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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1943)
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 Display advertising is charged tor on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week. Want ads 10c per line, first insertion. Subsequent insertions 5c per line 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 of the contract between publisher and subscriber. ^ ■ ■ ■!—- .. " THE DAYsToF LONG AGO Sixty Years Ago Holt Co. Banner. April 3, 1883. At the village election held to day C. C. Millard. G. M. Cleve land, M. W. Flannigan, Ed Her shiser and W. D. Mathews were elected trustees. Keystone corn planters for sale by Frank Campbell at $33. Hurrah! A regular passenger is! to be put on the S. C. & P. The boys at the station inform us that j a regular passenger train to be caled the “Cannon Ball” will be put on the road between this and the 10th inst. It will run from Missouri Valley to Long Pine, and from the latter place to Val entine a mixed train will be run. O’Neill is having a genuine boom for the first time in its his tory. Heretofore the growth of our town has been steady, buti not rapid; but this season bids fair to surpass by far anything we have before witnessed. We are to have the following im provements for a certainty: A fine new creamery, a new Pres byterian church, another hard-. ware store and several other bus iness houses, and we are almost sure of a grist mill. The outlook | for O’Neill is very flattering. Holt Co. Banner, April 10, 1883. | An April blizzard this morning, i A. Martin of Boone countv, I Iowa, has located about eight miles northeast of O’Neill and will move his family out during the summer. Market report: Wheat 88c and $1.00, rye 50c, oats 25c potatoes 40c, onions 25c, butter 10c, eggs 10c. flour $2.75 and $3.60. Holt Co. Banner, April 24, 1883. Friday and Saturday were rather windy—just “the least lit tle bit in the world," you know. O. J. Ellis was appointed vil lage marshal at a meeting of the board Monday night, April 16. Monday morning ushered in a young April blizzard, which, though very disagreeable, was not severe and of short duration. All forenoon it snowed continuously, but after dinner it cleared up, the sun shone at intervals, and before night what snow had fallen had almost entirely disappeared. Mrs. Peter Stafford, wife of the section foreman at this place, died at their home near the depot on Sunday morning at 1 o’clock. Her remains were taken to In dependence, Iowa, Monday morn ing for burial. Fifty-Five Years Ago The Frontier, April 5, 1888. The village election Tuesday re sulted in the selection of Neil Brennan, J. J. McCafferty, A U. Morris, D. L. Darr and E. F. Gal lagher as trustees. Tuesday Mr. Potter retired from the management of the Potter House and Ed Evans, the former Sroprietor, again took possession. fr. Potter will live on his ranch southwest of town. The Frontier, April 12, 1888. Monday evening our city was suddenly thrown into a state of | intense excitement and enthusi asm by the announcement that the Niobrara land office had been or dered removed to O’Neill. A tele gram received by Mr. Fahy from Chicago saying reliable reports had reacmed there from Washing-j ton to the effect that the office had been ordered removed. This is what the citizens of the town have long and patiently waited for. The glad news was the cause of universal rejoicing and appro priate demonstrations, the band boys heralding the glad tidings through their silver trumpets and the glary blaze of a large bonfire throwing light on the subject. The sad news was received Monday evening that Mrs. Fahy died that morning at Chicago, where she had been for some time under medical treatment. The re mains were taken to Wisconsin for interment. J. W. Chisholm, late proprietor of the Metropolitan, has rented Judge Gillespie’s building west of the court house and will run a hotel It will be called the Winsor House. Ernest Weekes and Miss Nellie Beebe were united in marriage at the residence of the bride’s par ents. Mr. and Mrs. George Beebe, on Saturday evening, April 7, at nine o’clock. Patrick Murphy and MisS Mary Gallagher were married at the Catholic church in O’Neill this morning at 8 o’clock, Rev. Father Mugan officiating. The democrats met at the court house Saturday and elected the following delegates to the state convention: C. J. Schram. M. D. Long, O. F. Biglin. John Harmon, James Killoran, II. W Dudley, Charles Wrede, J. C. Ecker, S. M. Leslie, E. J. Leffler and G. T. Bastedo. The Frontier, April 19, 1888. John Hazelet, brother of G. C., arrived in O’Neill from Guthrie Center, Iowa, Saturday evening. He expects to make his home here. R. B. Ryan, the manager of the O’Neill Grocery Co., wholesale and retailers, has commenced op ening up his goods and will be ready for business the end of this week. He is located in the old Haggerty building on the corner. The Chicago Lumber Company is preparing to remove their yard and office around on Fourth street, with the office on the al ley lot just north of the alley in the half block north of Hag gerty’s corner. We are called upon this week to chronicle the death of Mrs. Ada Inman, which occurred at her home Monday morning, April 16, at four o’clock. Mrs. Inman was the widow of William Inman, one of the first settlers of the county and quite a prominent personage in the early history of the county. Her husband passed away in the fall of 1881. Fifty Years Ago The Frontier, April 6, 1893. At the city election last Tues day R. R. Dickson was elected mayor; N. Martin, city clerk: Dav id Adams, city treasurer; E. H. Benedict, police judge. Members of the council elected: B. A. De Yarman, first ward: Fred Gatz. second ward; S. M. Wagers, third ward. The Frontier, April 13, 1893. Married, Tuesday morning, at the Catholic church in O’Neill, Rev. M. F. Cassidy officiating, Dennis Murphy to Miss Nellie Dixon. Tuesday evening a cyclone pas sed through the southern part of this county. The first report of I the storm heard in O’Neill came from Page, they having telephon ed to this city for a physician. Shortly afterwards a telegram was received from Inman asking that a physician be sent there as there were some people injured by a cyclone which had passed through there about 3:40 that af ternoon. The storm struck Page about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, coming from the southwest, and w'as about 50 rods wide, although the space of the storm where the most damage was done was about 50 feet wide. In Page there were three houses destroyed, five barns, a feed mill, which set alongside the railroad track, six box cars belonging to the Short Line, and the new creamery which had just commenced business a few days ago, was twisted all out of shape. The house of Mr. Wagers, a brother of Sam Wagers of O’Neill, was destroyed. Mrs. Wagers and two children were in the house at the time and were slightly in jured. Robert Grey’s house was moved about 30 feet. His stable, in which his horses was tied, was picked up and carried away and the horses uninjured. Several L PLANT i fcajaoD-:* r®BO; THIS SPRING IF YOU WANT TO MAKE EXTRA DOLLARS FROM YOUR CORN CROP NEXT FALL! \ ■p/?<?<Mse wtloie, ~=£ if MecessxiWy. — ^O- PROTECT \\ VOUR -|NV6S-ffA\&N*r,^ other minor buildings in Page were more or less damaged. The damage to property there is esti mated at $4,000. Southeast of In man the wind also did some dam age. About five miles from Inman there resides a colored man by the name of Hill. He was in the house at the time of the storm and it picked up the house with him inside and bore them away. Shortly after the storm had pas sed some neighbors found nim about 20 rods from where the house had stood. His left leg was broken abotfe the knee, his right foot smashed, and he was other wise badly bruised. As he is about 70 years of age it is doubted if he will recover. The Thompson and Sunnyville school houses near Stafford were destroyed. There was school in both these build ings at the time and the children escaped, there being but two or three that received slight scratch es. The buildings were complete ly demolished and boards from them were carried a mile or more. The houses, barns and sheds of Miner Riley were also destroyed, as were also the buildings of Dan O’Donnell. In the Chambers coun try the houses and buildings of Dudley and Eli Lewis were com pletely destroyed, and carried away, as was also the LaRue school house. The Frontier, April 20, 1893. Died, at his residence in this city, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, of bronchitis, George W. Jones, aged 45 years and five months. He is survived by his wife and eleven children. The Frontier, April 27, 1893. Married, at the Catholic church last Sunday at 4 o’clock, William T. Hayes to Mary A. Joice, Rev. i M. F. Cassidy officiating. Forty Years Ago The Frontier, April 2, 1903. W. F. Grothe of Emmet was a caller Wednesday, renewing his subscription and furnished the editor a good cigar on a son, and heir which arrived at their home last week. Pat McGinnis left for Cody, Wyo., Monday morning, where he expects to make his future home. The Frontier. April 9, 1903. The hardware firm of Peeler & McManus dissolved last week, Mr. Peeler retiring, his interest being purchased by his partner, John McManus, who will conduct the business henceforth. A very warm city election clos ed last Tuesday evening and a canvass of the votes disclosed the following elected: Mayor, J. S. Harrington; City Clerk, Clar ence Campbell; Treasurer, Ber nard McGreevy; Police Judge, O. E. Davidson. Councilmen: First Ward, E. H. Whelan; Second Ward, J. F. Gallagher; Third Ward, Emil Sniggs and Henry Zimmerman. The Frontier, April 16, 1903. A very pretty wedding took place last Thursday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Maring in Emmet township, when Miss Stella Maring and Alexis Ashton were united in the holy bonds of wedlock, Rev. A. M. Washburn officiating. The Frontier, April 23. 1903. Last Thursday J. J. King dis posed of his residence property in the western part of the city to A. J. Hammond. Mr. King ex pects to leave for the west coast about May 15. Mrs. Ben DeYarman and child ren left Tuesday morning for Van couver, Wash., where they expect to make their future home. Romaine Saunders, who left here last June for Oakland, Cal., will return to O’Neill about May 15 and will resume his old posit ion as associate editor of The Frontier. Mrs. Adelia Wagers, wife of S. M. Wagers, died at her home in this city Tuesday morning at 7:30 of heart failure, after a short illness, aged 63 years, and 10 months. Charles Carroll of Carrolton Council Knights of Columbus was organized in this city last Sunday. A delegation of fifty Knights came up from Sioux City for the event and eighty Knights came up from Omaha. The Omaha Knights had charge of the organi zation of the local Council and the initiation of the candidates of whom there were seventy-eight. A banquet was served the visiting Knights as well as the members of the newly organized Council. More than 200 persons were served at the banquet. Officers elected by the members of the new Council for the coming year, were: Arthur F. Mullen, grand knight; James A. Donohoe, deputy grand knight; Owen F. Biglin, chancellor; Clarence C. Camp bell, recorder; Michael R. Sulli van, financial secretary; Patrick J. O’Donnell, treasurer; Edward H. Whelan, lecturer; Michael F. Harrington, advocate; Frank J. Dishner, warden; T. J. Coyne, inside guard; Theodore Pieken brock, outside guard; Rev. M. F. Cassidy, chaplain; James F. O’ Donnell, Timothy Hanley and Andrew Morrisey, tustees. Thirty Years Ago The Frontier, April 10, 1913. W. J. Robinson and John Green were up from Bliss Monday as witnesses for Romaine Saunders in making final proof. The Frontier, April 17, 1913. Mrs. Prussia Coykendall died at her home in this city Monday, April 14, at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 11 days. Lee Downey and Blanche Cherry were married this morn ing at the home of the bride’s parents at Page, Rev. Murten officiating. They will make their home at Royal, where the gr<?om is station agent for the Burling ton. The Frontier, April 24, 1913. The board of education last Wednesday morning awarded a contract for the construction of the new school house to the Mid West Construction company of Lincoln, the contract price being $41,171. The contract for the plumbing and heating was award ed to the J. J. Hannighan Co., of Omaha for $8,565. The building is to be completed and ready for occupancy by November 1, 1913. Wednesday morning the Lib rary Board awarded the contract for the construction of the new library building to the Mid-West Construction company, of Lincoln, for $9,850. The contract price in cludes plumbing and heating. Twenty Years Ago The Frontier, April 5, 1923. T. W. Crawford ofLynch, one of the early settlers of Holt county, > died at the home of his son, Hallie, near Paddock Friday. A stroke! of apoplexy caused his death. ; William Egger. son of Peter Egger, and Florence McClelland, j daughter of Donald McClelland, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. James E. Jones of Neligh on Thursday, March 29. The Frontier. April 12, 1903 Miss Mary Catherine Markey (Continued on page Eight) SAVE ri For thorough Scientific Eye Ex amination and Correctly Fitted Glasses, see DR. C. W. ALEXANDER EYESIGHT SPECIALIST At Hotel O'Neill O’Neill, Tuesday, May 4th Satisfaction Guaranteed In Inman evenings and Sundays by appointment. 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