THE FRONTIER
D. H. Cronin, Editor and Owner
Entered at Postoffice at O’Neill,
Nebraska, as Second Class Matter
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Ten Years Ago
The Frontier, December 1, 1932.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. poyne went
Omaha Monday for &' few days’
visit with relatives. ",
Miss Marjorie Dickson enter
tained the Martez Club at her
borne last Monday evening. Mrs.
George Agnes, Miss Helen Biglin
and Mrs. P. B. Harty won high
scores.
The regular fall term of dist
rict court opened in this city last
Monday morning. Judge Dickson
and the jury reporting for duty
at 10 o'clock. The first case set
down for trial and the only jury
case that will be tried at present,
is the case of the State of Ne
braska vs. Earl Treppish, who is
charged with the murder of Clar
ence Coy on or about April 1,
1932, in Cleveland township. In
this case the state is represented
by County Attorney Julius D.
Cronin and Deputy County At
torney C. E .Cronin, while Lyle
E. Jackson of Neligh and D. R.
Mounts of Atkinson are repre
senting the defense.
The Frontier, December 8, 1932.
The jury in the case of the State
of Nebraska vs. Earl Treppish,
who was charged with the mur
der of Clarence Coy, his trapper
partner, northwest of Stuart, on
or about April 1, 1932, returned a
verdict last Sunday afternoon, af
ter being out about eighteen
hours, finding him guilty of sec
ond degree murder. Motion for a
new trial was filed for the de
fendant and it was set for hear
ing on Saturday, December 17.
The last chapter, so far as Holt
county is concerned, was written
this morning in the case of the
State of Nebraska vs. Earl Ham
mond and Frank Mackey in the
district court room in this city,
when they appeared before the
bar of justice, with Judge Dick
son on the bench, and pled guilty
of second degree murder and
were sentenced the state peniten
tiary. Hammond was given a sen
tence of twenty-five years at hard
labor, Sundays and holidays ex
cepted, and Mackey was sent up
lor life, at hard labor, Sundays
find holidays excepted. On No
vember 20th of each year, the an
niversary of the killing they are
to be in solitary confinement
Within a half hour after sentence
was passed they were on their
■way to the pen. The| grime for
which these men were sent to the
pen was committed on November
20, 1932, the murder of F. J. Sex
smith, prominent farmer living
on Honey Creek northwest of
O’Neill. They were captured about
*70 hours after the commission of
the crime and one of them had
confessed. Now, eighteen days af
ter its commission, they are in the
penitentiary.
Our Indian summer was check
ed last Tuesday night when the
thermometer dropped to 5 below
zero. All day Wednesday it was
quite cool, never getting over 7
above. That night it dropped to
6 below, and all day today it has
hung around zero. Very little
snow.
The Frontier, December 15, 1932.
At an early hour Wednesday
morning fire destroyed the War
ner & Sons hardware and furni
ture store, on the corner of Fifth
and Douglas strets, with its con
tents, totaling a loss of about
$18,500. with insurance of $10,500.
We have been having real win
ter weather here the past week.
Tuesday night 5 below; Wednes
day night 6 below; Thursday
night 8 below; Friday and Satur
day nights 22 below; Monday
night 6 below.
Bernard Hynes, one of the pio
neers of Holt county, died at his
home on North Tenth street, this
city, last Sunday evening at 9:30,
after an illness of two weeks of
pneumonia, at the age of 74 years,
three months and two days. He
came to this county in 1879.
County Agent James W. Roon
ey, of this city, pulled a surprise
party on his many friends in this
county when he quietly slipped
away from his usual haunts, went
to Dowiagic, Mich., where he was
united in marriage to Miss Helen
Mack, of Atkinson, on December
10, 1932. The newly weds return
ed to Holt county on Wednesday
of last week and for the present
are making their home with E. J.
Mack, pioneer Holt county banker
at Atkinson, the bride’s father.
The Frontier, December 29, 1932.
Ralph L. Lawrence died at his
home southwest of this city last
Sunday evening, about 8 p. m.,
after an illness of one week of
pneumonia. He was 54 years of
age. He left surviving his widow
and five children.
The motion for a new trial
which was filed by the attorneys
for Earl Treppish was denied last
Thursday by Judge Dickson, and
he was sentenced to life impris
onment in the Nebraska peniten
tiary.
Last Thursday evening, just a
few minutes before the annual
Christmas program was to start
in the Ewing high school build
ing, the building was discovered
to be on fire. Although the build
ing was packed with pupils and
patrons of the school, all got out
safely. Loss on the building is es
timated at $70,000, with $35,000
insurance.
Mrs. Sarah E. Slattery died at
St. Joseph’s Home at West Point,
Nebr., last Friday afternoon of
cerrebral hemorrhage, at the age
of 84 years, two months and 21
days. She had been a resident of
Holt county since 1885.
BRIEFLY STATED
Evelyn Stannard went to
Omaha Tuesday on a business
trip.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Asher re
cently moved into the Weingart
ner apartment.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Morton, of
Bassett, were business callers
here on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts of Bruns
wick visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Heriford last Sun
day.
The stockholders of the First
National Bank held their annual
meeting in the banking rooms of
the bank last Tuesday. The same
the ?:mms
HOHGR ROLL
This is the season of the year
when people generally figure that
it is a good time to pay for their
newspapers and many of them
are putting the thought into
action, paying their arrears and
a year in advance. During the
past two weeks the following
Frontier readers have paid their
subscriptions for the coming year.
We have many more whom we
hope will follow the example set
by many of our readers during the
past three months. Following is
the list:
R. H. Shriner, new
E. L. Clark
Miss Carol Simonson, new
H. B. Burch
Mrs. U. G. Shipman, new
E. J. Matthews
M. F. O’Donnell
Ed L. O’Donnell
Mrs. Lottie Herring
H. Segelman
Donald Gallagher
Ralph Evans, new
Miss Mary Cullen
P. C. Donohoe
Carl Holz
Ivan G. Bain
H. E. Gilday
P. J. Harrington
Mrs. G. W. Cherry
Mrs. Walter O’Malley
L. A. Whaley
Charles Ross
Miss Mary Carney
Carroll O’Neill
officers and directors were re
elected to look after the business
of the bank for the coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Pfeiler and
son, of Hot Springs, S. D., return
ed home Tuesday, after attending
the funeral of Mrs. Pfeiler’s
brother, Col. F. M. Brennan.
Sister George, of Denver, Col.,
left Wednesday, after visiting rel
atives and friends here. She has
been transferred to St. Francis
Mission in South Dakota.
A farewell dinner party was
held Monday evening in the par
lors of the Presbyterian church in
honor of Dr. and Mrs. Spencer,
who left Thursday for Scotland,
S. D., where they will make their
future home. A social program
followed the dinner and the
couple were presented with a love
ly going-away gift.
Mrs. J. H. Patterson left Tues
day for Schuyler, where she will
meet her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Geiger, who has recently returned
from California. From there they
will go to Lincoln and Omaha for
a few days visit with relatives
and friends. w
Mrs. Jerome Spittler will leave
Friday for Louisville, Ky., to join
her husband, who is stationed at
Fort Knox, Ky.
There are several people in the
city suffering with severe colds
and there are a few cases of
measles in the city. The weather |
has been very changeable the past
two weeks, which probably ac
counts for the many cases of
sickness.
Miss Betty Jones, of Omaha,
spent the week-end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Jones. Mrs. Jones accompanied
her back to Omaha on Tuesday to
visit relatives and friends for
several days.
Miss Mildred Faquier spent
Sunday visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Faquier at;
Chambers.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Pearson and
family, of Neligh, visited Mrs.
James Harnish and other relatives
and friends here Sunday.
Miss Ruby Wiesman returned
from Osceola, Sunday, where she
had spent the week visiting her;
parents and other relatives and
friends.
The Misses Bonnie Kurtz and
Dorothy Yocum went to Butte on
Tuesday, where they visited
friends.
Mrs. Raymon Bright has resign
ed her position at the Ben Frank
lin store and has accepted a po
sition at the Outlaw grocery.
George C. Robertson entertain
ed the husbands of the Alpha Club
members at a bachelor dinner at
his home on Monday.
The Presbyterian Missionary
Society met at the home of Mrs.
-— -
Jerry Miller on Tuesday, with
Mrs. Burgess as leader. A hand
kerchief shower was given for
Mrs. Spencer at the close of the
meting.
Miss Delores Walfon spent Sun
day at Orchard vising her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wal
ton.
Miss Hazel Iler. who attends
Duschene Collet" in Omaha, re
turned to that p’a'-e last Satur
day, after visiting relatives and
friends over the holidays.
Teeth which have been extract
ed should be replaced as soon as
possible, to keep the face young.
You are never too old to try to
look your best.—Dr. Fisher, Den
tist. 36-1
Mrs. Opal Hull and daughter
left Saturday for Des Moines, to
visit relatives and friends for
several weeks.
Homer Mullen, of Scribner,
spent the week end here visiting
his wife and friends.
Tom Brennan returned to his
home in Lincoln on Tuesday,
after attending the funeral of his
brother, Col. F. M. Brennan.
Word has been received here *
that Pvt. Dick Wyant is now
stationed at Miama Beach, Florida.
He is a member of the ground
crew in the army Air Corp.
the w*n
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ALL the submarines in the German navy
i can’t cut this supply line, even though
they would very much like to. Credit, we re
talking about. Direct lines of bank credit
extend from America’s banks into tens of
thousands of business concerns engaged in
war production. This credit keeps production
rolling. It is vital to our entire war effort. You
will find a plentiful stockpile of it at this bank,
ready for use. What are your needs?
O’NEILL NATIONAL BANK
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PUBLIC SALE
Having decided to quit farming on account of poor health. 1
will sell the following described property at public sale, one
mile south and one-half mile east of Inman, Nebraska, on
Wednesday, January 20
Commencing at 12 O’clock Noon - Lunch Wagon on Grounds
16 SIXTEEN HEAD OF CATTLE 16
Consisting of 6 cows; 3 2-year old heifers; 6 yearling calves; 1
fall calf; 1 registered Hereford bull, 3',6 years old.
8 EIGHT HEAD OF HORSES 8
1 black gelding, 5 years old, wt. 1600; 1 bay gelding, 5 years
old, wt. 1550; 1 team of smooth-mouth mares, wt. 2800; 1 team
roan and bay geldings, smooth-mouth, wt. 2700; 1 3-year old
gelding, wt. 1200; 1 2-year old bay colt.
FARM MACHINERY
1 Farmall tractor, F-20, 1937 Model, on rubber; 1 IHC tractor
power mower; 1 IHC trail mower; 1 IHC tractor cultivator,
nearly new; 1 John Deere tractor corn binder, on rubber, in
good shape; 1 tractor go-devil; l Little Wonder tractor plow;
1 fanning mill; 1 horse mower; 2 horse cultivators; 3 steel
wheel wagons; 2 wagon boxes; 1 hayrack; 1 1927 Chevrolet
truck; 1 good A stacker; 1 twin rake, good; IHC cream separ
ator, good; milk strainer; 3 sets work harness; some John Deere
binder repairs; 2 galvanized iron 5-ft. chick feeders; 2 kero
sene-heated chick waterers; 1 Jamesway brooder stove, new;
1 force spray pump; other chick equipment; hog troughs, etc.
SOME HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Consisting of 1 dining table; 6 chairs; 1 bookcase; 1 writing
desk; 2 library tables; 2 beds; 1 wardrobe; 1 chest of drawers;
1 Howard Beauty range. ,
Carl Keyes will sell the following: 1 good milk cow; 1 2-year
old mare colt; 125 Austra White laying hens, in production;
lamps; lanterns; and some household goods.
3 Brood Sows - 25 White Rock Roosters
100 WHITE ROCK HENS
Hatchery-culled and blood-tested
100 Bu. Seed Oats 200 Bu. Rye 25 Bu. Millet
TERMS OF SALE—^JWh. If ypu want time, see your banker.
No property to be removed until settled for.
F. E. Keyes, Owner
G. P. COLMAN, Auctioneer A. G. CLARK, Clerk
FOR SALE
We Have For Sale At The
USED FURNITURE
MARKET
2 Good Ranges
2 Ice Boxes
Bed Mattress, Springs
Pressure Gas Stove
Buffet, Small Dressers
Shoes, Dry Goods
and Notions
H. W. TOMLINSON
LAWRENCE JONAS
1st Door West of Kersenbrock's
STOCKMEN!
For highest net returns,
bring your livestock to
your nearest and best
market
We Sell Every Monday On a Strictly
Comm ssion Basis
O’Neill Live Stock Com. Co.
Phone 2 O’Neill, Nebraska
JANUARY
CLEARANCE
PRICES GO STILL LOWER!
Ladies’ Coats $8.88
Grades to $16.50
Ladies’ Coats $12.88
Grades to $19.75
Ladies’ Coats $16.88
Grades to $29.50
Dresses $3.48
Grades to $5.95
Dresses $5.48
Grades to $8.95
Dresses, Special Rack 2 for 1
Grades to $8.95
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Men’s Overcoats $16.88
Grades to $22.50
Men’s Overcoats $19.88
Grades to $27.50
Men’s Overcoats $24.88
Grades to $32.50
Men’s Suits $13.88
Grades to $17.50
Men’s Suits $16.88
Grades to $22.50
Men’s Suits $19.88
Grades to $27.50
Ladies Fall Hats 77c
Entire Stock Reduced—Grades to $4.95
Facial Tissue, 13c 2 for 25C
(200 Sheet Size)
Wool Batts $2.77
25%, Large Size
Sno Suits 1-3 011
Values to $9.90
Boys’ Sweaters, Slipover 49c
Sizes 24-26-28