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THE FRONTIER D. H. Cronin, Editor and Owner Entered at 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 removed from our mailing list at expiration of time paid for, if the publisher shall be notified; other wise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscrip tion price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part ot the contract between publisher and subscriber. Display advertising is charged foe on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion. Subsequent insertions 5c per line THE DAYS OF LONG AGO * Fifty-Five Years Ago The Frontier, November 3. 1887 The DeYarman boys, three of them, have purchased of G. W. Goodrich thd Checker livery barn and will take possession soon. The Frontier, November 10, 1887 At the election last Tuesday the republicans elected all the candi dates on their ticket, with the ex ception of county treasurer, Jack Meals being re-elected to that position. Following are the can didates and their majorities: Meals, D., 216; McBride, R., 920; Hazelett, R., 33; McEvony, R. 706; Lorwe, R., 324; Manville, R., 622. The road between the depot and bridge across the Elkhorn ought to be graded and fixed in such shape that farmers could haul respectable loads over it. A dancing party was given at the rink last Thursday evening in honor of Will Stewart, who left Saturday morning for Gree ley Center, where he will take charge of a bank recently estab lished there by Mr. Palmanteer. Will has held the position of as sistant cashier of the First Na tional Bank here for about three years. The Frontier, November 17, 1887 The Free Press, owned, edited and published by Doc Mathews for the past year, breathed its last on Thursday, November 10. Mr. Canton returned from Fort Randall yesterday and will now become a permanent resident of O’Neill. He received his discharge from the United States Army anfi will study law with Attorney Thomas Carlon. S. L. Bohon went to1 Niobrara last week to accept a position in the United States land office at that place. Mr. Bohon had been a resident of Holt county for sev eral years, serving as deputy county treasurer, and was one of the publishers of The Tribune for a short time. At the election last week town ship organization was adopted with a vote of 2,164 for to 619 against. The Frontier, November 24, 1887 Twenty-five supervisors elected at the recent contest in Holt county met in solemn conclave in the court room yesterday and duly organized according to law. Nineteen of them met in the fore noon and elected N. M. Morrell, of Stuart, temporary chairman and adjourned until 1:30 At that hour the body was called to order by the chairman, the roll called and the following gentlemen re sponded: T. M. Morris, H. Hodg kins. M. Connaughtoh, E R. An drews, M. B. Slocum, W. H. Bastesolc, Lewis Tobias, Ben Join ing, L. T. Shanriei*, D. V. Coe, H. C. Howard, H. R. Henry, E. D. King, James LaRue, J. W\ Con •alJv, Jessie Lockhart, T. J. Mal loy, Robert Gallagher, R. B. Smith, James Greig, E. M. Ogle, G W. Bradt, N. B fcisbee, N M. Morrell, and E. J. Lefler. Lewis Tobias was elected chairman. They then adjourned until Tues day morning. C. Graham, of the South Fork, has purchased of George Beebe the Palace Meat Market and tak en possession. Rev. Father Cassidy performed the ceremony this morning which united for live the heart and hands of John Croghan and Miss Ella Graham, both of Emmet. Jack McManus and Miss Mag gie McKenna were married at the Catholic church this morning at 7:30 o’clock by Rev. Father Cas sidy. The young couple are well known in O’Neill and they start out in life with the brightest prospects. Fifty Years Ago The Frontier, November 3, 1892 The Potter house was destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning. The fire was aided by a heavy wind and it was soon a mass of flames. The loss was estimated at $8,000, with $3,700 insurance. The Frontier, November 10, 1892 Work commenced this week on the Methodist parsonage. Miss Anna Hansen and James Davidson, both of this city, were united in marriage at the home of the groom’s parents last Mon day The ‘election resulted in a smashing victory for the Popu lists, carrying the county with a majority of 189 on the head of the state ticket and elected their county ticket. The vote on the head of the ticket was: Republi can, 1.002; Populist, 1,191; Demo crats. 233. The Frontier, November 17, 1892 It was a pleasant party of young folks that assembled at the home of Miss Agnes Gallagher last Wednesday night, according to invitations received, to appro priately celebrate her eighteenth birthday. Married, at Grand Forks, N. D., on Thursday, November 10, 1892, John McHugh, of this city, and Miss Mamie E. Leete, of Grand Forks. The Frontier, November 24, 1892 Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gal lagher last week, a boy of usual weight. Forty Years Ago The Frontier, November 6, 1902 One of the warmest campaigns of years closed last Tuesday, with ! both sides gaining some victories. | Arthur F. Mullen was re-elected county attorney with a majority of 189 over J. J. King, republican. W. N. Coates of Stuart, republi can, was elected one of the legis lative representatives from this county with a majority of 44. E. M. Waring, fusion, was elected representative over Fred Cronk, republican, with a majority of 250. Con Coffey, fusion, of Spen cer, was elected senator from this district with a majority of 40. Coffey carried Holt county by 182; Wheeler county was a tie. Bartett, republican, carried Gar field by 109 and Boyd by 27. Moses P. Kinkaid was elected to Congress from this district, being the first republican congressman from this district. A. P. Brooks left last Thursday morning for Lake City, Colo., where he expects to spend the winter. J. A. Meals returned from Al aska last Saturday. The Frontier, November 13, 1902. Married, at the Catholic church, Wednesday morning, November 12, 1902, James F. O’Donnell to Miss Leonie Skirving, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating. Married, at the Catholic church in the city, Tuesday morning, No vember 11, 1902, James McCaff rey and Miss Mina Clark, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating. The Frontier, November 20, 1902. George Shoemaker and Miss Nellie Joyce were united in the holy bonds of wedlock last Wed nesday morning at six o’clock, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating. Thirty Years A|?o The Frontier, November 7, 1912. Last Saturday the Holt County Telephone Company sold their telephone lines in this county to the Nebraska Telephone Com pany, who are now in control of the property. The cash in volved in the transaction was about $10,000. Wilson carries the state and Morehead, democrat, elected gov ernor Norris was elected United States senator; Kinkaid re-elect ed to congress from this district. He carried this county by a ma jority of 892. John A. Robertson was elected State Senator, carry ing this county with a majority of 105, Boyd 55 and Wheeler 8. Hunter carried Keya Paha by 99 and Garfield by 33, giving Rob ertson a majority in the district of 36 votes. Cronin was re-elect ed to the legislature, receiving a majority of 832. For representa tive from the Fifty-fourth dist rict, Holt and Boyd. Anderson carried Holt county by 123 and was elected. Walter Hodgkin was elected county attorney over John Boyle with a majority of 115. Thomas Coyne was elected coun ty assessor over Joe Horiskey with a majority of 110. The Frontier, November 14, 1912. Married, at Wisner,. Nebr., on November 7, 1912, Daniel D. Har rington of O’Neill and Miss Anna Ryan of Wisner. A. P. Brooks died at his home in this city last Wednesday morn ing at 11:45, after an illness of six weeks of Bright’s disease. He was 53 years of age. The Frontier, November 21, 1912. Patrick Shea came down from Buffalo, S. D„ last Saturday morning and will spend a few days visiting old-time friends in this vicinity. John Daniels and Miss Mary Walter and John Walter and Miss Mary Daniels, all of Deloit, were granted marriage licenses by County Judge Chapman last Monday. Married, at the Catholic church, last Wednesday morning, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating, Herbert J. Hammond and Miss Charlotte E. Grady, in the presence of a large crowd of the relatives and friends of the contracting parties. Married at the Catholic church in this city last Tuesday morning at 7 o’clock, Robert E. Gallagher to Miss Bea Helen McCafferty. The Frontier, November 28, 1912. Married at the Catholic church in this city last Tuesday morning, S. F. McNichols and Miss Anna Mullen, Rev. M. F. Cassidy of ficiating. Twenty Years Ago The Frontier, November 2, 1922. Miss Marie Lois Hammond cel ebrated her sixth birthday anni versary last Saturday afternoon at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hammond, by inviting twenty of her little friends to assist in the festivities. Anton F. Sauser died at his res idence in this city Tuesday morn ing at 11:30, after an illness of but a few days. He was 58 years, nine months and 19 days old at the time of his death. The Frontier, November 9, 1922. Zimmerman & Son moved into their new building on east Doug las street Monday. Mrs. J. J. McCafferty and daughter, Miss Florence, returned home Sunday evening from a three months visit with relatives and friends in the New England states. The election last Tuesday was a cut and slash affair. Howell, republican; carried the county over Hitchcock, democrat, with a majority of 1,122. For governor, Bryan, democrat, defeated Ran dall, republican, in the county by 1,000 votes. Mullen, democrat, for lieutenant governor, carried the county by 225, and Pool, demo crat, carried the county for secre tary of state with a majority of 240. The balance of the republi can ticket carried the county. Simmons, for congress, carried the county by 501 over Beal, democrat. Robertson, democrat, for state senator, defeated Stur devant, republican, 710 votes in the county, Donald Gallagher, re publican, was elected to the legis lature by 417 votes over Gribble, democrat. There were two close races in the county. Duffy led Brittell by two votes on the un official tabulation of the vote. Ed Porter led John C. Gallagher by 98 votes for county clerk. Julius D. Cronin was elected county at orney with a majority of 096 over Scott. Miss Anna Donohoe was elected county superintendent with a majority of 1,310 over John Ashton. The Frontier, November 16, 1922 The official returns from all the counties in the Twenty-second Senatorial District show that drop off ink con save a !* : *» gallon off gas [i DOES that sound like an extravagant statement? Considei these facts. A drop of ink is enough to write at least one check — probably more. You can mail the check any place, and that’s all there is to it. However, if you pay by cash you may have to drive quite a few miles, end a gallon of gas goes mighty fast. You save time too when you have a checking account at this bank. Start one. O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK O’NEILL, NEBRASKA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Brantley Sturdevant is elected State Senator by a majority of 42. Glen Tomlinson came home last Saturday morning from Lincoln, where he has been Working with a fence building crew on a fed eral road. A blanket of snow 16 inches deep fell over this section, of the state Sunday night, containing 2.24 inches of moisture. Although the snow did not drift badly the roads were impassable for car traffic for several days. The Frontier, November 23, 1922. A son was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin of this city. Word was received in this city of the death of William Lockard at his home in Denver, Colo. He was a resident of O’Neill for sev eral years, being engaged in the jewelry business. The Frontier, November 30, 1922. Miss Bessie McLeod is visiting with friends in Lincoln this week. Charles Carroll, of Carrollton Council No. 701, Knight of Co lumbus, initiated a class of thirty five into their order last Sunday at the Knights of Columbus hall in this city. The South Fork State Bank of Chambers was closed Wednesday of last week. It had a capital stock of $15,000 and carried de posits of $37,000. Ten Years Ago The Frontier, November 10, 1932. More than 7,000 votes were cast in this county last Tuesday, which resulted in a democratic landslide, not only in this county and state, but the nation at large. Herb Hammond, Ira Moss and M. H. Horiskey went up to Cherry county Wednesday, where they will try duck hunting for a few days. The Frontier, November 17, 1932. At the election Tuesday of last week Judge Dickson was re elected district judge with a ma jority of 3,063 over Ely, of Ains worth. At the conclusion of the me morial meeting at the district court room last Monday afternoon the lawyers present organized a bar association of the lawyers of the district. J. A. Donohoe of O’Neill was elected chairman and L. G. Nelson of Bassett was se lected secretary-treasurer. On the invitation of Judge Dickson members of the bar of the Fifteenth Judicial District met in this city last Monday af ternoon, the first day of the open ing of the Holt county fall term of court and held memorial serv ices for the tht£e members of the Holt county bar that had passed away during the past year: M. F. Harrington, Lewis C. Chapman and Joseph H. Meredith, all of this city. The Frontier, November 24, 1932. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beha of Lin coln visited at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beha, in this city last Monday. F. J. Sexsmith was shot and killed at his home northeast of j this city last Sunday morning, j The men who did the killing were I quickly traced and rounded up by j local officers and were lodged in jail on Wednesday evening, with a written confession from one of them. They were Lloyd Ham mond, 23. a young farmer living west of Bloomfield, and Frank Mackey, a half breed Indian, aged 50, of Niobrara. - — Several Planes Circle O’Neill Tuesday Night Several large planes were fly ing over the city between 8:30 and 11 o’clock last evening, caus ing many of our citizens to rush out and look into the heavens. Our guess is that they were from the Sioux City Air Base and the flyers were getting some exper ience in night flying. THE GOVERNMENT AIMS TO TAKE OVER SCRAP Scrap on the farm of James Jel enck near Alliance has been re quisitioned by the War Produc tion Board and is being moved in by a salvage company. Among the items to be removed were 20 automobiles. 20 gasoline tractors, 13 old combines, 2 old steam trac tors and 130 rubber tires, the to tal weight being estimated at 317 tons. Just a little evidence that the government is going to fol low up its several appeals for scrap by the force method on those who have so far failed to heed the calls.—Bassett Leader. BRIEFLY STATED Jack Gallagher and Bert Bren nan went to Lincoln on Wednes day to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brennan and family. Bob Parkins arrived home on Tyesday from Chicago,. 111., where he attends Loyola University, to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parkins. Jack Hai ty arrived home Tues day from Chicago, 111., where he attends Loyola University, to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harty. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins and son. Bob, of Ainsworth came to O’Neill last Sunday, and that evening,' accompanied by Elaine Streeter left for Omaha, where Mrs. Per kins will receive medical treat ment. Miss Dorothy Moore, who at tends Duschene University in Omaha, arrived home Wednesday to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Moore, over the Thanks giving holidays. Mrs. Pete Heriford, Mrs. John Harbottle, Miss Goldyne Sebasta of O’Neill, Mrs. Hixon and Mrs. Roberts of Brunswick, spent Tuesday in Sioux City. Mrs. Annette Derby of Sweet Home, Ore., camel Sunday to visit her nephew, Harry Clausson. She left for Norfolk on Wednesday, where she met her sister, Mrs. Frank Darby, and from there they will go to Rapid City. S. D., to visit Mrs. Anna Swain and Mrs. Ella Clailsson. Miss Dbrothy Ann Jordan, who attends the University* of Nebras ka at Lincoln, i* expected to ar rive home or, Wednesday to visit relatives and friends over Thanks giving. Clarence Stannard and Joe Stutz, U. S. A., who have been stationed at Fort Francis E. War ren, Wyo., flkve been transferred to Seattle, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Thomas of Hastings spent Thursday visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Protivensky. Mr. Protivensky returned to Has tings with them for a visit. Miss Mary Harty of Chicago, 111., arrived home on Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Harty. Word has been received here' of the marriage of Miss Bernice Jones of Omaha, formerly of O’Neill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Jones, to Sergeant Robert Jenkins of Fort Omaha, Nebr. Mrs. Laura Burke, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Denver, Colo., and various points in California, for the past six weeks, returned home Tues day of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ruzicka spent Sunday at Clarkson visit ing his father, Anton Ruzicka, and other relatives and friends. For Your Men Now in Camp ^ For Those Left - tCTS At Home- “ ^ >\* ^ A “MUST”! THIS YEAR! Last minute shoppers will be out of luck this Christmas. With some goods hard to get, some not replaceable at all, with early mailing necessary to get packages to soldiers and sailors in camps in the U. S. 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