VOL.LXI O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1940 NUMBER 9
HENRY MULLEN FATALLY INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT LAST THURSDAY
Was W ith A Party On Way to WTiite Horse Show,
July Fourth, WTien Accident Occurred.
Henry P. Mullen died in the
O’Neill hospital Sunday afternoon
at 4:30, of injuries received in
an automobile accident one and a
half miles west of Butte, Nebr.,
last Thursday afternoon between
three and four o’clock. The fun
eral was held from the Catholic
* church at 9 o’clock Tuesday morn
ing, Rev. Father Parr officiating,
and burial in Calvary cemetery.
The funeral was very largely at
tended.
On July 4, Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe
Saunders and their two children
and Dug Hunt and Henry Mullen
started for the White Horse cele
bration north of Stuart, going by
the way of Butte. They went in
Saunders’ car. About one and a
half miles west of Bbtte, as we get
the information the car went into
the ditch and turned over twice,
finally landing with 6ne end in the
air. Mr. Mullen was the only one
s^iously injured, the others being
badly shaken and scratched a little.
It is said that Saunders was driv
ing the car. Mr. Mullen suffered
a broken vertebrae in the back and
was paralyzed from the shoulders
down. He was taken to Butte and
the Spencer ambulance was called
and he was brought to this city,
arriving here about 6:30. When
examined by physicians here they
agreed that there was no chance
for his recovery. While he re
tained his senses until nearly the
last the paralysis must have crept
upward until it reached the heart.
Henry Patrick Mullen was born
on a farm near Emmet on October
11, 1887, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Mullen, and he had been
a resident of this county all his
life. In the Nineties his father
was one of the most prominent men
in the county and served the citi
zens of this county as county
treasurer, state representative and
state senator. When Henry grew
to manhood he went to farming for
himself north of Emmet and he fol
lowed farming until 1935 when he
moved to this city and since that
time had been an employee of the
WPA. On February 14, 1917, he
was united in marriage to Miss
Anna Duncan, the ceremony being
performed in the Catholic church
at Emmet. Six children were born
of this union, three sons and three
daughters, all of whom are living
and with their mother are left to
mourn his passing. The children
are, Henrietta, O’Neill; Francis,
U. S. Army, San Francisco; Leone,
Irenaeia, Bernard and Robert, of
O’Neill.
Former O’Neill Boy Joins
The Hole-In-One Club
Clear Golden, who was born and
grew to manhood in this city, but,
who for several years has been
teaching at Cheshire, Conn., has
I joined the ranks of the select, “The
Hole In One Club.” The following
is a clipping taken from one of
Connecticut’s leading papers, sent
in by their staff correspondent at
Cheshire:
Cheshire, June 15—Clear C. Gol
den, Cheshire academy instructor
and high ranking golfer, entered
the hall of fame with a hole-in
one on the Southington course Fri
day afternoon. Golden scored his
perfect shot on the seventh hole
with a 190 yard drive. He was
playing in a foursome with James
Reese MacGowan, dean of students
at the academy; Irving Anderson
and Raymond E. (Doc) Warner.
While Golden has long been
identified with the better golfers,
shooting in the 70’s consistently,
Friday’s shot was his first hole-in
one. Golden played in the semi
finals of the state tournament four
years ago and held the Honey
Pot club championship for several
years.
Golden modestly credited the
shot to his companions after Dean
MacGowan had termed it: “Math
ematically perfect in every detail,
infinitesimally accurate in execu
tion and invaluable in accomplish
ment.” Golden replied in true
sportsmanlike manner by stating:
“With Mathematician MacGowan
to figure it, Contractor Anderson
to construct it and Druggist War
ner to perfect the roll of the pill,
how could I miss?”
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Old Timer Returns To The
Haunts of His Boyhood
Romaine Saunders, the sage of
the southeast and the southwest,
grew tired of the hustle and bustle
of city life and has left Lincoln
and is again back on his ranch
southwest of Amelia. Our readers
can look forward to some stirring
tales of the early history of Holt
county as well as the modern his
tory of the country, expressed in
his initimable style. He has a lot
of homely philosophy, while not
appreciated perhaps, by the youths
of 1940, is read with joy ami com
fort by the cider generation. He
has a remarkable memory and
an interesting way of expressing
himself. Welcome home, Pete.
CASH OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to the many old friends and
neighbors for their kindly assist
ance following the death of our
beloved brother, Albert Ernst. We
especially desire to express our
thanks to Rev. Bell and the memb
ers of the Presbyterian choir.
\our kindness wi’l ever be held
it grateful remembrance.—His
Brothers and Sisters.
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4-H Demonstration Day
In O’Neill, July 19
The next event on the Holt
County 4-H Program will be the
demonstration day which is sched
uled in the O’Neill Public School,
Friday, July 19.
Demonstration day is another
4-H activity which is not a con
test, but a day of training for the
boys and girls to prepare them for
county and state competition which
they will enter later in the year.
Each demonstration team will re
ceive constructive criticism from
Miss Verna Glandt and Mr. Jack
Redditt, Extension Service Special
ists, who are scheduled to be pres
ent for the day.
With the aid of this help and
continued practice, it is planned
that Holt County will show some
polished demonstrations, an ac
tivity in which the boys and girls
have been outstanding in past
years.
All 4-H members and leaders are
invited to attend. Those clubs hav
ing teams can obtain a definite time
for their demonstration by writing
the county Agent, Lyndle Stout.
Each member or club attending
will furnish their own lunch, but
grounds will be available for clubs
desiring to hold picnics.
Band Concert To Be Giv
en Saturday, .July 13
March—“Rifle Rangers” King
March—“March of the Spanish
Soldiery” de Smetsky
Waltz—“The Old Timers Waltz”
_ Lake
Vocal Solo—“The Holy City” Ad
ams—Soloist, Donald Bowen.
March—“Vanguard of Democracy”
. King
Overture—“Gnome of the Grotto”
.. Hildrette
Saxaphone Band—“El Capitan
Sousa—Players, Mary Hickey,
Ethel Bennett, Bonnie Yarnall,
Bonnie Kurtz, Jimmy Merriman
and Bob Mitchell.
March—"Lights Out” McCoy
Hymn—“Onward Christian Sol
diers” . Sullivan
National Anthem.
Mrs. Sullivan Renamed
As O’Neill Postmistress
Among the names sent to the;
senate last Tuesday, appointments
by President Roosevelt, was that of
Mrs. Agnes Sullivan for re-ap
pointment as postmaster of this
city and her confirmation is only
a matter of form. Mrs. Sullivan
has made a good postmaster aind
her reappointment will give gen
eral satisfaction to the patrons of
the office in this city.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mr. and Mrs. Max YVanser and
Miss Dorothy Jordan spent Satur
day in Norfolk.
Bill Wagner, of Omaha, arrived
in O’Neill Tuesday to visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Golden
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. George Agnes, of
Norfolk and Mrs. Ben Grady of
Chicago, 111., are expected to ar
rive in O’Neill on Thursday even
ing to visit at the home of relatives
and friends.
Misses Patti Ann and Barbara
Jean Hayes, who were here visiting
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Hayes, left for their home at
Fremont on Sunday, being taken
there by Mr. Hayes, who returned
in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walling left
Saturday for Wayne, where Mrs.
Walling will visit relatives for the
coming week. Mr. Walling re
turned home on Sunday. Mrs.
Walling will also visit relatives in
Sioux City before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bauman
and Miss Bernadine Protivinsky
drove to Lincoln on Monday, where
Howard entered the Veterans hos
pital for medical treatment. Mrs.
Bauman and Miss Protivinsky re
turned home on Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yoho and
daughter, of Lincoln, left for their
home on Sunday after spending
the Fourth of July week end here
at the home of Mrs. Yoho’s sister
and family, Dr. and Mrs. 0. W.
French.
Misses Betty and Ruth Dwyer,
of Butte, Montana, who have been
here visiting relatives entertained
a group of their friends at a slum
ber party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Stout on Sunday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Smith of Chad
ron visited here Tuesday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bow
en, while on their way to Bemidji,
Minn., where they will visit their
daughter and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Russel Bowen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin and
daughters, Rose Mary and Ruth
Ann left Wednesday morning for
Jackson, Nebraska, where they will
visit at the home of Mrs. Biglin’s
mother, Mrs. Julia Waters for a
few days.
Mrs. H. J. Birmingham and
daughters, Lou, Barbara and
Mardy, Miss Nancy Froelich and
the Misses Betty and Ruth Dwyer
left Tuesday morning for Butte,
Mont., where the Dwyer girls re
turned home and the others will
take a trip through Yellowstone
Park.
BRIEFLY STATED
Miss Nadine Coyne entertained
at a tea at her home in this city
on Monday afternoon from 4 until
6, honoring the Misses Betty and
Ruth Dwyer of Butte, Mont,
The No-Host Bridge Club enter
tained at a seven o’clock dinner at
the M & M Cafe Wednesday even
ing, followed by cards at the home,
of Dr. and Mrs. O. W. French, the
occasion being the birthday of Mrs.
French.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell and
daughter, Louise, will leave Satur
day for Chicago, 111., where they
will attend the Democratic con
vention which will be held there
next week, and will also visit their
daughter and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Rieekhoff.
Miss Louise O’Donnell enter
tained at a slumber party at her
home on Thursday evening honor
ing her house guest, Miss Betty
Scholder of Omaha, and also Miss
Toady Bearrigan of Atkinson and
Miss Peggy Cambre of Lincoln,
Illinois.
Frank Healey, of Omaha, former
manager of the Eppley Hotel drug
stores, arrived in O’Neill on Wed
nesday to take over the pharmaceu
tical duties of the Johnson drug
store during the absence of Mr.
Johnson, who with his wife will
leave on Friday for a visit to the
west coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams, of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and his
mother, Mrs. Mark Williams, of
San Diego, Cal., arived in O’Neill
on Wednesday to visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams re
turned to their home on Thursday
evening, while Mrs. Mark Williams
remained for a longer visit at the
home of her son, Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Moore,
daughter Dorothy and son, Tom,
returned Sunday from Nebraska
City, where they spent the Fourth
of July holiday at the home of Mrs.
Moore’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Bro. Their daughter, Marylin,
who accompanied them to Nebras
ka City, emained at Norfolk,
where she is visiting Miss Janet
Enright at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Nettie Dunhaver.
Mrs. Freida Hansen, of Siebert,
Colorado, arived here last Monday
to attend the funeral of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Watson, of Inman, but
the funeral had been held on Sat
urday, the day before she left
home. The telegram, that was sent
her was not delivered until Sunday,
when she received it through the
mail, and she came at once, but
too late. She will put in a week
here visiting her relatives before
returning home.
- A BANK account is one of the
few things that can be bought
that will not depreciate in value.
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The
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and This Bank Carries Ifs
Undivided Profits, Indebtedness of Ofiesrs
$140,000.00 or Stockholders.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Albert Ernst
Albert Ernst died in a hospital
in Norfolk last Friday morning,
after a short illness of pneumonia,
at the age of fifty years. The
Biglin ambulanej went after the
body Friday afternoon and it was
brought to this city and the fun
eral was held Sunday afternoon
from the Presbyter': i.t church, Rev.
Bell officiating and burial in the
M elor.ite cemetery north of this
city.
Albert was a memh * • of o.iy of
the l ioneer families of the Men
onite settlement north of this city
and was born in this county. He
had been in poor health for a
number of years and had been
for some time in the Norfolk hos
pital. He is survived by three
brothers and two sisters all of
whom were present at the funeral
except one brother who was ill
and unable to be present. De
ceaed was a brother of Jack Ernst
who was a resident of this county
for over fifty years, until a few
months ago when he went to South
Dakota, where he now resides. He
was here for the funeral.
Mrs. C. E. Jones left Tuesday
evening for Polk, Nebr., where she
will spend the next few weeks
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Nellie Peterson.
Junior Hands left Wednesday
morning for Des Moines, Iowa,
where he will spend the balance of
the summer visiting relatives and
ripnds.
Lyle Johnson, of Lincoln, left
Friday for his home after spend
ing the Fourth here with his
brother and family, Mr. and Mrs.
I. W. Johnson.
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Hugh McKenna left Sunday for
Lincoln, where he is attending
summer school, after spending the
Fourth here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McKenna.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mullen,
Mrs. Leo Carney and the Misses
Grace and Teresa Connolly drove
to Creighton on Monday evening,
where they attended the wake of
Mrs. Jack Ryan of that city.
Miss 'Iae Hammond and Mrs.
Mary Fitzsimmons Massie, of
Omaha, l»ft Sund.iy for then homes
after spending tl e Fourth of July
week end here visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Ernie Nelson and daughter,
Nancy Jo, of Norfolk, returned to
their home on Wednesday after
spending the day here visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Reardon.
Harold Shoemaker returned to
Norfolk on Monday, taking with
him his daughter, who has been
here visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Shoemaker, for the past month.
Msgr. McNamara spent Thurs
day and Friday of last week, at
Bloomfield, where he was one of
the principal speakers at the ban
quet held there during their cele
bration.
A marriage license was issued on
July 10th, by the office of the
County Judge, to Myron J. Tom
son of Pratt, Kans., and Miss
Mabel Johnson of Lisbon, North
Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lanphear
and daughters, Viola and Irene,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lanphear
and daughter, Lucille Doris, of Bel
den, Nebr., visited at the George
Zink home on the Fourth of July.
Gene McKenna, Warren Burgess,
Jerry Toy, Dick Fowler, Dale
French and Miss Leona French
left Monday for Niobrara where
they will spend the week at the
Niobrara State Park.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wright and
daughter, Elizabeth, of Ft. Mor
gan, Colo., visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. I. Bell from Saturday
to Wednesday. Mrs. Wright is
Mrs. Bell’s aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Connolly,
who spent the past week here vis
iting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Teresa Connolly and other
relatives, left Saturday for their
home at Casper, Wyo.
Navy Seeking Additional
Reserve Officers
The United States Navy desires
to enlist 5,000 young men, having
at least two years college educa
tion, for instruction leading to a
commission as Ensign in the U, S.
Naval Reserve. These men will
receive one month’s training afloat
corresponding to the present Naval
Reserve Officers Training Corps
summer cruise. Candidates will
be required to request one month's
active training duty without pay
but the Government will pay the
railway fare and subsistence of
successful candidates to and from
their homes. While the students
will receive no pay, they will be
given their food, lodging, uniforms,
books and equipment, so that no
j direct expense will be involved for
I those accepted.
After completion of the cruise,
successful candidates will be issued
appointments as Reserve Midship
men and designated eligible to re
ceive a ninety day course of in
struction with pay leading to a
commission as Ensign in the U. S,
Naval Reserve.
Candidates for enlistment must
have a minimum of at least two
years college credits from Uni
versities accredited by the National
Board of Education; b« American
born between the ages of 19 and
26; be unmarried; pass the physi
cal examination for Ensign Volun
teer General Service, and submit
two letters of recommendation
from responsible citizens.
The Navy Department intends
making available three battleships
in the Atlantic, the first cruise to
commence about July 16th on the
U. S. S. WYOMING. These cruises
will continue until about January
15, 1941. Intensive training will
be given in Gunnery, Navigation,
Engineering, Communication and
Watch Standing at sea.
Further information can be ob
tained from the Nevy Recruiting
Station, 308 Federal Office Build
ing, Omaha, Nebraska.
Don't miss bargains at Anton
Toy’s July Clearence, now on. 9-1
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McElhaney
and children of Omaha, left Sun
day for their home after visiting
here over the Fourth with rela
tives and friends.
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Henry Lohaus, C. J. Gatz and
Norb Uhl drove to Omaha on Tues
day, returning in the evening, and
Norb driving back a new Ford
pickup.
Mr. and Mrs. Heine Fowler, of
Omaha, spent the Fourth in O’Neill
visiting at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. L. A. Burgess and Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Crandall.
Miss Betty Scholder of Omaha,
who has been here visiting at the
home of Miss Louise O’Donnell,
left Wednesday evening for her
home.
Mrs. Robert Smith, Jr., left Mon
day for Norfolk where she will
spend a few days visiting at the
home of her sister and family,
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Nelson.
Jack Grady, of Denver, Colo.,
who has been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grady over
the Fourth left Sunday for his
home.
Miss Marion Dickson, of Nor
folk, spent the Fourth of July in
O’Neill, visiting at the home of
her parents, Judge and Mrs. R. R.
Dickson.
Mrs. Marvin Johnson and daugh
ter left Sunday for Creighton,
where she will visit at the home of
her brother and family for the
week end.
Miss Grace Connollly returned
Sunday evening from Winner, S. D.
D. where she spent the week end
visiting her sister and family, Mr.'
and Mrs. Art Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Godek, of
Omaha, arrived in O’Neill on Tues
day and are visiting at the home of
her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Bazelman.
Mr. and Mrs. A. N. King, Miss
Cres Scholz, of Stuart, and Miss
Geraldine Cronin drove to Grand
Island on Sunday, where they vis
ited friends.
Marlowe Saunders Arrest
ed; Charged With Man
slaughter In Death of
Henry Mullen
Last Sunday night, about mid
night, Marlowe Saunders, 27, was
arrested by Patrolman Harry Brt
on a warrant issued in Boyd coun
ty charging him with manslaugh
ter, as a result of the automobile
accident last Thursday afternoon
in which Henry Mullen, 66, of this
city was so seriously injured that
he died Sunday afternoon. Saunders
was placed in the county jail that
night and the following day Sher
iff Barnes of Boyd county came
over and got him and took him to
Butte for arraignment, the acci
dent having happened in Boyd
county.
On Tuesday he was token before
the County Judge of that county
and waived preliminary examina
tion and was bound over to the dis
trict court by Judge Clifton and
his bond was set at $2,000. He had
not been able to furnish bond up to
Wednesday morning, according to
information received from Butte.
The case will come up for trial in
the district court at the September,
1940, term,
Sand”Hill Calf Club
The Sand Hill Calf Club met at
the Clyde Hershiser home July 1,
with all members present. We had
demonstrations and did judging
work.
After the meeting the hostess
served a delicious lunch of cake,
jello and lemonade.
The next meeting will be at the
Ben Bauchman home July 22.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many kind friends
and neighbors for their help and
expressions of sympathy at the
death of our beloved husband and
father. Also to the Doctors and
nurses at the hospital for their
efforts in his behalf.—Mrs. Anna
Mullen and family and the Mullen
family.
NOTICE
The Old Settlers Picnic meeting
will be held at Meek, Nebraska,
Saturday, July 13.
ROY W. KARR,
Treasurer.
J. C. Wolfe of Winner, S. D., was
in O’Neill Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Ralph Oppen returned to
her home in Omaha, after spending
the week end here with her mother,
Mrs. Jeanie Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rose and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Richards and family spent the
Fourth of July at Long Pine.
Miss Elizabeth Henry left for
Oakland, Nebraska, Tuesday, where
she will visit at the home of rela
tives for the coming week.
Miss Patrice Robertson of Shel
don, Iowa, visited here over- the
Fourth at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robertson.
Sheriff W. E. Neal of Tyron,
county seat of McPhearson county,
was in O’Neill on business on Tues
day of this week.
Miss Nadine McNally left Sun
day on her vacation, during which
she will visit friends and rela
tives at Schuyler, Nebraska, and
several other points.
Mrs. Anna Parr left Friday af
ternoon for her home at Dodge,
Nebraska, after spending the past
week here visiting her son, Rev.
Richard Farr.
Bruce Covey of Columbus, Ne
braska, and Dick Thomas of Des
Moines, Iowa, were in O’Neill
transacting business on Tuesday
of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Soderstedt of
Omaha left Tuesday after visiting
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Lindberg. Mrs. Lindberg
and Mrs. Soderstedt are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hancock and
son, Marlin, and Mrs. Robert
Landsworth and sons of Tekamah,
were visiting relatives here over
the Fourth.