THE FRONTIER
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THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
Fifty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 27, 1893.
The city has purchased a tank,
which will be located in some
convenient place and used for a
watering trough.
Zimmerman, the wrestler, drift
ed into the city Tuesday from the
west looking for a game, and like
almost every other sport who in
vades our ring and casts down
the gauntlet, he found it. Gladi
ator Doyle, who has stood in the
amateur ring for twenty years
without a fall, was matched
against the stranger. It was to be
the best two out of three, three
points to constitute a fall. A ring
was formed west of the engine
house yesterday afternoon, and
the best exhibition of honest con
test that has been seen in the city
for a long time was witnessed.
Doyle was much the stronger and
secured the first fall in about five
minutes. In the second round
there was some lively work, Doyle
gaining two points on his man
several times but could not get
the- third one down, and after
about ten minutes’ hot work of
fered to declare the match a draw,
which was quickly snapped up by
Zimmerman. Gus is a powerful
man. handling his 200-pound an
tagonist as an ordinary man
would a ten year old kid, but
Zimmerman, being a professional,
would wiggle like an eel and per
sist in landing right side up every
time to prevent a fall. The con
test was witnessed by about 300
men and when Gus got out of it
with a draw and one fall in his
honor they all went wild with
delight.
The Frontier, August 3. 1893.
Dime Short and Miles Gibbons,
local sprinters, will run a 50-yard
sprint for a purse of $20 at the
fair grounds next Saturday after
noon. It promises to be an inter
esting race.
The Holt County Institute con
vened in the city Tuesday morn
ing with an attendance of 110.
The attendance is expected to
reach 140, by the middle of next
week.
The Frontier, August 10, 1893.
The 50-yard foot race between
Miles Gibbons and Dime Short
last Saturday was witnessed by a
large crowd and was quite excit
ing. Short won by a couple of
feet. The race resulted in another
match, between Short and King,1
to be run on the 19th, for a purse
of $100. * 1 * i'
A. B. Newell has purchase! the
Emporium of Dr. Trueblood and
will continue business at the old
stand.
It is thought that the Neligh
land office will be consolidated
with O’Neill and that John Har
man will be installed as first boss.
The Frontier, August 17r 1893.
Will Mullen is home again, hav.
ing returned Saturday from Fre
mont. where he has been attend
ing the normal school.
Work on Mr. Snyder’s new res
idence in Fahy’s addition is pro
gressing rapidly and will be ready
for occupancy by early fall.
Grandpa Sackett of Chambers
died last Sunday, at the advanced
age of 80 years.
The Frontier, August 24, 1893.
Miss Allie Burke, who has been
visiting relatives in O’Neill for
the past three months, returned
to her home in Winona, Minn.,
Tuesday.
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WAR BONDS
Beant
So long as a soldier can eat and
think up disparaging names tor his
equipment the Army will do all
right Food is either “beans,” or
“chow.**
‘"Chow** may consist at a wall
cooked meal or it circumstances de
mand our fighting men have learned
j^o subsist on “Ration K," the coi>
centxated food that all of them carry
into battle.
With millions of men and women
in the services it will require a lot
of War Bond buying on our part to
Jncs them happy. _ _
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Look! Listen! Live!
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Every month an average of 702
freight trains, most of them carry
ing vital war goods, are delayed an
average of 460 hours because of
carelessness by the men and
women who drive automobiles.
The grade crossing accident il
lustrated here is an example:
At 1:32 a.m. (more than 1,800
grade crossing accidents occurred
at night last year) a freight train
passed through a city in accord
ance with the speed limit. The
locomotive’s headlight gleamed
through the darkness and the
regulation whistle warnings were
sounded.
The engineman saw a gasoline
tank truck crossing immediately in
front of the engine and, realizing
the imminence of the accident, ap
plied the air brakes, but was un
able to stop in time. The impact
tore the gasoline tank open. Caao
line Ignited and exploded, killing
the engineman, fireman and a
brakeman, as well as the oil truck
driver.
The locomotive and 27 freight
cars and their contents were dam
aged by flames. Three homes near
by caught fire and burned, as well
as two parked automobiles and one
express truck.
The National Safetv Council Is
conducting a special campaign to
stop these grade crossing acci
dents, which every day delay an
average of 38 trains a total of 22
hours—a serious drain on the na
tion's war transportation effort.
Driver carelessness is the cause,
of almost all grade crossing acci
dents, according to the Council.
To help win the war, to save your
self and others needless suffering,
the Council ask3 you to be sure
the track is clear before you start
across.
Rody Hayes was appointed
county treasurer last week and
took possession of the office Fri
day morning. Jim Sullivan, for
merly a clerk in Ed Butler’s of
fice, is deputy and John Golden
and E. Kline are darks.
John Hazelet left Sunday morn
ing for Boone, Iowa, where he
and Mrs. Andy Potter(were made
one yesterday. The contracting
parties are both well and favor
ably known in O’Neill, the bride
being a teacher in our public
schools and the groom assistant
cashier of the State Bank.
The Frontier, August 31, 1893.
Johnny Carr is expected home
from Scotland about September 5.
He will bring a bride with him.
O. O. Snyder has been appoint
ed receiver for the Holt County
Bank, which closed its doors some
weeks ago.
The Independents held their pri
maries last Saturday and elected
the following delegates: First
ward: John Lappan, Tom Birm
ingham and P. D. Mullen. Second
ward: Jodge Roberts and Bernard
McGreevey. Third ward: Mose
Campbell and Jim Harrington.
Township: Sam Howard, Pat
Hughes, Charles Wilcox, Ben
Johring and Mike Holland.
Forty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 30, 1903.
Miss Mary Horriskey departed
Tuesday for Lyons, Nebr., for a
visit with friends.
Last Saturday was the hottest
day of the season by several de
grees, the thermometer register
ing 106 degrees.
Dr. Gilligan has just received
an X-Ray machine which he has
installed in his medical and sur
gical departments over the drug
store.
The school board held a meet
ing last night, re-elected J. V.
Owens principal and raising his
salary from $80 to $90 per month.
Mr. Owens had asked the board
for a raise of $1,000 a year, which
was refused and his resignation
announced. The board then de
cided to come up a little if he
would come down and they have
got together on the above amount.
Robert, Will and John Dwyer
arrived in the city Saturday last
on a visit to their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. Dwyer and other rel
atives and friends. Robert is
located at Boise, Idaho, Will and
John at Butte, Mont. Another
brother, Father Isadore, formerly
Richard Dwyer, is expected to join
them here soon, when there will
be a family reunion with all the
living members of the family pres
ent except one sister, who is in a
convent at O’Connor, Nebraska.
Father Isadore has been engaged
in missionary work in South
America the past twelve years
and recently came to the United
States after a visit to Rome,
where he had an audience with
Pope Leo a few months ago.
The Frontier, August 6, 1903.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. McCarthy Saturday
last, and Mike’s interest in the
field trials is preceptibly less.
Master John Gilhgan entertain
ed about sixty of his little friends
at his home last Tuesday after
noon, it being his fifth birthday
anniversary.
Three good rains on Thursday,
Friday and Sunday gave the bum
per crops another boost and com
has grown another foot since
Monday. The precipitation was
1.13 inches.
Forty tickets were sold by the
Great Northern for the excursion
to Duluth this morning.
The Frontier, August 13, 1903.
Dr. Gallagher departed this
morning for his home in St. Louis
after visiting with his parents and
other relatives and friends.
The First National Bank has in
stalled a burglar alarm at their
place of business.
Last month the rainfall exceed
ed that of the same month of any
previous year, as July is usually
looked on as a dry month. The
total for July was 5.04 inches.
August bids fair to exceed that
figure, the first twelve days re
cording a precipitation of 2.57
inches.
The Frontier, August 21, 1903.
The republican county conven
tion met in this city last Monday
and nominated the following
ticket: Treasurer, J. J. Stilson,
Atkinson; Clerk, E. S. Gilmour,
Ewing, incumbent; Clerk district
I court, John Skirving, incumb-1
I
ent; Sheriff, C. E. Hall, incumb
ent: Superintendent, C. J. Mal
one, Inman; County judge, W. F.
Clevish, Rockfalls; Assessor, Tyler
Seriven, Chambers; Coroner, Dr.
W. J. Douglas Atkinson; Sur
veyor, R. E. Bowden, Agee.
The fusion Judicial convention
held at Valentine last Tuesday
renominated Judge W. H. West
over of Rushville and Judge J. J.
Harrington of O’Neill, without
opposition.
The democrats and populists of
the oounty united at two con
ventions in this city last Saturday
and they nominated the following
ticket: Treasurer, D. J. Cronin,
populist, incumbent; Clerk, L. A.
Jillson populist, Atkinson; Clerk
district court. John A. Harmon,
democrat, O’Neill; Sheriff, Will
Purdy, democrat, Inman; Judge,
J. M. Morgan, democrat, incum
bent; Superintendent, R. E. Slay
maker, populist Stuart; Assessor,
W. B. Cooper, populist, Chambers;
Coroner, Dr. B. T. Trueblood, in
cumbent; Surveyor, M. F. Norton,
incumbent..
The Frontier, August 27, 1903.
Allen G. Fisher of Chadron and
W. T. Wills of Butte were nom
inated for Judges of the Fif
teenth Judicial District at the re
publican Judicial convention held
at Valentine last Tuesday. They
were nominated on the first bat-,
lot.
Despite the rain a large crowd
of both young and old are in town
today to attend the circus.
Judge Kinkaid went to Kear
ney the first of the week, at
which place on Tuesday occur
red the examination of appli
cants for appointment to the West
Point military academy. Merle
Kline and Owen Meredith are
two O’Neill boys to take the ex
amination.
Thirty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 31, 1913.
Mr. and Mrs. John Biglin re
turned to their home in Hastings
last Thursday, after a ten day
visit here with relatives and
friends.
The annual race meet will be'
held in O’Neill on August 12, 13
and 14. A base ball tournament
for the championship of the
county will also be held on the
above days.
The Frontier, August 7, 1913.
Carey, the Emmet pitcher pitch
ed a no hit game and shut out
Dorsey on the local diamond last
Sunday and won 3 to 0. Hits:
Emmet 9; Dorsey 0. Errors, Em
met 0, Dorsey 2. Struck out:
Carey 20; Karr 9.
Mrs. Belle Ryan is packing her
household goods preoaratory to
moving to Superior, Wis., where
she will make her future home.
Her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. John O’Neill, and her daugh
ter, Mary Belle, left for Superior
this morning and Mrs. Ryan will
follow in a few days.
The Frontier, August 14, 1913.
Thursday ended the most suc
cessful race meet ever given by
the local association. The races
were good, as the horses were
evenly matched and each one was
out for the money. The ball
games were also good and we be
lieve they were the center of at
traction and drew hundreds to
the race track. In the game Tues
day Emmet defeated Dorsey with
a score of 4 to 1. Dorsey was
held to one hit and again it was
too much Corey. The game Wed
nesday was between O’Neill and
Ewing and was won by O’Neill
with a score of 12 to 0. Hits:
O’Neill 11, Ewing 4. Errors,
O'Neill 1, Ewing 7. Struck out,
Walworth 14, Mason 3, Linnt 6.
Batteries: O’Neill. Walworth
and Gonding; Ewing, Mason,
Linnt and Deneen. The game
scheduled Thursday afternoon be
tween Emmet and O’Neill for
the championship of the county
was expected to be a hummer
and a large crowd gathered at
the grounds that afternoon to
witness the contest, and they
were not disapoinated as it was
a humdinger of a game. O’Neill
won with a score of 8 to 4. Hits
O’Neill 10, Emmet 7. Errors,
O’Neill 4, Emmet 4. Left on
bases, O’Neill 10, Emmet 5.
Struck out, Denton 7, Walworth
5; Carey 12. Batteries: O’Neill:
Denton, Walworth and Gonding;
Emmet, Corey and Alberts. Mon
tana Jack Sullivan umpired all
games and gave good satisfaction.
The Frontier, August 21, 1913.
Richard O’Malley, son of Mrs.
Michael O’Malley, who resides
eight miles northwest of this city,
was killed instantly by light
ning in Mellotte county, S. D., last
Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
He was 32 years of age and had
been in South Dakota for two
years, having taken a claim there
aftei* the opening. The body was
brought to this city last Sunday
afternoon and the funeral was
held Monday morning from the
Catholic church and interment in
Calvary cemetery.
Walter Roy Cole, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Cole and
Maude Ernst, eldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Ernst, were
united in marriage at the bride’s
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ful owner can collect on them. BUT, their loss
would cause you inconvenience and mental
anguish. So rent a box for them, and for your
other valuable papers such as insurance poli
cies, mortgages and deeds. The cost is small.
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home on Wednesday afternoon,
August 20.
John Mathis and Miss Nellie
M. Farley, both of Atkinson, were
united in marriage by County
Judge Carlon in the county court
room this morning.
Married at the residence of the
bride’s mother in this city last
Wednesday morning at 8 o clock,
George M. Henry of Dallas, S. D.,
and Miss Mabel G. Martin of this
city, Rev. George Longstaff of the
Presbyterian church officiating.
Married, at the Catholic church
in this city last Tuesday morning,
August 13. 1913, Max Andrew
Keene of Buffalo, S. D„ to Miss
Loretta McHugh of this city, Rev.
M. F. Cassidy officiating.
The Frontier, August 28,1913.
P. W. McGinnis arrived in the
city last Saturday evening from
Porto Rico, where he had been
in the engineering service of the
government.
Julius Cronin and Rhody Ryafi
left Wednesday morning for
Omaha, where they will enter
Creighton University for the
study of law.
Twenty Years Ago
The Frontier, July 26, 1923.
A son was born Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. John Shoemaker resid
ing south of O’Neill.
Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons has sold
her millinery store in O’Neill to
Mrs. Margartt. Donnelly and her
sister, Miss,Catherine Dillon, both
of Greeley. The ladies are ex
pected td arrive here early in
August to take charge of the
store.
Mrs. James Nickels died at her
home five miles southeast of this
city Monday, July 23, 1923, fol
lowing an illness of several
months.
The Frontier, August 2, 1923.
President Harding died in the
Palace Hoted in Sart' Francisco,
on August 2, as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz took t
over the Western Hotel Wednes- '
day morning and will conduct the
hotel in the future.
Joseph F. Peter and Miss Helen
M„ Soukup were united in marri- f
age at St. Patrick’s church Tues
day morning at 7 o’clock, Rev. M. i
F. Cassidy officiating, in the pres
ence of a ho^t pf relatives and
friends.
- The Frontier, AM&isl 9, 1923.
Eli Hershiser returned Thurs
day from a ten day visit with
relatives and friends at Waterloo,
Jpwa.
Precipitation amounting to 2.62
inches fell here last Friday night '
and on Monday another .79 of an
inch fell.
Deputy United States Marshal
Lee Weekes and his brother, Dale, :
of Omaha stopped here Thursday
evening on their way home from
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