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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1938)
OUR. JANUARY SALE IS ON! Starts Sat., Jan. 81 Ladies’ Fur Trimmed Coats, Sport Coats, Wool Dresses, Silk Dresses, Men’s Suits, Young a iTfUAi t Men’s Suits, Men’s Overcoats, Men’s Winter Caps, Piece Goods, Ladies’ Shoes, Men’s /% I I 11\ I I IV Shoes, and Overshoes of All Kinds. In fact, everything in the fall and winter mer- ill 1 1 V/ll x X chandise is ridicuously reduced in price to make room for spring goods. Come Early! Quality Merchandise Over the County INMAN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Chester Carey and son are here from Iowa visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Carey. Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Conger and son, Dean, and Mr. and Mrs. Stearns and son of Atkinson, were here to spend New Years among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Brittell and Shirley Ann, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brittell spent New Year* day at the C. E. Brittell home at Chambers. Lu Ella Watson, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Watson, is confined to her home with chicken pox this week. Billie Watson, Patricia Watson, Marvin Youngs, Keith McGraw and Eugene Sire have returned to Lincoln to resume their studies at the University of Nebraska. Elmer Crosser and Miss Marjorie Heyne have returned to Omaha where they are students at the Omaha business college. Mr. and Mrs. John Borders of Gordon, are here visiting at the George Killinger hime. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Johnson, and Miss Hylda Brittell, all of Omaha, were here to spend New Years with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Chicken took their daughter, Dorothy, to Dixon Sunday, where she is a rural teacher. They also took their daughter, Wilma, to Wayne, where she is a student at the Wayne state normal school. Miss Darlene Thompson visited friends in Plainview Saturday. Miss Fern Morrison of Newport is visiting here at the Manuel Crosser home. Rev. E. B. Maxcy attended the regular monthly ministerial meet ing at O’Neill Monday. Miss Hazel Roe of West Point, visited relatives here over the last week-end. Guests at a New Years dinner Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chudomelka were Mr. and Mrs. John Valla, Mr. and Mrs. Lod Janousek and family, Mr. and Mrs. Vic Halva and family and Donald Bowen, all of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Kopecky and son, Louie, and Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Carey and son, Laddie, of Inman. Pearl Carey was honored Wed nesday evening when a group of friends and neighbors surprised him with a party. The occasion was his birthday. A lovely lunch was served and Mr. Carey received a number of nice gifts. EMMET ITEMS Mrs. Ellen Dallegge and grand daughter, Helen Peterson, of At kinson, came Tuesday to visit for a few days at the Bonenberger home. Mrs. Charles Luben and son, Donald, and Ray Sanks, drove to Clearwater on business Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cole enter tained at a family dinner New Year’s day honoring Mrs. Clara Cole, it being her eighty-fifth birthday. Those present were H. H. Lowery and family, Esther Cole Harris and family of O’Neill, Mr. and Mrs. John Conard and daught er, Mary Lou, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. McGinnis, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Brion and daughter, Mary, of Ewing, and Arthur Cole of Upton, Wyo. Mrs. Louis and sons, Jim and George, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan O’Connell and family visited at the Henry Kloppenburg home Satur day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fox and family, Mr. and Mrs. Devere Fox and family, Melvin Luben, and Shorty Benz, were New Years day dinner guests at the Bob Fox home. Mrs. Mina Jensen of Minneapolis, Minn., is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Dan O’Connell and Mrs. Rus sell Carr, and her father, Henry Luth. Mrs. Alex McConnell and daugh ter, Maxine, visited at the Claude • Bates home Tuesday afternoon. Miss May Amsler and Miss Lewis, from Mission, S. D., visited at the Charles Abart home Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sanks and sons Eugene and Bobby drove to Cozad, Nebr., for a New Years visit with relatives. Keith Abart and a friend, Elmer Von Seggern, returned to their school work at Wayne normal col lege Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Jay Greenfield, Mrs. Harry Sarchat of Newport, and Mrs. Rich ard Moon and Elizabeth Driskill and daughter of Stuart, visited at the Silas Coy home Thursday. Hardin Anspach of Inman, is here doing some repair work for John Conard this week. Wayne and Shirley Bates visited at the Bob Fox home Sunday after noon. Kathryn Donason of Miles, Nebr., is spending several days visiting friends at Emmet. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Coy and children spent New Years day with her mother, Mrs. Elzabeth Driskill, at Stuart. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Luxford re turned Friday from Omaha where they have been spending the Yule holidays. Mr. and Mrs. William Wolf and family of O’Neill, were Sunday dinner guests at the Clyde Allen home. Helen Anspach, Mrs. John Con ard and Mary Lou visited at the John Jensen home Sunday. Helen Hoehne returned to her school work at Boulder, Colorado, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Preister and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Priester and son visited relatives at Stuart and Emmet Saturday and Sunday. Mary Bruder, Alice and Ethel Givens and Armella Pongratz re turned Sunday to their school work at St. Mary’s academy after spend ing the Christmas vacation at their homes here. Arthur Dailey returned to his school work at Creighton univer sity Sunday night, after spending Christmas vacation at his home. MEEK AND VICINITY Ilene Searles, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Searles, re ceived an eye injury last Thursday when she ran a wire into one of her eyes. Her father and A. L. Borg took her to Omaha where she was treated. They report that un less infection sets in, she will re cover, without loss of the eye. Dinner guests at the Preston Jones home Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Haines, Billey, Darlene and Bobby, of Parmlee, S. D., Mrs. Ella Hull and son, Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hull, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hull and Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Hull and children. Dinner guests at the Herbert Rouse home at Inman New Years day were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grif fith and Cecil, Miss Maude Rouse, Miss Lucille Jones and Miss Mar jorie Moore. Elmer Devall, Cecil Griffith and Sam Robertson helped saw wood at A. L. Borg’s Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Steckel berg and son, Homer, of Osmond, Nebr., Mrs. Homer Flowerdew of Murrayville, 111., Miss Viola Hilton of Sunray, Texas, Miss Thelma Koenig and Miss Esther Day of Carrolton, 111., were over-night guests at the Harry Fox home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Haines and children, who have been visiting relatives here since Christmas, left for their home at Parmlee, S. D. Friday evening. They planned to stop at Melvin Haines’ until Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johring, Mel vin, Velma, Donald, Bennie and Shirley, were guests Sunday at the Henry Storjohann home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters were guests at the Howard Rouse home Sunday. Those who enjoyed a pleaasnt evening at the Howard Rouse home Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall and baby, Clarence Devall, Cecil Griffith, Arthur and Walter Devall, Mabel and Lucille Jones and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Borg. Rook was played and Mrs. Rouse served a delicious lunch. Roy Spindler and Leroy, were guests at the Harry Fox home Sunday. School in this locality opened Monday, Jan. 3, after the holiday vacation. Jack Ernst and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse and sons, and Arth ur Rouse were guests at the Morris 1 Graham home New Years day. Mr. and Mrs. Art Auker spent Sunday evening at the Roy Karr home. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Devall and son, Dwayne, and Mary Harrison, were dinner guests at the Will Devall home New Years day. Miss Rachel Robertson left Sat urday to go back to Mitchell, where she is teaching. Mr. and Mrs. Will Blitzkie of Spencer, spent Tuesday afternoon at Frank Griffith’s. Walter Raymond Griffith Walter Griffith was born at Win field, Henry county, Iowa, Sept. 4, 1877, and moved with his parents to Holt county, Nebraska, when he was three years old. His parents settled on a homestead in 1880 near what is now known as Meek, but at that time was called Blackbird where he grew to manhood. He at tended high school in O’Neill, later going to Wayne, Nebr. He was married to Miss Nellie Lee, at Oesso, W’is., Feb. 7, 1906 and they settled at Riverside, Sioux City, Iowa, where he attended a theological school. A son was born to them Dec. 2, 1913, who died when less than one year old. He was called as pastor of the Methodist church at Cicero, 111., where he preached at the same church until the time of his death, Dec. 21, 1937. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and one brother, Frank Griffith, besides several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. PLEASANT DALE Mr. and Mrs. Dean Beckwith re turned to Scottsbluff Monday after spending the holidays with rela tives here. A group of young folks from this vicinity enjoyed a skating pai'ty at the Elkhorn river Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spangler took La Verne to Atkinson Sunday evening where he is attending high school. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wayman held a public sale and plan to move to Boulder, Colo., in the spring. Mr. and Mrs. William Schmohr and son, Walter, and daughter, Gladys, visited at Henry Wayman’s New Years. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith celebrated their 20th wedding an niversary Dec. 21. A group of relatives were en tertained at the Paul Hoehne home New Years day. Miss Helen Hoehne, who has been here during the holidays, re turned to Boulder, Colo., Sunday, where she is attending business school. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seger and family and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Beck with and niece, Leona Fern, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Seger New Years. , Dwayne Weber of Long Pine vis ►ited at the Winkler home Friday. TOTAL NUMBER OF STATE’S ACCIDENTS SHOW A DROP (Continued from page 1.) report. A farmer died of lockjaw resulting from a cut, another died of injuries resulting when a trac tor upset with him, a third was killed in a fall, and the fourth man died of injuries sustained when he was struck in the head by a dynamited tree. Three farmers were disabled while cutting down trees. One lost a foot, another an eye, and third sustained a broken back and fractured skull. Another farmer had his hand amputated after he caught it in a grinder. Six people were hurt by farm animals this week and twelve were cut. Most of the latter injuries were sustained while buzzing wood. Falls accounted for three injuries and four were hurt by machinery. Seven persons were injured while cutting down trees, another farmer ran a hay fork in his face, and still another had if back injury. Three fires were reported on farms. Industry Shows Big Drop In contrast to the high totals of the other catagories, industrial ac cidents showed a big drop with just twenty reported as compared to thirty-seven the week before. The list of injured was cut in half with eleven reported as compared to twenty-five in the previous report. A workman was disabled this week in a fall and three others were in jured that way. Machinery, cuts, and burns accounted for one in jury. One workman had a par ticle of steel removed from his chin while another suffered a brok en nose when he was struck in the face by a wrench. Another had an arm injury and a janitor suffered a badly sprained leg. There were | eight industrial fires. Home Accidents Increase After showing a big drop the week ending Dee. 18, home acci dents reversed their position and again increased. Seventy-five ac cidents occurred in the homes this week as compared to sixty-seven last week. Forty people were in jured or killed as compared to forty-two of the previous week. A child died as the result of swallow ing lye several weeks ago. An elderly woman was disabled in a fall. Fourteen persons were in jured in falls this week and eight were burned. Two people narrowly escaped death when sodium flouride was put into a cake in place of baking powder. An open safety pin was removed from an infant after he swallowed it and another child was saved when his mother succeeded in removing a nail which he swallowed. Two youngsters drank kerosene with bad results. Two women were almost overcome by gas while working, another had an eye injury, and still another ran a sewing machine needle into her finger. Six people were hurt in washing machine accidents this week. This makes a total of sixty seven such accidents in the last twenty-five weeks. Thirty-seven fires occurred in the homes. BRIEFLY STATED Francis Soukiip left last Sunday for Lincoln to resume his studies in the state university, after spend ing the holidays at home. Miss Ruth Osenbaugh returned to her studies at the state univer sity last Sunday, after spending the holiday vacation with the home folks. Miss Jane Mains returned to Lin coln last Sunday after spending the holidays with the home folks. Miss Jane is a student at the state university. Miss Mae Hammond, who visited relatives and friends here during the Christmas and New Years holi days, left last Sunday for her home in Omaha. Jack Vincent returned last Sun day to Lincoln to resume his studies in the state university, after spending the holidays with the home folks. Mary Jo Finley left last Mon day for Omaha, where she is a stu dent at Creighton university, after spending the holiday vacation with the home folks. | GALENA LUMBER COMPANY Phone 74 | L-“5 The true use of the mouth is not merely to make a noise, any more than the proper use of money is to make a show of the spender. The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital, Surplus and This Hank Carries No Undivided F’rofits, Indebtedness of Officers $140,000.00 or Stockholders. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Gerald Phalin, who had been visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phalin during the Christmas holidays, left last Saturday night for his home at Gary, Indiana. Robert Biglin, who had been visiting the home folks here during the holidays, left Sunday morning for Omaha, where he is a medical student at the State University medical school. John Robert Gallagher, who is a student at Creighton university, left last Sunday for Omaha to resume his school duties after spending the holiday vacation with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lohaus of Omaha, came up last Friday and spent New Years as guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz. Mrs. Lohaus is a sister of Mrs. Gatz. They returned home Sunday. Miss Grace Suchy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Suchy, who spent the Christmas holidays with the home folks, left last Sunday for Grand Island, where she is at tending business college. -s— Miss Geraldine Yarnall, who had been spending her holiday vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yarnall, left last Sun day for Grand Island, where she is attending business college. Leonard Bergstrom left last Sunday afternoon for Lincoln to resume his studies in the state university after spending the holi day vacation with his parents and other relatives and friends here. Miss Doris Robertson and her brother, George, left last Sunday for Lincoln where the former re sumes her studies in the state uni versity and George returns to his teaching in a public school near Lincoln. Mrs. Walter Warner and daugh ters, Dorothy and Carolyn, drove to Ansley Sunday and spent the day visiting Mr. Warner. Mrs. Warner and Carolyn returned home Monday and Dorothy remained there and will keep house for her father. Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock and children, took Dorothy, Gen nille, Jerry and Paul Protival, who had been visiting at the Kersen brock home for the past week, to their home at Osmond last Sunday, the former returning home that evening. Miss Marie Biglin, who had been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Biglin, for the past two weeks, left for her home at Salt Lake City last Sunday. Her sister, Miss Helen, drove her as far as Grand Island, where she took the train. The examining schedule for the month of January, 1938, for those making aplication for drivers’ li censes in Holt county is Jan. 8, 16, 22 and 29. Patrolmen-examiners will follow the schedule in a man ner identical to the procedure for December. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rentschler of York, Nebr., were here the fore part of the week visiting at the home of Mrs. Rentschler’* grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Hoppe. They arrived here last Saturday and returned to York Wednesday. Harry Bowen, who has been the hustling and able janitor at the court house for several ye%rs, is laid up this week with a slight at tack of the grip. His duties at the court house are being looked after by his son, Elmer, and he is doing a good job of it. Chris Meyer of Deshler, arrived here Saturday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bowen. Chris is a brother of Mrs. Bowen and a former resident of this county, but moved to Deshler twenty years ago, where he has since made his home. He returned to Deshler Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cronin, Marjorie Joan and Richard, re turned last Sunday night from a visit with friends in Omaha and relatives at Nebraska City. Mrs. Cronin and children had been visit ing there since the middle of De cember while Mr.Cronin went down the day before Christmas. f STUNTING PIGS 1 j Just Doesn’t Pay A pig gaining 4 ounces per ::: : day eats 20 to 24 bushels of | ||; corn for 100 pounds of pork. A pig full fed on corn and Mineralized Tankage will gain 2 pounds per day and eat only 5^ bushels of corn || and 40 pounds of Mineralized || Tankage. PUSHED PIGS PAY! MASTER HOG CQ flfi LIQUID, Gallon $OiUU Your money back if it doesn’t suit you to a T. ALL PURPOSE <M QC MINERAL, 100-lbs. 1 «03 Iodini, Cal - Carbo, Bone I :i Meal, Salt, Copperas, Iron || :| Oxide. O’NEILL jj HATCHERY Friday and Saturday, January 7 and 8 Evaporated Peaches Our special price for this sale of |2c per pound must not con fuse you as to the quality. The family will be delighted when these plump, meaty peaches appear on the table as sauce or in peach pie or peach cobbler. Morning Light Corn The Morning Light Brand is your assurance of excellent quality. Many will decide to buy a good supply of this corn at our week-end price of 2 No. 303 cans for J3C* Iced Fruit Cake This rich, wholesome iced fruit cooky is just about the finest cooky made to place in the school lunch. No economy in home made cookies when these delicious fruit cookies can be bought at the special price of 2 lbs. for 25C No. 10 Prunes When you buy any No. 10 fruit under the Morning Light Label you are assured of quality fruit in well filled cans. Buy No. 10 Morning Light Prunes for the Winter at our special price of 32c per can. Alaska Pink Salmon Genuine Alaska Pink Salmon. Full flavored salmon for fish balls or salmon loaf. This week-end we sell two tall cans for 25e Blue Rose Rice Quick cooking, whole grain, white rice for that delicious rice pudding filled with raisins; also for rich nourishing soup. For this sale a special price of 3 lbs. for J4C* Council Oak Coffee A high quality blend. Sold only in the whole berry and ground as you direct. A real coffee value at our everyday low price. Pound 27c or 3 lbs. for 79c- Exchange the empty bags for many useful premiums. American Lye In demand at this time of year for making soap. Farmers should buy a supply of American Lye at gc per can for disinfect ing hog houses. Double Dip Matches A regular “Sure Fire” quality match. For this sale we price these dependable matches' at 3 boxes for JQc. Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company Specials For This Sale PALMOLIVE TOILET SOAP, 2 Cakes-11c CRYSTAL WHITE LAUNDRY, « Giant Bars 23c