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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1939)
The Frontier __ —-——- ■ -- V0L LX O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1939 NUMBER 28 Rev. V. C. Wright Again Honored By His Church Rev. V. C. Wright, pastor of the Methodist church in this city, 4 received notice Tuesday that he had again been selected as a memb er of the Annual Conference of the College of Preachers, to be held under the Conference Commission on the Courses of Study of the Methodist church. The meeting will be held at Evanston, Illinois, commencing on Tuesday, December 26, and will close on Friday, De cember 29, at 2 p. m., Rev. Wright will leave here Christmas morn ing to be present at the first meet ing of the conference. Rev. Wright was also a member of this conference last year and at tended the session held in Evans ton. It is a great honor and one eagerly looked forward to by the clergy to be selected as a member of this conference and The Fron tier congratulates Rev. Wright, the members of his flock and the city of O’Neill, that we have a minister here who stands so highly with ^ those in governing offices of the church. _It brings credit to the local church as well as the city and speaks volumes for the ability of] Rev. Wright as a minister. Mrs. Mattie Soukup will leave Friday for Lincoln, where she will visit her son, Francis, a student at the University, and attend the last football game of the Corn huskers this season, between Oklo homa and Nebraska. J. B. Mellor Back From Omaha; Feeling Good J. B. Mellor, who had been in Omaha for the past five months, most of the time being a paitent in a hospital recovering from two serious major operations, returned home Tuesday night Jess is get- ■ ting along fine and it will not be | long until he will again be on the streets greeting his many old time friends. In his- battle lot h-alth he faced long odds but his many friends, not only in this city but over the county, will rejoice to { learn that he came out winner and will soon be his old time self. Friendly Neighbor Club The Friendly Neighbor Club met on November 16 at the home of Mrs. Clarence Hicks with Mrs. Emmet Crabb assisting. Meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. G. Mitchell. Roll was called by the secretary. Due to the absence of reading lead er, Mrs. J. ppen read a Christ mas story, “The Three Kings of Cologne." Mrs. G. Mitchell, due to the absence of leader A assisted Mrs. C. Hicks, leader B to present the lesson, “Merry Christmas in the Home.” The leaders had some lovely hot pan holders,pillows, davenport pil lows and wall shelves on exhibition. The next meeting will be De rembr 21 in the blue room of the M. and M. Cafe, followed by a 7:30 dinner and a theatre party.. r Our Thanksgiving Sale of Unusual Values You will find our stock the most complete for your Thanksgiving Shopping— CRANBERRIES ICc Large Red, Lb. LETTUCE Oc Large Heads, Ea. ® GRAPES California Red ICc Emperors, 2 lbs. CAULIFLOWER lAc Lb. IU APPLES Large Assortment to pick from. All fancy and good keep-CI OQ ers. Bu.„..*,-°7 ORANGES |0c - JQc And Each .. lc GRAPEFRUIT Good Size 9I»C Dozen . ^ SHORTENING Mrs. Tucker’s OCc 2 Lbs. W Fresh 10^c TOMATOES, lb.14 ... TANGERINES OCc Large, Doz. 4^ RADISHES Ac 3 bunches . 7 CARROTS Cc Bunch . ^ English WALNUTS Large 2JC Lb. . Sweet Potatoes OCc 6 Lbs. a DATES 1 Ac to OCc and FIGS IU 43 CELERY CELERY ^c—12^ Extra Large . 15c j MINCE MEAT Qc Pkg. 7 Fluffy Bake Cake FLOUR 00c Large Pkg. 44-oz. Nut Meats, Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds and Black Walnuts. Also all kinds of Glazed and Candied Foods and Cake Decorations. Royal Gelatin Dessert—Pure fruit all flav- 14c ors. Thanksgiving Special—3 for . ■ ■ COFFEE Chase & Sanborn O^c Dated, Lb. . ^ * Candy Chocolate (Palmer’s) "bEc Creams, Lb. BEANS, Green or Iftc Wax Cut, Can. IW CORN Whole Kernel ^fEc Yellow, 2 for.W PINEAPPLE 4Ec 2Vz Size, 2 cans ... ! FLOUR SoLite Cl OQ 48 lbs. at. ^■•07 Pancake FLOUR OCc 2—15c Pkgs. All Kinds of Meat Sauces SPICES All Kinds OCc 3 For.& KETCHUP Monarch or 1£fec Heinz at.. ” A visit to our store before you buy will pay you. There are lots of items we are unable to mention that you have been looking for and you will find them here. SCHULZ STORE WE DELIVER PHONE 83W Pioneer Banker Passes Away In Atkinson — Fred Swingley.one of the pioneer residents of the county and for the past forty years a prominent | banker in Atkinson, died at his, home in that city last Saturday, after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held in At kinson last Sunday and the body was then taken to Sioux City and shipped to his old home at Leaf River, Illinois, for interment. A i large delegation of old time friends of Mr. Swingley’s went up from this city Sunday to attend the funeral services. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gallagher and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Birmingham went to Leaf River to- attend the funeral services, which were held last Tuesday after noon. Fred was about 72 years of age at the time of his death. Fred Swingley came to O’Neill from Illinois about fifty years ago and accepted a position in the First National bank of this city. He held his position in the bank here for several years until 1898 or ’99 when he went to Atkinson to take the position as cashier of the new First National bank that had been established there by E. F. Galla gher and T. F. Birmingham and that city had been his home up to the time of his death. Fred was a number one citizen and a good banker. Probably no man in the western part of the county had more friends than he, especially among the old timers of that sec tion of the county. He was always a booster and his passing will be regretted by many friends in this city as well as in his home town of Atkinson. Frank Kubichek Frank Kubichek passed away in Memorial Hospital in Casper, Wyo., last Tuesday, after an illness of a little over a week of heart trouble, at the age of 68 years and nine j months. The body was brought to this city and the funeral was held at 9 o’clock this morning from St. Patrick’s church, Rev. Father O’ Brien, of Emmet, officiating and burial in Calvary cementery. Mr. and Mrs. Kubichek went to Casper a couple of weeks ago and expected to remain there for the winter visiting their daughters. Frank had not been feeling good for a few weeks and thought the change of climate might be bene I ficial, but his condition became alarming a little over a week ago and he was taken to a hospital where he passed away. r i ttiin. ivuuitiicA uuui m Bohemia on February 24, 1871. While still in his teens the family came to the United States and they ! came to this county in 1882, coming here from David City, Nebr. Frank located on a farm northwest of this city where he resided until he came to town about twenty-five years ago. On October 4, 1898, he was united in marriage to Miss Susan Ernst. Nine children were born of this union, two sons and seven daughters, eight of whom with their mother are left to mourn his passing. The children are: Mrs. Frances Hagerty, Mrs. Cath erine Timlin, Casper, Wyo.; Mrs. Rose Long, Lance Creek, Wyo.; Mrs. Madeline McManamy, O’Neill; Mrs. Bernice Ward, Tyndall, S. D.; Mrs. Mildred Hancock, O’Neill; Wilfred Kubichek, Casper, Wyo.; Meriam Kubichek, O’Neill. His mother, Mrs. Anna Kubichek, is 102 years of age and is in good health. She makes her home with a daughter, Mrs. Mary Winkler in South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Norris Bowen, of Ladysmith, Wis., were in the city this morning on their way to Lin coln after a visit with relatives in the Atkinson neighborhood. Mr. Bowen is the son of Judge Bowen, county judge of this county in the early nineties, and had not been back to- the old scenes for over a quarter of p century. He was of the opinion that O’Neill had made great strides forward in that per iod and was headed for the top as the biggest and best town in north central Nebraska. Miss Helen Biglin entertained the Martez Club at a seven o’clock dinner at the M and M cafe on Tuesday night, followed by cards at; her home. We Want to Celebrate Next Thursday, Nov. 30 The Frontier force, believing in the old time Thanksgiving, the Thanksgiving day of our fathers, want to celebrate next Thursday and wc are going to try and get the paper out on Wednesday evening. Advertisers and correspondents can assist us by getting their copy in this office not later than Tuesday noon, so we can meet our objective. Thank you. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. W. P. Hiltabrand, of Chica go, Illinois, arrived here on Friday to visit her mother, Mrs. Cora Meredith, who is seriouly ill at her home here. Donald Gallagher, of Lincoln, ar. rived here on Friday to spend a few days visiting his mother, Mrs. Ed Gallagher and his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gallagher. Emmet Carr, Sammy Regan and Dan Gallagher returned Sunday from South Bend, Indiana, where they attended the Notre Dame Northwestern foot ball game. -— Judge R. R. Dickson left Wednes day morning for Osage, Iowa, where he will visit at the home of his brothers, William and John for a few days. Mrs. Jack Arbuthnot entertained four tables of bridge at her home on Tuesday evening. Miss Ethel Tasler winning high score and Miss Marion Dickson low. Rev. R. Parr and Jack Arbuth not drove to Valentine on Tuesday evening, where they attended a meeting of the basket ball coaches of the N<wth Central district. - Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Herre drove to Lincoln on Sunday 4diere they visited their son, Jimmie, who is a student at the University of Ne braska. Drs. Gadbois and Stewart, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists of Norfolk, Nebraska, will be in O’Neill at Dr. Carter’s office all day Wednesday, December 6. Glass es fitted, 27-3 Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson returned Monday from Toronto, Kansas, where they had been for the past month, during the serious illness and death of Mrs. Amanda I Connery, a sister of Mr. Tomlinson. .. - . Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ryan drove to Ainsworth again on Wednesday to visit their son, Bill, who is in the hospital there and Mrs. Ryan re mained with him, while Mr. Ryan returned home in the evening. Drs. Gadbois and Stewart, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists of Norfolk, Nebraska, will be in O’Neill at Dr. Carter’s office all day Wednesday, December 6. Glass es fitted. 27-3 Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz, Mrs. Jack Vincent and son Keith and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lohaus will leave Friday for Lincoln, where they will attend the Nebraska Oklohoma foot ball game on Satur day. Mrs. Lawrence Wind, of Norfolk, who has been here visiting at the home of her brother and wife, Mr. i and Mrs. A. L. Horn, left Tuesday for Rapid City, S. D., where she will visit before returning to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Todson and | family drove to Grand Island on Sunday where they visited rela tives and where they met Mrs. Todson’s mother, Mrs. W. I. Blaine f Ogden, Utah, who returned to O’Neill with them and will visit here for some time. Today is “Franksgiving Day” but it is not very well observd in this city, the people are probably too old fashioned. All of the business places in the city, except the court house, are open today, but most of them will observe Thanksgiving day next Thursday. Mr. and Mrs.' G. J. Ryan and| family drove to Ainsworth on Sun day and visited their son, Bill, who is in the hospital there suffer ing from a badly broken arm, which was broken last Friday in the football game between O’Neill! and Ainsworth. I Jury In $15,000 Damage Case Finds For Defendant The jury in the damage case of Sylvester Zakrzewski, as guardian af his son, Fied, a minor, vs. Joseph Winkler, which was on trial at the time of going to press last week reached a verdict before mid night Thursday night, finding for the defendant. The suit was for $16,000.00. Judge J. J. Harring ton was the attorney for the plain tiff while County Attorney Julius I). Cronin represented the defend ant. Red Cross Drive Is Progressing Favorably The local chapter of the Red Cross, under the direction of Mrs. Dave Stannard, local chairman, has secured to date, a total of 204 members and $2.60 in contributions in the city of O’Neill. The drive which started on November 18 is not yet completed and will continue until the quota is reached The quota for Holt county amounts to $550.00 and to date there have been no reports from the other parts of the county as to their progress. — Jolly Star Club The Jolly Stars Project Club met on November 17th at the home of Mrs. Will Derickson with all members present, except our pres ident, Mrs. F. P. Hunter and our leader B., Mrs Robert Miller. They were neither able to be present on account of illness in their homes. Our meeting was called to order promptly at 11 o’clock by repeating the “Christmas Wish” by Margaret Widdener, in unison. Each memb er responded to roll call by giving a Christmas hint. A few of our Christmas songs were then sung, directed by our music leader, Mrs. C. V. Cole. A hot covered dish luncheon was served at noon anu immediately afterward Mrs Louie Hansen, Leader A., was ably assisted by i Mrs. C. V. Cole due to the absence of leader B in giving the lesson on {“Merry Christmas for the House." ' They had a beautiful display of puncheon cloths, napkins, cushions, table runners, doily rolls, hot pan holders and bath mats which would all be very useful and economical j Christmas gifts. They also dis played home made decorations for the Christmas tree and many useful articles such as whatnots, spool shelf and magazine basket made from orange crates. While Mrs. C. V. Cole demon strated the making of a door stop each member made one. The next ! meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Louie Hansen on December 16, 1939. Grattan Project Club Th Grattan Project Club met 1 with Mrs. Laura Barrett November ! 14 for the lesson, “Merry Christ 1 mas For the House.” After the ^ meeting was called to order Mrs. Elmer Wolf read, “The Christmas I Wish." The leaders gave the lesson, j which included information on the ! making of Christmas gifts at very ! little cost. A number of finished i articles were exhibited. They al so demonstrated the making of a I doorstop from a brick. During the music period “club ' songs” were practiced and old fav 1 orites sung. Reading Leader, Mrs. H. O. Russ read, “A Farmer’s Life is Such a Simple One.” Lunch was served by Mrs. Bar rett, Mrs. Emma Lawrence and Mrs. Charles Lawrence. Plans were made for a Christmas party to b held December 13 at the home of !!• •. Leona* l Larson. L. G. Gillespie, Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of the I. O. O. F. for the state of Ne braska, returned, Wednesday noon from a three-day inspection trip visiting the camps of the order in the south central section of the state. Among the towns visited were Superior, Red Cloud, Hast ings, Grand Island and Albion and other towns in the south central section of the state. Lloyd says there is no question but what it has been dry in this section of the state, but that this section is a paradise compared to several other sections of the state that lie visited on this trip. O’Neill High Loses To Ainsworth High O’Neill High School lost in foot ball to the Ainsworth steam roller last Friday by a score of 19 to 0. Billy Ryan had the misfortune to break his arm on the kickoff opening the second half. Ainsworth scored midway in the first period when Joe Grabaugh tore around end and ran 20 yards to the goal line. The second touch down was made in the second per iod. A punt was carried from the Ainsworth to the O’Neill thirty, and from there the ball was ham mered over by a series of seven line plays. Ainsworth scored again in the third quarter. O’Neill’s best chance came in the last period when Sirek carried a blocked punt to the five yard line. Four plays carried to less than a yard from the goal line as the game ended. Atkinson, O’Neill’s opponent on Thanksgiving, was defeated at Ainsworth 25 to 0. Frank A. Fritton Frank A. Fritton died in a hospi tal at Columbus, Nebr., last Tues day, after an illness of several months of cancer, at the age of 70 years, 11 months and 28 days. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning from the Catho lic church at Emmett, Rev. Father O’Brien officiating and burial in Calvary cemetery in this city. Deceased was born on November 23, 1868, at Peora, Illinois. When quite a young man he came to Ne braska and located near Leigh, where he lived for many years and moved to this county in the spring of 1919, purchasing a farm southeast of Emmett where he lived for many yearB. His wife passed away in 1914 and since that time he had been making his home with his daughters at Leigh. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, but was not seriously ill until a couple of weeks ago and then he was taken to the hospital in Columbus where he could secure medical attention. He leaves to mourn his passing eight children, three sons and five daughters. They are: Mrs. Anna Wlaken, Leigh; Mrs. May Walker, Chicago; Mrs. Irene Oderinber, Leigh; Mrs. Edith Callies, Leigh; Christina Fritton, Crawford Cal.; Ralph, A1 and Frank, of Emmet. . Mrs. W. H. Stein, Mrs. Lod Jan ousek, Mrs. James Kelly, Mrs. Norb Uhl and Mrs. William Martin entertained seven tables of bridge at the Golden hotel on Tuesday night at a Catholic Daughters party. Mrs. Henry Bauman, Mrs. Charles Mullen and Mrs. A1 Sauser winning prizes. Brown-McDonald Co. Is Installed in New Location The Brown-MeDonald store, which recently moved from their old location to the new Brennan building, announce their formal opening for Friday and Saturday of this week. The store building, just com pleted is one of the largest store buildings in northeast Nebraska, and is completely outfitted with new fixtures, and is one of the best, if not the best department store in this section of the state. The gen eral adverising manager for the company, Sheldon Wills, of Hast ings, was here the first of the week and Wayne Schneringer, also of Hastings, the display manager, has spent the entire week here getting things in readiness for the grand opening. The store now has several new departments, goods, which formally they were unable to handle, becauae of lack of room. Included in these new departments is a gift depart ment, in which one can find unusual gifts for all occasions, as well as prizes for the bridge club, and many beautiful and ornamental decorations. The Brown-McDonald company has been in business in O’Neill for the past eight years and in the opening of the new store, they have displayed the confidence they have, not only in the future of O’Neill, but of Holt county and the surrounding territory. The best wishes of the people in this territory are extended to the com pany, in wishing them susccess in their new location. D. G. McDon ald, of Hastings, president of the Brown-McDonald stores, plans to be in O’Neill on Friday to attend the opening. Emergency Crop and Feed Loans Are Now Available Emergency crop and feed loans for 1940 are now available to farm ers in Holt county, and applications for these loans are now being re ceived at O’Neill, Nebraska, by J O. Walker, field supervisor of the emergency crop and feed loan sec tion of the Farm Credit Admin istration. This early opening of the loan program in Holt county is part of a plan recently announced by the Farm Credit Administration where by emergency crop and feed loans are being made available immedi ately in all areas where farming conditions are seriously affected this year by drought or flood. These loans will be made, as in the past, only to farmers whose cash requirements are small and who cannot obtain a loan from any other source including production credit associations, banks or other private concerns or individuals. HERODOTUS said “Anything may happen in the course of time.” The poor man who takes time to accumulate money in bank here may become a rich man. i T The O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK Capital. Surplus and This Dank Carries No Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Officer* $140,000.00 or Stockholders. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 4