The Frontier
D. H. Cronin, Editor and Owner
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O’Neill, Nebraska, as Second
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THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
Fifty-Five Years Ago
The Frontier, Dec. 7, 1886
I. R. Smith received onother
new cutter last week.
The skating rink opened for
the first time Thanksgiving even
ning.
The Frontier, Dec. 9, 1886
The new bank building is
about completed and business
will open up about the first of
the week.
On account of an epidemic of
Diptheria school was closed last j
Monday for the week. Six child-1
ren died in one week, three of
them being members of one
family.
The Frontier, Dec. 16, 1886
John O’Neill and Co., have
formerly opened up their new
Drug Store and are now ready
for business.
The Elkhorn Valley bank open
ed up for business on Monday in
their new building just east of
the Wilcox Lumber Company !
McClure and Gardner are the
owners and operators.
Fifty Years Ago
The Frontier, Dec. 3, 1891
Otto Miltz and Grant Dish
have bought the J. C. Smoot cig
ar factory and are carrying on
business under the firm name of
O. H. Miltz W Co.
The Frontier, Dec. 17, 1891
Hugh Meeban severs his con_
nection with the First National
bank of this city Saturday night
and Monday morning starts for
Chicago where he will enter a
large banking establishment.
A. L. Warrick has rceived the
appointment of official steno
grapher for Judge Alfred Bart
ow of the west end of the district.
The Item, Dec. 3, 1891
The City has ordered a hook
and ladder truck for the Fire De
partment, which is expected on
every train. Anticipating its
arrival the company had a meet
ing Tuesday evening and organ
ized the folowing team for its
operation: Forman, Jim Triggs;
assistant, Clyde King. The other
members are: Tim Hanley, Otto
Miltz, Ed Grady, Maylon Price,
Henry Schrorer, Joe Hershiser,
Fred Swingley, Paul Barshow.
Th Item, Dec. 17, 1891
John and Pat Mullen have
leased the livery barn now run
by William Fallon and in a few
weeks will take possession.
Folly Years Ago
The Frontier, Dec. 5. 1901
R. D. Saunders left for Omaha
yesterday morning where he
goes to purchase a new dress for
The Frontier.
The Frontier, Dec. 12, 1901
•For the past week we have been j
experiencing the real thing in
the way of winter weather.
Snow has fallen at intervals and
the ground remains covered,
providing good places to slide
for those who have sleighs.
The board of supervisors was
called together in a special sess
ion Tuesday for the purpose of
appointing a county judge to fill
the unexpired term of Clarence
Selah. Judge-elect Morgan of
Atkinson was appointed and took
over the duties of the office yes
terday.
The Frontier, Dec. 19, 1901
Lloyd Gillespie, who has been
with the Alaskan party the past
two years, arrived home last
week.
The recent severe cold snap
caused those at work putting in
the local telephone exchange to
cease work temporarilly, but
the officials say the exchange
will be in operation by Jan
uary 1.
Thirty Years Ago
The Frontier, Dec. 7, 1911
John Hopkins, who is attend
ing Creighton University, came
up from Omaha to spend Thanks
giving at the home of his mo.
ther.
H. R. Henry, for many years
a highly respected resident of
this county, died at his home in
Mt. Vernon, Iowa, last Saturday
after an illness of five days of
heart failure, brought on by
pneumonia. He was a little over
62 years of age at the time of
his death.
Thomas H. Tierney, one of the
real pioneers of the City, died
at his home here last Friday
morning, at the age of 52 years.
The Frontier, Dec. 14, 1911
Mrs. Emma Walker, for many
years a resident of this City, died
at Seattle, Washington last week.'
She left here for the west coast
about eight years ago.
Twenty Years Affo
The Frontier, Dec. 1, 1921
The O’Neill Electric Light and
Power Company and the Han
ford Produce Company is burn
ing com under its immense
boilers. Com can be purchased
for a little less than $7.00 per
ton laid down at the plant, while
coal costs a little better than
$9.00 er ton at the plant.
Miss Lillian Losher and Erwin
Peterson were united in marri-j
age by the Rev. George Long
stoff Tuesday. They will make
their home in this City.
Miss Ressie McCloud returned
to her school at Inman Monday,
after spending Thanksgiving at
home.
The Frontier, Dec. 8, 1921
There ought to be a lot of kick
in the current furnished by the
O’Neill Power Plant, which is
run on corn—Omaha Bee.
Garry Benson, for nineteen
years editor and publisher of the
People’s Adocate at Ewing, has
retired from the newspaper I
game for a time at least. Garry j
has been appointed postmaster j
there and he sold his paper to
Ray Crellin, formerly of Plain
view.
At the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Ohmart on Dec. 5 at 12 noon
Miss Emma and Charles N. Han
sen, son of George E. Hansen of
Blackbird, were united in wed.
lock.
The Frontier, Dec 15, 1921
Noah G. Gwin, one of the very
early settlers of the County,
passed away at the Burkett
Soldiers Home near Grand
Island on December 6, at the age
of 80 years and 8 months.
Ten Years Ago
The Frontier, Dec. 3, 1931
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chap
man and Miss Geraldine Cronin
were up from Omaha over
Thanksgiving.
The finest honest-to-goodness
sleighing in many a season have
been enjoyed by a few the past
fortnight.
The Frontier, Dec. 17,1921
The Christmas tree was in
stalled Monday on Fourth and
Douglas streets and plans are
complete for the Christmas eve
event.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Kain of
Verdigre, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Dostal and children of Creigh.
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson of
Gayville, S. D., and Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Carney and son Jackie,
of O'Neill, were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mullen
Sunday.
The S. O. S. club had a Christ
mas party at the A. Cowperth
waite home Monday. A 1:30
Turkey dinner was served in the
Rumpus room and gifts ex
changed.
The first of the week word
was receieved here by relatives
that Ernie Nelson, who is em
ployed by the Omaha Cold Stor
age Co., had been transferred to
Holdrege, going there Tusday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McElvain
returned Monday evening from
Omaha, where they had been
since last Wednesday visiting
friends.
Mrs. D. F. Murphy, Mrs. T. D.
Harrington and Lloyd Whaley
! returned last Thursday evening
from Omaha, where they had
taken Mr. Whaley’s mother, Mrs.
M. A. Whaley, for medical treat
ment.
Dr. W. F. Finley left Wednes
day morning for Chicago, 111.,
where he will spend the Christ
mas holidays with his daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Stevenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Peterson
spent Sunday in Neligh with Mr.
Peterson’s father, M. A. Peter
son.
L. Smith and C. B. Yamell
went to Grand Island Sunday,
where they bought their new
line of spring shoes.
Don Enright and daughter,
Janet, and Mrs. Roy Bearce, were
in Sioux City Tuesday.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mrs. Ed Campbell, Mrs. H. J.
Birmingham, Mrs. C. E. Stout
and Mrs. W. J. Froelich spent
Wednesday in Sioux City
Rev. Father Flynn of Battle
Creek, was calling on his many
friends in O’Neill Wednesday.
Mrs. Jack Davidson will enter
tain the D. D. club at an Xmas
party at her home tonight. The
exchange of gifts and cards will
be the evenings entertainment.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wrede and
son, Donnie, returned to Omaha
Sunday, after a week’s vacation
spent in O’Neill and Redbird,
visiting relatives and friends.
Robert Moore and Bill Ryan
went to Norfolk Tuesday to en
list in the Naval Reserve. They
were accompanied by Robert
Early.
Mrs. L. A. Burgress entertain
ed the contract club at her home
Monday evening. Mrs. F. J.
Kubitschek and Mrs. L. A. Bur_
gess had high score.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Saunto and
John Robert Gallagher went to
Norfolk Sunday, where John
Robert went to enlist in the
Naval Reserves.
Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Hoffman
and daughter, Mary Virginia,
and son, John Joseph, arrived
Tuesday from Bridgeport and
will spend their two weeks vaca
tion with Mrs. Hoffman’s mother,
Mrs. William Welch.
Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson enter
tained the ‘‘Last Minute” bridge
club at her home Wednesday af
ternoon. Mrs. Art Barnes won
high score, Mrs. George Mitchell
traveling and Mrs. Robert Brit
tell low.
Don Martin will return to
Camp Knox, Kentucky, Friday
after a ten day furlough, spent
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Martin and other rela
tives.
The M. M. Bridge Club had
their Xmas party Tuesday even
ing. A 7:00 o’clock dinner was
served at the Western Hotel Tea
room and then they went to the
home of Mrs. H. G. Kruse, where
they exchanged gifts and played
bridge. Mrs. Esther Harris had
high score, Mrs. John Kersen
brock average and Mrs. H. G.
Kruse low.
Mrs. Herbert Peterson and Mrs.
Bennett Gillespie entertained the
Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club
at a 1:30 luncheon at the home of
Mrs. Patterson Tuesday. Mrs.
Harrison Bridge won high score,
Mrs. J. W. Knight second high
and Mrs. Dwight Harder low.
Mrs. C. E. Lundgren and Mrs.
Jack Vincent will entertain
Circle II of the Presbyterian
church at an Xmas party tonight
at the home of Mrs. Lundgren.
Mrs. C. W. Porter entertained
the Merrimyx Bridge Club at a
1:30 dessert and Xmas party at
her horn* Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Enquist of Wausa
arrived here Sunday, being called
here by the serious illness of her
father, T. A. Lindberg.
Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Fenderson
and son, Dickie, spent Sunday
in David City and Osceola, visit
ing relatives.
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The Catholic Daughters held
their annual Xmas party at the
Golden Hotel Tuesday evening.;
Gifts were exchanged and auction
and contract bridge played. Mrs.
Dierks of Ewing won high score
in contract, Mrs. Jack Spittler of
Ewing low, Mrs. Mary Shoe
maker high score in auction and
Mrs. John Hickey low, Mrs. Mary
Zastrow all cut.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Linaberg
and daughters, Kathleen and
Edith Louise, arrived Tuesday
from Los Angeles, Cal., to be at
the bedside of Mr. Lindberg’s
father, T. A. Lindberg, who is
seriously ill.
DIVORCE CASES FILED
Gertrude M. Dailey, Plaintiff
vs. John W. Dailey, Defendant,
filed on December 13th.
James H. Gibson, Plaintiff vs.
Elise Marie Gibson, Defendant,
filed on December 15.
Presbyterian Church
Dr. J. E. Spencer, pastor
Special Christmas services at
11:00 a. m. Christmas ser
mo*i| God’s Unspeakable
Gift, The special music will
be: Solo The Virgin’s Slum
ber by Seyer, Ruth Burge.
Solo Swing Afar, by Mac
Breswster, Roy Lundgren.
In the evening at 7:30, the
young people will present a
Christmas Cande Light Ser
vice, which will be as fol.
low: Orchestra Selection
Christmas Melodies. The
story of the, “Inn That Miss-!
Its Chance.”
Reader, Miss Chickie Iler.
Prayer.
Piano, Christmas Carol Sil
ent Night
Reading, The Christmas Spi
rit by Miss Leone Korab
Scripture Reading and Christ
mas Carols.
Reading, The Beauty of the
Gospel of Lukb. Miss Ruth
Miss Ruth Burge
Carol, It came on a Midnight
Clear (All sing)
Story, The Abbess of the
Glowing Light. Miss Ruth
Osenbaugh.
Carol, Hark the Herald An
gels Sing (All Sing)
Poem, The Quest of the Wise
Men. Miss Betty Williams.
Candle Light Service.
Closing Song, Follow the
Gleam.
rm
The public is most cordially
invited to come and enjoy all
of these Christmas services with
US . *3^
O’Neill Boy At Ordnance
Center In Maryland
The Ordnance Training Center,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.,
where Victor H. Bredeholf from
O’Neill who was recently inducted
For thorough Scientific Eye Ex
amination and Correctly Fitted
Glasses, see
DR. C. W. ALEXANDER
Eyesight Specialist, at
Hotel O’Neill in O’Neill, on
Monday, Dec. 22
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by appointment
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have cash for instant
use at any time, while
we assume the re
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meantime.
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits. $140,000.00
This Bank Carries No Indebtedness
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Member federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
into service waff-assigned to the
Ordnance Training Center, many
, readers will ask: ‘‘What is the
Ordnance Department?” or ’’What
is an Ordance soldier?”.
The Frontier in line with its
policy of following the Army
careers of our local men has
made a special study of the Or
dnance Department and sum
marizes it briefly as follows.
The Ordnance Department pro
cures, stores, issues and maintains
the tools of our fighting forces.
Scientists and engineers are work
ing hard to perfect new ammuni
tion, artillery, small arms and
tanks and the Ordnance soldier
I is being taught to supply and
maintain these items which are
the literal life-blood of our fight
ng forces in the field.
We compared the duties of the
present day Ordnance soldier with
I those of as comparative recent
date as World War 1. During the
period of stabilized trench fight
ing in the St. Mihiel sector 1,000,
000 rounds of ammunition were
used in four days. This was con
sidered a tremendous problem
but can be considered childs’
play to present day tactics when
battle lines may change as much
as a 100 miles in a single day;
when machine guns are firing 650
rounds of ammunition a minute;
37_millimeter anto-aircraft artill
ery usng 120 pounds in the same
period.
The 75-millimeter gun was ac
' cepted as a sufficiently powerful
weapon for field artillery use and
today is almost in the discard with
the development of 105-milli
meter artillery.
Regardless of the speed with
which modern armies move, this
ammuntion must be comstantly
supplied. Artillery is kept in fight
I ing condition and the highly
specialized Ordnance soldier with'
his splendid background and
technical equipment must do thej
job. Balky or sputtering engines
of our tanks must be brought!
back to life—not tomorrow or
the next day but immediately and
here again the Army depends on
The Ordnance Soldier, we found
has only one thought in mind,
which is: “A gun or tank repair
ed in the field and returned to
immediate duty may at times be
worth more than a 100 coming
off the production line a thousand
miles away.”
The Ordnance Training Center,
which is commanded by Brig.
Gen. Julian S. Hatcher has been
gven the important assignment of
supplying our entire Army with
this trained personel.
The newly-arrived selectee en
ters the Ordnance Replacement
Training Center where for the
first four weeks he receives his
school-of.the soldier training, j
Then he is started on basic ordn-1
ance training. He is taught the
principles of operation of guns
and tanks, storage and supply of
ammunition and then to the high-!
ly technical field of their mainj
tenance. He may be chosen
to specialize in one particular
field such as; machinist, carpen
ter, welder, instrument repairman,
small arms mechanic or electric
ian. Selected men are sent to the
Ordnance School, one of the com
ponents of the Training Center,1
to take advantage of what may
be aptly termed a post-graduate
course in his particular specialty.'
Here perfection in a trade is ob-:
tained which is not only of value
to the Army at the present time'
but will serve the man in later life.
Graduates of both the Replace
ment Center and the Ordnance
School are now ready to take their
places in the field.
Only two percent of the men
in our army can hope to become J
Ordnance soldiers and the man
selected may consider himself as
an outstanding and fortunate
soldier.
Ash Grove Project Club
The members of the Ash Grove
Project Club met at the home of
Mrs. Ben Miller, Thursday Dec.
4, with eight members present
and one visitor, Mrs. Roily Miller
The officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: Presi_
dent, Mrs. F. Hendrix; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. C. Faul
haver; Leader, Mrs. Don Wertz;
Reading leader, Mrs. Bob Lucas;
News Reporter, Mrs. Robert Tom
linson.
The lesson on toys was very
well given by Mrs Hendrick and
Mrs. Carey.
The Christmas party is to be
held at the Mrs. Don Wertz home
on Dec. 18.
A delicious covered dish lunch
eon was served at noon.
O’Neill High
School Notes
The O’Neill High School Junior
class won the annual inter-class
basketball tournament by down
ing the Seniors 24-13, in the finals
at the gymnasium on December 3.
The victors went on to defend
their title successfully, defeating
the faculty five 14-12 the next day.
In the hard fought Junior
Senior grudge game the lead
changed hands many times in the
first half. Early in the third
period, the Juniors went ahead to
stay. The Faculty five threatened
to pull that game from the fire
with less than a half minute left,
but time ran out.
First-round games found the
Seniors scoring at will to trounce
the Freshman, while the Juniors
went wild to bury the Sophomores
under a fifty-odd point barrage.
This is the second successive
year to see the members of the
persent Junior class victorious.
The Methodist Church
V. C. Wright, Minister
Church School 10.00 a. m., H.
B. Burch, director.
Public Worship 11.00 a. m.,
Special music by the choir and
sermon by the pastor.
The Church School Christmas
program will be given at 7:30
p. m. A special offering is be
ing taken for childrens’ work.
Beginning with next Sunday
evening services will be held
for the public Dec. 28, folowing
for a limited time.
The Chambers Methodist choir
will give their Cantata Sunday
January 4, at 7:30 p. m. Then
follow with a week of Prayer.
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THE FR< INTIER
O’Neill, Nebraska