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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1940)
The Frontier D. H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska, as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION One Year, in Nebraska .$2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska.... 2.25 Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly re moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. Display advertising is charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion, subse quent insertions, 6c per line. THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Fifty-Five Years Ago The Frontier, October 29, 1885 Dr. J. E. Shore, of London, Can ada. has located in O’Neill per manently. Office for the present in the Corbett dental rooms. This issue of The Frontier is full of campaign stories, lies nailed, etc., it being about the wind-up of a bitter campaign when everyone took their politics seriously. Fifty Years Age _ The Frontier, October 30, 1890 The pole* for the electric lights are here. The other material is expected every day. Forty Years Ago The Frontier, November 1, 1900 Perhaps nothing in many years ha* so moved the community as the *ad death of Mr. and MrB. Ed Wager’* two boys, Lawrence Dari, age 4 years, and Edwin Emil, age 7, which occtirred in Dry Creek Fri day, by drowning, a short distance from the home of Patrick Barrett, southeast of town. They were crossing Dry Creek whin they went into a hole and drowned. Thirty Years Ago e *' • I f > <k s. The Frontier, November 3, 1910 Mrs. J. V. Murphy and son left for their home in Park City, Utah, last Saturday morning, after a pleasant visit of two weeks with old friends and relatives here. F. J. Biglin left for Omaha last Saturday morning, where upon Monday he entered the employ of the Moline Plow Company as a traveling salesman. Ten Years Ago John P. McNichols, a pioneer resident of this city and for many years one of Atkinson'* prominent business men, passed away at his home in Spokane, Wash., on Oct ober 24. The body was brought to this city for interment in Calvary cemetery. Willard Arnold and Miss Imo gene Jensen were married at Lake Andes, S. D., on Saturday, October 25, by Rev. FT. C. Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian church. EDUCATIONAL NOTES From County Superintendent The annual Holt County Teach ers’ Institute will be held in O’Neill at the Public School on Saturday, November 9. All teachers who did not attend the State Associa tion are required to attend. Any one interested in the program is invited. Bess Gearhart Morrison will be the principal speaker and her address, “My America,’’ given in the afternoon is to be her special message. Saturday, November 16, is the date of the next State Teachers Examinations. They aie to be given in O’Neill only at this time. The January and April examina tions may be given at other points. Please note carefully. THANK YOU 1 wish to express my thanks, and my appreciation to all of the neigh, bors who so kindly came and husked my com for me. Also do I want to express my thanks to the ladies who sent things for dinner, and to the ladies .who came, and helped get the dinner. Your kindness will never be forgotten.—Mrs. Lizzie Schmohr. Thank You To the Voters of O’Neill: I take this means of thanking each and all of you for your sup port at the November 5, election for the office of City Assessor. 1 will try and merit the confidence you have placed in me by your I vote.—L. G. Gillespie. Help The Boys Out By Furnishing Your Car Cars will be needed to transport the football players, band members, and Pep Club members of the O’Neill Public School to thb Arm istice Day game at Neligh Mon day afternoon. the school will be grataful to drivers bf cars who will give assist ance by takihg students of these organisations to Neligh. Anyone who can take students, please call the O’Neill Public School. C. P. GRILL, Superintendent. r"1 Lutheran Services Lutheran services will be held at the Episcopal church on Wednes day, November 13, at 7:30 P. M„ conducted by Rev. Wm. G. Vahle. ! BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. W. J. (Jati; entertained the members of her bridge dub at her home on Wednesday evening. Miss Bessie Ford and Mrs. Anna j McCartney spent Sunday visiting j relatives at Butte. ■ ■ - Mrs. Arlo Hiatt entertained the M. H. Club at her home Thursday afternoon in this city. Sheriff Peter W. Duffy left on Tuesday for Omaha on a business trip. W. J. Biglin and Pat McManus drove to Neligh on Wednesday on business. Ambrose Rohde attended a meet ing of the managers of the Coun cil Oak stores at Norfolk last Thursday. ( Albert Zastra of Stuart, has been transferred from the Council Oak store in that city to O’Neill, and arrived here on Monday. Charles Lynch of Sioux City, Iowa, arrived here on Sunday to accept a position in the Council Oak store. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNally, daughter, Betty, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tomlinson drove to North Platte Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNally drove to Grand Island on Sunday and spent the day there visiting friends. Mrs. Donald Enright left Tues day for Norfolk to spend a few days visiting her mother, Mrs. Nettie Dunhaver. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Armbruster and son drove to Norfolk on Sun day and spent the day there visiting Mrs. Armbruster’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Cronin of Grand Island, announce the birth of a daughter, Frances Jane, on Sunday, November 3. Bill Miller left on Monday morn ing for Washington, D. C., where he has accepted a position in the civil service. Mrs. Lyuus Howard and children left on Tuesday for Lincoln, where they will visit relatives and friends for a few days. ■. N Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gatz left on Tuesday for Omaha, where they wiH visit relatives and friends for a few days. Abe Saunto returned on Satur day from Sioux City, where he visited his son, Joe, and other rela tives and friends. Robert Biglin, of Omaha, a stu dent at the University of Nebraska medical school spent the week end at home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Biglin. Mrs. Hannah Dahistein of Erickson. Nebraska, spent Friday here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams. Mr. and Mrs. John Kasselder, of Erickson, spent Friday here visit ing at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Howard Williams. Mrs. Emery Ennis, who was call ed here by the death of Mrs. Sher man Ennis, left Wednesday for her home at South Bend, Ind. Miss Marjorie Dickson enter tained the Martez Club at a seven o’clock dinner at the M & M Cafe, followed by cards at her home on Wednesday evening: Mrs. Michael Maxwell flew from San Diego, Calif., to attend the funeral of her mother, Mts. Sher man Ennis, arriving Friday morn ing. Mrs. Emery Ennis came by plane from South Bend, Ind., to Grand Is land and then by auto to this ctiy to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sherman Ennis, aiiMvihg Friday morning. Miss Jane Parkins, who spent the week end here visiting her par. ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Parkins, returned to-- Omaha on Sunday evening Basil Price, who is attending Creighton ..University at Omaha, spent the week end here visiting his parents; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price. Mr. and Mrs. Ffed McNally drove to Omaha last Friday, taking Mrs. Bernard McNally and children to that city, where they will make their home in the future. Dr. and Mj^^j P. Brown return ed on Friday, from, Omaha, where Dr. Brown attended the mid-west clinic held there the past week and Mrs. Brown visited friends. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker and Vine Streeter, of Brunswick, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Streeter and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Streeter on Sunday. • , ,; .rr v . ' ■ Mrs. H. ,,Gi JKruse, Mrs. K. Fen derson and FVed Robertson en tertained at a buffet supper at the home of Mrs. Kruse on Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Pruss will leave Friday morning for Odebolt,, Iowa, where they will attend the wedding of Mrs. Pruss’ sister, which will take place Monday. Francis Allum and Miss ,Reg ina Demuth, both of Gregory, S. D.j were granted a marriage license on November 4, by the office of the County Judge. Mrs. Mollie Kelley left on Wed nesday evening for Omaha, where she will spend some time visiting her daughter and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Dennis of Wayne, Nebraska, returned to their home on Monday, after spend ing the week end here as the gusts of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Wall ing. John Kleinjan, who has been em ployed at the Council Oak store here for the past several months left on Saturday for Spencer, Iowa, to which town he has been trans ferred. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hancock, of Valentine, and Ed Hancock of this city drove to Tekamah on j., 1 ,t + i "TVvP " Thursday and visited at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hancock. Mrs. R. L. Arbuthnot and son, Jack, Mrs. David Stannard and son, Cron, and Mrs. J. B. Mellor | returned Thursday evening from I Denver, Colo., where they were I called by the sudden death of Mrs. J. B. Hertzler of that city. Supervisor elect Joe Schollmeyer, of Scott township, was an O’Neill visitor this morning. Joe is natur ally highly pleased at the fine vote he received in that supervisor dis trict last Tuesday. As he was a candidate on the democratic ticket in a district that voted strongly re publican, he has a right to be pleas ed. Joe has had former experience in the office and can handle the job Mrs. Bess Gearhart Mojrtfon, of Lincoln,'will address the next meet ing of the Holt County Institute, which will be held here on Satur day. Mrs. Ida Nelson, of Spencer, will also speak. A good time was reported by all of the persons attending and par ticipating in the fun and frolic of the masquerade party held at the club house Friday night, Novem ber 1. The program committee had fine entertainment. Mary Eliza beth Schaffer won the prize for the best costume. The Oldsters enjoy ed an old time square dance, while the youngsters looked on. Games (cere played and songs were sung. The next meeting, December 6, promises to be a good one with the young folks in charge of enter tainment. , Everything That Is BEST FOR YOUR CAR GENUINE CHEVROLET PARTS GLASS REPLACED BATTERIES '. 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