, that all
enjoyed, a Christmas tree with
gifts were had then refreshments
were served, with Mrs. Frank
Clements as assistant hostess.
Their next meeting will be held at
Mrs. T, Connolly’s home.
Organize Petroleum
Industries Committee
Wholetsale and retal oil dealers
and their employees of this city
and the county met at the Golden
hotel on December 7, 1936, and
perfected the organization of the
Holt county Petroleum Industries
Committee.
The local group is affiliated with
the Nebraska Petroleum Indus
tries Committee, which is the state
trde association of oil men with
local organizations in each of the
ninety-three counties. It was ex
plained that the chief purpose and
main objective of the organization
would be to secure fair and equit
able taxes and legislation for Ne
braska motorists and those en
gaged in supplying their needs.
The following officers were elected:
I). S. Conard, O’Neill, chairman;
Mort Gill, Stuart, first vice chair
man; A. R. Hubbard, Chambers,
vice chairman; J. I. Cork, Page, vice
chairman; C. W. Porter, O’Neill,
secretary; G. L. Buchman, O’Neill,
assistant secretary.
Legislative committee: Jack
Jarvis, Atkinson, chairman; Elmer
Spann, Atkinson; S. A. Marcellus,
Stuart.
Public relations committee: H.
L. Lindberg, O’Neill, chairman;
Fred McNally, O’Neill; C. E. Tib
bets, Chambers.
Local affairs committee: Chas.
Iieka, O’Neill, chairman; Tony Ass
muss, O’Neill, Tom Mains, O’Neill.
Frank S. Henline, Lincoln, as
sistant secretary of the Nebraska
Petroleum Industries committee
addressed the meeting.
Page Woman Dies
Following Operation
Mrs. Luella Rakow, of Page,
passed away last Thursday after
noon at the O’Neill hospital after
an illness of about one week fol
lowing an operation at the age of
61 years, 1 month and 16 days. The
funeral was held from the Metho
dist church at Page last Monday
afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Carmody
officiating and burial in the Page
cemetery.
Luella Benson was born near
Appleriver, Illinois, on October 24,
1875. When she was a little girl
her parents moved to Iowa where
she grew to womanhood, and on
February 6, 1894, she was united in
marriage to Herman A. Rakow,
the ceremony being performed at
Dundee, Iowa. Five children were
born of this union, one son and
four daughters, who with their
father are left to mourn the pass
ing of a kind and affectionate wife
and mother. The children are:
Mrs. H. P. Person, Deadwood, S. D.
Mrs. H. C. Jaynes, O’Neill; Mrs.
J. W. Anderson, Redbird; Mrs. D.
L. Hill, Orchard, and L. R. Rakow,
Fremont.
Mr. and Mrs. Rakow came to
this county in the spring of 1904,
coming here from Lamont, Iowa,
and she had been a resident of the
county ever since, living at Page
where Mr. Rakow has been en
gaged in business for many years.
Mrs. Rakow was an exceptional
wife and mother and had many
friends in the eastern part of the
county where she was well known
and there is genuine sorrow there
on account of her sudden death.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Mc
Elhaney went over to Butte last
Monday morning where they held a
two day session of the Boyd county
district court, returning home Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Stuart Meech, of Chicago,
arrived in the city last Monday
evening to attend the funeral of
her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen O'
Donnell. Mrs. Meech will remain
for a couple of weeks visit at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. O’Donnell.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend sincerest
1 thanks to all our friends for their
many kindnesses since the death
of our mother.
The O’Donnell Family.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
The U. S. Civil Service commis
sion has announced an examina
tion for the Custodial Service, at
a salary of $1,260 per year for ser
vice in the O’Neill post office build
ing. The applications will have to
be on file at St. Paul, Minn., on or
before December 28, 1936.
For information in regard to the
requirements and the character of
the examination, and for applica
tion blanks, apply to the Secretary,
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex
aminers, at the O’Neill post office.
Funeral Services Held
Here Last Saturday
For Janies A. Carr
James A. Carr passed away at
the home of his mother at Staf
ford last Thursday about 12:30
after an illness of about one year of
sclerosis of the liver, at the age of
32 years, 5 months and 27 days.
The funeral was held last Saturday
morning from the Catholic church,
Monsignor McNamara officiating
and burial in Calvary cemetery.
James A. Carr was the oldest
son of Mrs. John Carr pioneer resi
dent of the county and he was
horn at Stafford on June 13, 1904.
He attended the country school
neer his home until the family
moved to this city in 1920 when he
attended St. Mary’s Academy and
then to Campion College, Prairie
DuChien, Wisconsin, where he grad
uated from the high school. After
his graduation he came back to
Stafford and assisted his father in
looking after his extensive ranch
and cattle business. After the
death of his father in 1930 the
family moved back to the ranch at
Stafford and he assisted his broth
ers in managing the ranch. He was
a quiet and unasuming young man,
a good judge of live stock and gave
promise of being a successful and
prosperous rancher. He had a host
of friends in this city and county
who learned with regret of his un
timely death in the bloom of young
manhood.
Siren Will Announce Time
Responding to numerous demands
for the time of day the Mayor has
decided that commencing Saturday
the fire whistle will blow at 8 and
12 in the morning, and again at 1
and 6 p. m. So if you hear the
siren next Saturday morning at 8
o’clock you will know that it is
not a fire but time to get ready
for a days work.
Mr. and Mrs. John O’Donnell and
niece, Mrs. W. CredHe, and
nephew, Hugh O’Donnell, of Omaha
and M. F. O’Donnell, of Dallas,
Texas, arrived in the city Monday
afternoon to attend the funeral of
their mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Ellen O’Donnell.
The Presbyterian Ladies Guild
will hold their bazaar at the City
Council Chambers at 2 p. m. on
Saturday, Dec. 19.
ROBBERS GATHER
ABOUT $500 IN LOOT
OF STORES AT PAGE
About $400 and 6.000 Cigarette*
Taken From J. I. Gray Store.
Postoffice Also Robbed.
Cracksmen visited Page in the
early hours of last Sunday more—
ing and broke into five business es
tablishments, pilfering them. The
J. I. Gray store was the heaviest
loser. Here they secured abost
$400 in cash and 6,000 cigarettes.
They also broke into the post
office and secured a small amount
of money that was in the stamp
till. The Page postoffice is the
ninth in the state that has been
robbed during the past month.
The Farmers’ Union Store was
also entered and some chocolate
candy taken from there. Tte
Farmers Union Elevator was also
visited aud here they got away
with a new typewriter and abort
$50 in cash.
The Page Lumber and Hardware
company was also entered where a
small amount of change was se
cured.
Local officials have no clue as to
the perpretators of the crimes, but
it is supposed it was commited by
a gang that has been pilfering
stores and post offices in various
parts of the state during the past
month.
Robbing post offices is ratter
ticklish business as the governracait
never gives up hunting for people
who rob them and they rarely es
cape. In order to assist in appre
hending post office robbers they
offer a reward of not to exceed $200
for the arrest and conviction of
any person on the charge of break
ing into or attempting to break into
a postoffice, or any building used
in whole or in part as a post office,
with the intent to commit in said
post office, or part of said building
used, as a post office, any larceny
or other depredation.
Fire Destroys Roof
The lire department was called
to the residence of Mrs. M. R.
Sullivan on west Douglas street
last Monday afternoon, fire having
broken out on the roof of the build
ing. Prompt response by the fire
department soon extinguished the
flames. There was but little fire
in the furnace and those who in
spected the building afterwards
were of the opinion the fire was
caused by defective wiring. Tte
damage is estimated at less than
$200.
A Christmas program and box
social will be held at the Benson
school house, in district 224 on
Friday evening, December 18, at 8
o’clock. The program will be
given by the pupils of district 224
and 103, Mabel Jones and Dorothy
Moler, teachers.
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