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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1942)
THE DAYS OF LONG AGO I Fifty-Five Yearn Ago The Frontier, January 8, 1RRT The coldest day of the season was January 1, it twing M de grees below rrt-o that morning It was clear and bright however and not half ao disagreeable as other days when the wind blew hard and the thermometer at about «ro. The Frontier. January U, llW Patrick Fgan, ex orcaidrnl in the Irish National league and John Fltsguald, the present rxecU tlve head of that society. both of i.tnroltt are espeetrd t* attend a meeting of the league ttt O'Neill nest Sunday aftsnoon The Front ter. January 20, IMt One would suppoie from the amount of bogs shipped nut of O'Neill last fall and early w inter tfgit they wen' getting pretty well hinnrd out but such is noi the case During the past three or four weeks Messrs Weekes & Beebe shipped sixteen carloads taking in seven loads in one week Highest Cream Prices In NEBRASKA ^5*7 ft A Pound *3 / w Butterfat The State Department and some of the cream corporations say we have no right to pay divi dends in any way to you for your cream and if we do our cream buying license will be cancelled and we will be liable for arrest. SO WHAT!—We may get tossed in jail BUT we can’t see any crime paying the farmer what his cream is worth! We will not have a corporation tell us what to do; they don’t milk the cows and do all the other work attached to a can of cream. NOW we are going to set the HIGHEST PRICE ever paid in O’Neill according to the eastern butter market. The cream companies mav meet our prices but REMEMBER THE LOW PRICES they have paid you in the past Bring in your cream and we can FIGHT FOR YOU! Our satisfied customers are our adver tising. They have doubled every week since we started. Come in and see us, you are going to see the highest prices and the biggest fight O’Neill ever saw. Our prices will always go according to the eastern butter markdt, not what a cream cor poration would like to tell us what to pay. Asimus Cream Station REAL INDEPENDENT BUYERS Just North of Now Deal OU Co..West O'Neill MP * OUTLAW GROCERY O’Neill, Nebraska FREE—Vitamain Enriched— Omar Wonder Flour. FREE—1 Regular Sack When you buy 5 Sacks. 6 months to buy your 5 Sacks in. At the Regular Price Cl CQ 48 lb. Bag $ I •UJ Friuts and Vegetables of all kinds and they are Fresh. GRAPEFRUIT. Fancy OC Any size 7 lbs. for_ fc J l» ORANGES, Fancy California Sunkist, Any size Q C _ 6 lbs for fcdu MATHES at less than Wholesale Cost S Box Cartons _ POST TOASTIES or Kellggs Corn Flakes Package _ CORN FLAKES Lushus or Jersey Cream Pft Large Package_ Ul» FOLGERS or BUTTERNUT Coffee Q 1 a 1 lb. Jars or Cans_0 I C CORNHUSKER COFFEE A good Coffee Packed By H. P. Lau 2-1 lb. Pkgs. _ TOMATO JUICE S and O Brand 2-No. 2 Cans _ PINEAPPLE Crushed 1C or Sliced No. 2 Cans_ I wO VANILLA EXTRACT 8 oz. Bottle_ ARMOURS and CUDAHYS Government Inspected Meats. BACON SQUARES Smoked_14C SLICED PORK tJA LIVER Lb. _ I4C PORK HEARTS 1 4 _ Lb. 14C WEINERS Large <|g^ WEINERS Small 9 1 _ Lb. ___ZlC Use Honey and Syrup and save on Sugar. SYRUP Golden Table Gal. Cans PURE HONEY Va Gal. Glass Jars_ GREEN TEA Paxtons 4 Q „ fancy big buy 1 lb. pkg. *tUb LYE Nebia or Rex Can __ RINSO Giant sise with good Cannon Towel P 9 _ Both for_0w(« MOTHERS COCOA IQ, 2 lb. Can _ I uC OYSTER SHELL 7Q^ 100 lb Bags_ I jC GRAY BLOCK SALT 9C 50 lb. blocks_O Jo MINERALIZED BLOCK 7Q SALT 50 lb. Blocks _ I Jt APPLE BUTTER Pure 2 lb. qt. Glass Jars_ I uO At New Deal Oil Co. GOOD GAS. Per Gallon lfi'/,c High Test Distillate—For Stove or Tractor Fool, In 30 Gallon Lots 69-10c GOOD POTATOES 100 Lb. Bag ...$1.39 Other Healer* have Hone aa much correspondingly and still Ihwt *eem* In be no lei up to Ibelt In rehdng The price Monday and' Tin Hay was %\ o.a per hundred Gus D Dej le and Miss Gn» irude FI gun were married al the 11rude Flynn were man let! al the old home in 0ratlin Center, Mich., on Decern Irer 18. Fifty \ cars Aro The Frontier, January R, IR92 Are lights have been put In tht ' following places: J. P. Mann's, P j C. Corrigan'a. Morris and Co's. M M. Sullivan's J. J McCafferty s Higgins and Gibbons', Gallaghci and O’Neills. They were lit up Tuesday night for the first time On Monday morning at an early • hour was solemnized the marriage i of four O'Neill citizens as follows: William Gallagher to Miss Maggie Murphy; Thomas McDonald to ! Miss Sarah Gallagher. Rev, M. F. Cassidy performed the ceremony The papers are full of the Indian uprising at Pine Ridge S. D. and i people m this section of the state ! are looking for real trouble. ! O'Neill had a company of Home Guards and they were ready and > willing to go. A telegram was sent to Captain Brennan of the home guards on Tuesday supposing to come from the governor, ordering our boys up west. There was considerable hustling among them and some of them were pretty warm about it when they found it was a hoax. Not warm because they did not have to go but be cause of the needless trouble caus ed them. The Frontier, January 14, 1892 Tuesday morning, January 7, 1892, Mrs. Ada M. Benedict, wife of Judge E. H. Benedict passed away at her home in this city. The Frontier, January 21, 1892 O’Neill is to have a Keeley Institute. Last Saturday W. D. Mathews was in Blair and visited Keeley institute at that place. He had a long talk with the physician in charge and from him learned the Company intended to start two other institutes in the state. “Doc" asked about the chances of O’Neill getting one and was informed that if the O'Neill people would orga nize a stock company Capitolized at $20,000, and our citizens would take half of the stock, paying in $5,000.00, they would establish an institute here. When Mr. Mathews came home the meetng was called and the money raised for the In stitute so it is only a short time until we will have one established here. Mrs. John Keeley died last Sun day at her home northwest of town. She was an old time resident of the county. The Thermometer registered 20 degrees below zero Monday and Tuesday of this week. News reached O'Neill last Fri day night of the death that after noon of Mrs. Bartley Blain, for merly county superintendent. She was 58 years of age. Foity Years Ago The Frontier, January 2, 1902 A party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Golden Fiiday evening in honor of their; daughter, Lillie’s sixteenth birth day. Dancing and games furnish-1 ed the entertainment. One o’clock j lunch was served. The Nebraska Field Trial Asso-' ciation was organized in the city! last Monday and the Association1 expects to hold a field trial here1 next September. The officers of the Association are: J. E. Sum-| mers, Jr., Omaha, president: 0. F. Biglin, vice president: M. H. Mc Carthy, secretary; R. R. Dickson, treasurer. The Frontier. January 9, 1902 Bennet Martin succeeds Char ley Hall as street and water com missioner, Mr. Hall resigning to the rruniy. NrW ((M greeird Ibokt who ihtried the Itriumrot* office in dar Deputy Idnoohoe being the only old employee lrfl Treasurer Cronin has leleeted M Nellie Mi Hugh, who with 1 > O'Don-1 Oell will attend to tlx dltfCitl work in the offue, urdu a h time ns Mr O*t)onotll sm • to the office of deputy. E. S. Gilmoui ot Ew ,g, took! over the office of county uork this; week, with James t Harmish as deputy. Galley Four __ - —-■ The Frontier, January 16, 1902 O’Neill land men are doing a land office businr ts, The county board met last Mon day and organized by electing R J Marsh as chairman for the ensu ing year. Thirty Years Ago The Frontier, January 4, 1912 Miss Madeline Doyle and Miss Grace Hammond left Wednesday morning for Sinsinawa, Wis., where they will attend college. F. J. Dishner lelt Wednesday1 morning for California where hej expects to remain the next three months, visiting the many points of interest in that slate. Residents of the county have been experincmg some good win-1 ter weather the past ten days. The mercury has ranged around fifteen to twenty below zero every morning for the past ten days, going to 24 below Wednesday mor ning, which was the coldest day so far this winter. This morning O. O. Snyder sold his residence on east Douglas street to Sanford Parker for $6,000. This is one of the finest residence properties in town. The Frontier, January 11, IS 12 A very pretty wedding v.\.s solemnized at the home of ivirs. rs, W'elton in this city yesterday afternoon when her youngest daughter, Etha G., was united in marriage to Floyd L. Pilger of Plainview, Judge Carlon officiat ing. The new county board organ ized last Tuesday morning by electing W. P. Sunar of Atkinson chairman. The Frontier, January 18, 1912 John Horriskey has been elect ed janitor of the Court house for the ensuing year, succeeding Ed McBride who has held the position for the past two years. Ralph B. Pinkerman and Miss Fay E. Wilson, of Red Bird, were united in marriage at the office of the County Judge last Wednes day. O. B. Long,.*ne of the pioneers of the northeastern part of the County. passed away at his home at Scottvilfe Tuesday night. Last Friday night was the cold est experienced in this city for years. Different thermometers re gistered from 38 to 40 degrees be low zero. As this is the third straight week in which it register ed from 15 to 40 below, people Basketball Tuesday,Jan. 27 O’Neill High School Auditorium O’Neill High School vs s BLOOMFIELD Games at 7:1S and 8:30. Admission: 10c, 15c and 25r including tax , —.. i * l *R * r ftOKSIl* tlH l “T— 1 ou« ‘ 10 B unnoi>111ts ,cts stv.'-'"11 Bt *** ^ RC'-' are beginning to think they arc having an cik*a hard winter Twenty Yrnr* Ago The Frontier. January 8, I PH Mias Josephine Stahly and Carl Lawrenre were united tn mar ' riage hy Rev. Hutchins at the Mthr>dist parsonage December 22 Miss Demars Stout left the first of the week for Lincoln, after i spending the Christmas season at home. Mrs Gerald Miles and daughter returned to their home at Fre mont Wednesday, after an extend ed visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Miles. The Frontier. January 12. 1922 Joseph A. Vitt. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vitt residing southeast of this city, died at Norfolk Friday following an operation made nece sary by an illness of several years duration. He was nearly 24 years of age. W. T. Hayes, of Atkinson, was re-elected chairman of the t* minty Hoard at the meeting the fk-sl of the week. The Frontier. January IP.1921 Some of the golf bugs Wore oul Monday afternoon and it Immedi ately began to grow colder Tues day and to storm Wednesday Mrs. P. J. O'Donnell etiieilain rri at a dinner party followed by rnrds Tuesday evening. Honors at auction were won by Mrs James Brown. The ice harvest this year an un usual one is about completed at all points In the county. The ice averages twelve and fifteen inches in thickness and is exceptionally clear. Ten Years Aro The Frontier. January 7. 1932 The soil of this community has been moistened with 4.99 inches of precipitation the past three months. John Dressier, for many years a resident nf this pity, passed I Way at the home nf his daughter In JMrtu* City. foWa last Monday He was tl years of age. The Frontier, January 14. 1932 The County hoard organised last Tuesday by re-electing John Sullivan as chairman for the ensuing year. Mrs. Augusta A Wrlton passed away at her home in this city last Thursday. January 7. after a pro tracted illness at the age of 83 years. She had been a resident of this city for fifty years. The Frontier. January 21, 1932 Charles C. Leidy. age 87 years died Wednesday at his home at Inman. He had been a resident of that section for 87 years. The building of the O'Neill Battery Company was completely gutted by a fire Thursday morn ing at 11:18. Considerable dam age was done to the tools and equipment most of it being des troyed. BROWN-McDONALD’S STORE WIDE Every item is a gilt edged investment even at regular price. Now drastic reductions bring values every thoughtful person with an eye to the future will consider. * * ■ • I n trimmed sport coats In mid season styles at a price so low every woman needing a coat may now have one. Grades to $10.95 Casual coats good looking enough to go anywhere. Cntrimmed boxy and fitted models in fleeces, fur fabrics, etc. Grades to $14.75 ^ Dress coats and casual coats Bw warmly interlined. Tweeds, fleec ^LB '■T” IP es, plaids, novelties, at drastic re ^La^B ductions. Grades to $19.75 _ ___....-_—-. 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