THE FRONTIER
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THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
Forty Years Ago
The Frontier, Nov. 26, 1903.
A very pretty wedding took
place at the home of Mr and Mrs.
Geo. E. Ricker at the Riverside
ranch at an early hour Tuesday
morning the contracting parties
being Miss Eva Burke of O'Neill,
Nebr., and Robert Louis Arbuth
not of Ashland, Nebr., Rev. Father
Hennessey of Manley, Nebr., per
forming the ceremony.—Ashland
Gazette.
Another old and respected res
ident of the Michigan settlement
northeast of O’Neill has been call
ed away from earthly scenes.
Timothy Shea, at the age of 80
years, died on last Sunday from
the effects of a paralytic stroke
sustained a week pievious. He is
survived by his wife and four
children.
Returns from all counties give
the following result of the late
election: Supreme Judge: Barnes,
republican, 96,991; Sullivan, fus
ionist. 87,996; Barnes’ plurality,
9,025. Regents: Allen, republican,
101,642; Whitemore, republican,
98,232; Jones, fusionist, 79,811;
Weber, fusionist, 77,298. Average
majority of the republican candi
dates 21,483.
i no r ronuer, uec. iu, iwuj.
Holt county will soon bo pretty
well covered with telephone line's,
and the days of isolation seem to
be passed. Telephone lines extend
east, west, north and south.
The Frontier, Dec. 17, 1903.
T. J. Griffin, tailor, departed
from O’Neill last Thursday and
his departure was followed by
considerable activity on the part
of quite a long list of creditors.
Mr. Griffin had conducted a tailor
shop in the city for about a year
under the name of Griffin Bros,
and had contracted considerable
indebtedness. There are execu
tions now in the hands of the
sheriff representing personal
claims to the amount of $319. Be
sides these there are a number of
small accounts by parties who are
making no attempt to recover.
The assets of the shop will ag
gregate about $200.
Dewitt Derby and Miss Nettie
Goree, both of Inman, were uni
ted in marriage December 9th,
County Judge Mprgan perform
ing the ceremony.
The Frontier, Dec., 24. 1903.
Thomas Quilty departed Tues
day morning for Iowu to visit
scenes of his childhood.
The Charles Carroll of Carrol
ton Council of the Knights of Co
lumbus will initiate a class in this
city on Sunday, Januaiy 10. Dele
gations from Omaha, Sioux City
and Deadwood will be in attend
ance.
Romaine Saunders, associate
editor of The Frontier, was called
to Council Bluffs last Friday by a
message announcing the seriouss
illness of his brother. Grant.
Grant was a former O’Neill boy
and learned the art preservative
in The Frontier office, and at the
time he was taken sick held the
responsible posit iori1 of foreman
of the Omaha Daily • News job
rooms. Mr. Saunders died Mon
day evening and the funeral took
place Wednesday from his home
in Council Bluffs. He is survived
by his wife and twry children.
The Frontier, Dec. 31, 1903.
Our mild December weather
got a rude shaking oh Christmas
day, when a snow-laden breeze
broke loose from the north and
whistled dolefully down over the
frozen prairies.
It has been rumored around
that the Independent has been
sold to George Miles, late of the
Ainsworth Herald. When seen
yesterday Editor Eves said there
was nothing in it, although there
had been some talk Mr. Miles
taking charge of the paper for
him for a while, as he expected
to go to Arizona for the winter.
Thirty Years Ago
The Frontier, Nov. 20, 1913,
A large number of O’Neill peo
ple witnessed a very pretty wed
ding last Tuesday morning at St.
Patrick's church, when Rev.
Father Gleason united in wedlock
James J. Kelly and Miss Mary
Bain, both of O’Neill.
Mrs. R. R. Morrison and daugh
ter, Catherine, returned Tuesday
evening from a visit with friends
in Omaha.
The Frontier, Nov 27, 1913.
Lt. O. E. Meredith left last
Thursday for San Francisco, Cal.,
where he will join Mrs. Meredith
and they will sail for Manilla,
Philippine Islands, on December
5, where Lt. Meredith has been
assigned to duty with the Twenty
fourth regiment.
John Ryan arrived in the city
last Sunday evening from Eka
laka, Mont., for a few days’ visit
with home folks. .
Married, at the Catholic church
in this city last Tuesday morning
at 7 o’clock, Edward P. Driscoll
of Phoenix, Ariz., to Mrs. Mary
Murphy of this city, Rev. M. F.
Cassidy officiating. The happy
couple will make their home at
Phoenix, Ariz.
The Frontier, Dec. 4. 1913.
H. J. Boyle, J. P, Golden, Pat
Harty and Gene Kane went to
Chadron Saturday evening to as
sist in putting on a class of the
Knights of Columbus.
The afternoon passenger on the
Rurran of I’tiblle R»latlon« U S War Penartment
WACS AS WEATHER OBSERVERS—High up in their “eagle’s
nest”, these two WACS, Gwendolyn Byniers, Ellendale, N. D., and
Irene Luis, Columbus, Nebr., stationed at Greiner Field, New Hamp
shire, are helping the men that fly the planes by doing a careful and
efficient iob in weather observation.
Northwestern changed time last
Sunday and now reaches here at
4:30 instead of 4:00 p. m.
The Frontier, Dec. 18, 1913.
Matthew Hynes died in Omaha
last week, the remains being
brought to this city and interred
in the Catholic cemetery Monday
morning. Mr. Hynes went to Om
aha a week ago to have an opera
tion performed on his nose and
bled to death as a result of the
operation.
Richard Henry Madison died at
his home in this city last Thurs
day afternoon, after an illness of
several months.
The Frontier, Dec. 25, 1913.
Miss Mildred Downey won the
Ford car given away last Satur
day by The Frontier in a subscrip
tion contest.
Miss Anna O’Donnell, who is
an employee of the state superin
tendent’s office, came up from
Lincoln last week to spend the
holidays with home folks.
Work upon the finishing of the
school house and library is pro
gressing rapidly these days and
the latter building will probably
be completed within the nextj ten
days, while it will take some
weeks yet to complete the school
building.
Andrew' Wittlauffer of O’Neill
and Miss Lillie Bowden of Agee
wen’ united in marriage by Coun
ty Judge Carlon at the county
court room last Monday.
Fay Miles went to Chadron last j
week, where he has accepted a
position with the Chadron Jour
nal.
Miss Dorothy Dunhaver of Nor
folk has accepted a position as
stenographer in the office of
County Attorney J. D. Cronin.
Mrs. W. F. Finley died in St.
Joseph’s hospital in Sioux City,
Iowa, Wednesday evening about
six o’clock, where she had been
taken about two weeks previous
for an operation for appendicitis.
The remains were taken to Man
kato. Minn., for interment at the
side of her father and sister. Mrs.
Finley was about 35 years of age.
She is survived by her husband
and two daughters.
The Frontier, Dec. 13, 1923.
Mrs. Orville Wilson of Casper,
Wyo., came last Thursday for a
visit with her uncle and aunt and
grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. L. A.
Carter and Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Carter, and with her mother, Mrs.
James Noble at Amelia.
The Catholic Daughters of
America held a business meeting
Tuesday evening, at which the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Grand Regent,
Miss Anna Donohoe; Vice Regent,
Mrs. W. H. Harty; Financial Sec
retary, Mrs. C. M. Daly; Treas
urer, Mrs. J. A. Brown; Proph
etess, Mrs. H. J. Reardon; Moni
tor, Mrs. H. J. Hammond; Histor
ian, Miss Loretta Sullivan; Sen
tinel, Mrs. Ed Campbell.
The Frontier, Dec. 20, 1923.
Several cases of scarlet fever
have been reported in Page dur
ing the past month.
Jack Sullivan drove up from
Omaha last Sunday.
John Gilligan will be home this
week from the University Medi
cal College at Omaha to spend
the Christmas vacation.
The Frontier, Dec. 27, 1923.
Several auto loads of singers
made a tour of the city Monday
evening singing Christmas carols.
Four stops were made. The sing
ers were warmly received and
welcomed at almost every stop.
Sam Banks of Atkinson and
Miss Clara D. Grothe of Emmett,
Bert D. Henning of Atkinson and
Miss Emma H. Grothe of Emmet
applied on December 26 for mar
riage licenses.
Last week John Kersenbrock
purchased the Sanitary Meat
Market and is now in possession
I of this popular market.
Twenty Years Aj?o
The Frontier, Nov. 22, 1923.
A daughter was born last
Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. D. F.
Murphy, residing northeast of
O’Neill.
The Frontier, Nov. 29, 1923.
Mrs. Jens Hansen and three
children are quarantined at their
home about four miles southeast
of O’Neill, for scarlet fever, and
the school in the Hoxsie district
has been closed during the latter
part of the week on account of
the disease.
Mrs. John McNiehols died at
her home ir. Atkinson last Satur
day afternoon following only a
few hours illness. The cause of
her death is given as acute dia
betis. She was about 58 years of
age and leaves her husband, five
daughters and two sons.
The Frontier, Dec. 6, 1923.
A daughter, Miss Mary Con
stance, was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Max Golden last Thursday.
A drop of ink
can save a =
gallon off gas I
DOES that sound like an extravagant
statement? Consider 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, and 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
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Ten Years Ago
The Frontier, Nov. 23, 1933.
A slow rain began to fall early
Thursday here and up to 10:30
forenoon, Weather Observer Bow
en reported his gauge at the court
house registered just one-fourth
inch. This is the first rain since
September 26, which was heavy
enough to get a reading.
Ira H. Moss returned from Lin
coln today, where he took and
passed the Nebraska bar exam
ination.
Mrs. R. R. Morrison left Thurs
day morning for Casper, Wyo.,
where she will visit her daughter,
husband and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Davidson.
The Frontier, Nov. 30, 1923.
Walter and Eugene Donohoe
pulled a surprise party on their
father, J. B. Donohoe, last Sunday
evening by inviting in about sixty
people to assist in celebrating J.
B.’s birthday. Everyone had a
splendid time.
A severe dust storm last Satur
day afternoon reminded residents
of the severe dust storm that vis
ited this section two weeks ago
Sunday. Last Saturday’s storm
was not as severe but it was
enough to cause people to won
der if we were in for another like
the one two weeks ago. As it was,
housewives were kept busy for
several hours Sunday getting the
dust out of their homes.
The high school football team
took the Burwcll high school
football team into camp to the
tune of 13 to 0 on the local grid
iron last Saturday afternoon.
The Frontier, Dec. 7, 1933.
Monsignor M. e. Cassidy, the
beloved pastor of St. Patrick’s
church, passed away at £t. Cath
erine’s hospital in Omaha last Fri
day afternoon, after an illness of
about six weeks, at the age of 80
years, five months and 17 days.
About 5:40 that evening the toll
ing of the bell of St. Patrick’s
church informed the populace of
O’Neill of his death, and there
was universal sorrow among the
people of the city, irrespective of
creed, for he was beloved by peo
ple of all nationalities and beliefs.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon, interment in Cal
vary cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Fallon died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
M. J. Enright, this morning, after
an illness of several weeks, at the
age of 77 years, eight months and
12 days. She had been a resident
of Holt county for 59 years.
T. D. Hanley died at the Uni
versity Hospital in Omaha last
Wednesday morning, after an ill
ness of several months, of cancer.
The body was shipped to this city
Wednesday night and the funeral
will be held from the home of his
brother, Jerry Hanley, on the old
home farm, to St. Patrick’s church
at 11 o’clock Friday morning. He
was 64 years, one month and 21
days old at the time of his death.
Freeman Arbo and Miss Clara
Singleman, both of this city, were
united in marriage at the Pesby
terian Manse by Rev. H. D. John
son last Saturday.
Stephen Donlin died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry
Sullivan, in this city last Satur
day evening, December 2, 1933,
after an illness of about one year
of cancer of the stomach, at the
age of 75 years, 11 months and 19
days. He had been a resident of
Holt county practically all his
life.
The Frontier, Dec. 14, 1933.
O’Neillites Sunday and Sunday
night experienced the coldest
weather of the season when the
mercury dropped to 7 degrees
above zero Sunday night and
again Monday night.
Mrs. Patrick Barrett died at her
home southwest of this city about
7:30 o’clock last Monday evening,
after an illness of but a few hours
of apoplexy, at the age of 77
years, one month and nine days.
The funeral was held this morn
ing from the Catholic church, Rev.
B. J. Leahy officiating, burial in
Calvary cemetery. She had been
a resident of Holt county for fifty
two years.
W. J. Hammond, P. C. Donohoe
and J. D. Cronin drove to Ains
worth last Monday to visit G. R.
Slocum, who was seriously injur
ed in an automobile accident west
of Ainsworth last Sunday.
The Frontier, Dec. 21, 1933.
Mrs. Anna A. Carman died at
her home ten miles northeast of
this city Wednesday morning, De
cember 20, 1933, after a long ill
ness of heart trouble, at the age
of 75 years and two days. The fu
neral will be held from the home
Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock,
Rev. Yost of Page officiating, and
burial in Prospect Hill cemetery
in this city. She is survived by
her husband at}d one daughter.
Miss Violet Ariderson and Rob
ert H. Lamb, both of this city,
were united in marriage at six
o’clock p. m., on December 5, 1933
at the home of the bride’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Anderson,
living east of O’Neill, Rev. W. B.
Lamb, father of the groom, of
ficiating.
Judge and Mrs. J. J. Harrington
left Wednesday for Racine, Wis.,
where they will spend Christmas
visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Earl Bulow.
The Frontier, Dec. 28, 1933.
Perry Elijah Chase, highly re
spected resident of Page, died on
Wednesday, December 27, 1933,
at the age of 78 years, seven
months and 11 days, of angina
pictoris. He had been a resident
of the county for many years and
was postmaster at Page for 21
years.
Harry Bowen, federal weather
man, gave everyone a Christmas
present when the thermometer
registered l below Sunday, 3 be
low Monday, Christmas, and 12
below Tuesday, the morning af
ter Christmas. With nice white
frosting Christmas afternoon one
inch deep in the shape of snow
that was more frost than the gen
uine article.
The court house thermometer
slipped down to 2 degrees below
zero again this morning.
Views of ;
* Congress I
By
I Dr. A. L. Miller,}
M. C. j
Votes For Soldiers: The road
to soldiers voting has had many
detours. The Senate turned down
the Green-Lueas bill and the
House will probably do likewise.
The bill sets up a federal commis
sion for voting the soldier. Under
this bill the soldier would vote
only for president, vice president
and the members of Congress.
The House is considering a bill
which will permit the soldier to
vote not only for the national but
for the state and county officials.
It will be handled by the states
in a constitutional manner under
their absentee voting laws. 46
states now have them. In Nebras
ka, towns over 7,000 have a regis
tration law. The soldier may regis
ter by mail. 11 million postcards
are now printed and in the hands
of the military. Every soldier who
wants to vote can fill out a card,
sending it to the Secretary of
State who in turn will send it to
the proper county official. The
government will provide free air
mail service and at least in Ne
braska this will permit ample
time for soldiers to get their bal
lots returned. The last legislature
simplified the absentee voting
privileges. Certainly every sol
dier who wants to should have
the right to vote for ALL of the
elected officials, and his ballot
should be properly safeguarded
from manipulation by political
machines.
Mustering (Jut ray: Mustering
out pay for veterans is in the
making. Some 600,000 have been
discharged from the military to
date. Some interesting statistics
on the veterans are as follows:
There are 53,000 veterans of
World War One still in hospitals
or veterans' homes, as of October
1, 1943. The Veterans Pension
Department shows 432.000 veter
ans and 118,412 of their depend
ents are receiving pensions. This
amounts to 274 million dollars
There are 505 Civil War veterans
drawing pensions, and 136,703
Spanish-American War veterans.
The Veterans Administration op
erates 180 hospitals and homes,
with a total of 81,000 available
beds. They have a staff of 44,500
physicians, nurses, dieticians and
attendants. When this war is over
we may need 300,000 more hos
pital beds.
There are over 17,000 conscien
tious objectors in the United
States. Of this number 9,237 are
in special camps. The other cases
are still in the courts.
Bill To Pay For Advertising
Killed: The bill which would have
provided a payment to newspa
pers for running government ad
vertising was killed in the Ways
and Means Committee by one
vote. It was killed because of the
bitter opposition to the bill by
Secretary of the Treasury Mor
ganthau. He represents the Presi
dent and said the program would
not help sell bonds. Many mem
bers of Congress disagree em
phatically with Mr. Morganthau’s
position in this matter. The mat
ter may be revived.
Strong Effort To Get Feed: Sev
eral letters and wires to my office
indicate that the Commodity Cred
it Corporation is shipping all of
the feed wheat out of several
counties in Nebraska. There has
been a real shortage’ of feed. Live
stock producers have been en
couraged to increase production,
but if they are to be drained of
their wheat supply, production
must be cut.
I have had several calls to the
CCC and while they tell me there
is no desire to take feed out of a
territory where it is needed, they
continue to do so. Protein feed
mixes are being given a larger
percentage of protein than was
originally agreed upon when we
met with this group ten days ago.
Mixed feeds cost money. We need
protein not diluted, and we are
making a strong effort to get it.
AMBROSE ROHDE RESIGNS
HAROLD BAUMAN NEW BOSS
Ambrose Rohde, who has been
the manager of the Council Oak
store here for the past six or seven
years, has tendered his resig
nation and leaves the employ of
the company next Friday. Mon
day morning he leaves for Pasco,
Washington, where he will go to
work in a defense plant. Ambrose
has been in the grocery business
in O’Neill for the past 1'fteen years
being employed in other stores
here before entering the employ
of the Council Oak and has an ex
tensive acquaintenance among the
people of this Section.
He will be succeeded by Harold
Bauman, of Atkinson, who has
had experience in the grocery
business with the Council Oak
stores in Atkinson and Ainsworth.
He takes charge of the store at the
close of business Friday night.
The Frontier welcomes Mr Bau
man to the ranks of O’Neill bus
iness men.
BRIEFLY STATED
Rosa Harris was taken to Sioux
City last Thursday, where he en
tered the Methodist Hospital for
medical treatment.
Nothing would make a nicer
Christmas gift for your Soldier
Boy than a year’s subscription to
the home town paper.
Miss Ruth Harris is expected to
arrive home Friday from St. Ed
ward to spend Christmas visiting
her mother, Mrs. Esther Cole
Harris.
Miss Mary Ann Fisher of Butte,
Mont., and Miss Emma Lu Fisher
of Menominee, Mich., arrived
home the first of the week and
will spend the holidays visiting
at the home of their parents, Dr.
and Mrs. F. J. Fisher.
The D. D. Club had their Christ
Bureau of Public Relations U. S. War Department
NEW BADGES FOR AMERICAN DOUGHBOY—U. S. Army
infantrymen who achieve a stipulated standard of proficiency will
now receive a new award, the Expert Infantryman Badge. The design
depicted in the accompanying illustration (lower) is a miniature silver
musket mounted on an infantry blue field with silver border. For
Infantrymen whose conduct in combat is exemplary, or whose combat
action occurs in a major operation, the Combat Infantryman Badge
will be awarded. It is similar to the former except that it is super
imposed on an eliptical wreath (upper). When 65 percent of the
personnel of an infantry unit win either of the awards the unit guidon,
color or standard will carry a streamer proclaiming the award. The
badge will be worn above the left breast pocket in the same position
as the wings of an airman.
Expert Sharpahootei Marksman
U. S. ARMY MARKSMANSHIP MEDALS—The United States
Infantryman is the most expert soldier in the world in the handling
of the basic weapons of his branch of the service. And he gets that
way, according to information furnished by the War Department, not
because he is a “natural born” handler of lethal weapons, but because
he is put through extremely rigid training exercises.
Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair, Commanding General of
the Army Ground Forces, under whose supervision the Infantry is
trained, has found that it is much easier to develop into an excellent
shot a man who has never fired a rifle than it is to correct the errors
of a man who has done a great deal of shooting under improper
supervision. To stimulate the interest of all soldiers in their weapons,
competitive shooting for the record is held by every unit after the
soldiers have been individually schooled in the use of their weapons.
The basic weapons of the Infantryman are the rifle, the bayonet, the
automatic rifle, the machine gun, the hand grenade and the mortar.
The Army awards three grades of medals to soldiers who qualify
in the use of their weapons. These medals are designated as “expert
rifleman”, "sharpshooter” and “marksman.” The rifle is the primary
weapon of the Infantryman and under the competitive shooting rules
a man must score 180 out of a possible 210 to be qualified as an expert;
a sharpshooter must score 16B or better out of the same possible,
and a marksman must make 140 or better. Each classification of
marksmanship has a distinctive medal that is presented each qualify
ing soldier. The three medals signify the soldier’s ability with his
weapon, and a bar suspended under each names the weapon with which
the qualification is attained.
Soldiers shooting for record with the rifle fire a given number
of rounds from each of four positions—prone, sitting, kneeling and
standing—in the slow-fire phase of the competition; and in the rapid
fire phase they are required to change from the standing position
to each of the other three positions and fire a specified number of
rounds in a limited time.
In qualifying for the machine gun record the soldier shoots at
three different targets from a sitting position. In bayonet marks
manship the soldier competes against time in running a prescribed
eourse and attacking various dummies with his bayonet and the
butt of his rifle. Grenade marksmanship is judged by the distance
and accuracy of the soldier’s throwing ability.
mas party last Thursday evening
at the M. and M. Cafe. Following
a 7:30 o’clock dinner the members
went to the home of Mrs. Charles
McKenna. Following an exchange
of gifts, the evening was spent
informally.
Anna Malone of Lynch was a
business caller here on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bergstrom
made a business trip to Wayne on
Thursday.
Gene Brennan, of Lincoln,
spent Saturday and Sunday here
visiting relatives and friends.
Master Sergeant James Hols
claw of Muroc, Calif., arrived on
Tuesday to spend a furlough vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Holsclaw.
Ed O’Donnell of Wichita, Kan.,
arrived home Saturday to spend
Christmas visiting his daughter,
Patricia, and other relatves and
friends.
Miss Patty Schaffer arrived
home Wednesday from Lincoln,
where she is attending the Uni
versity of Nebraska, to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey Schaffer.
The Misses Patricia and Kath
eryn Wood left Monday for Omaha
to visit friends for a few days.
Mrs. Augusta MacFarland will
leave Friday for Omaha to spend
the holidays with relatives and
friends. p
Miss Maxine Golden entertain
ed a group of friends at a party
Sunday at the Golden Hotel.
Mrs. Gary Wrede left Monday
for Camp Roberts, Cal., to visit
her husband, who is stationed
there.
Attorney W. A. Crossland, of
Wayne, transacted business here
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Clifton, of
Orchard, will spend Christmas
here visiting their daughter and
son-in-law and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ted McElhaney.
Judge Mounts, Judge J. J. Har
rington, Ira Moss and Ted Mc
McElhaney attended a District
Bar Association meeting at Bas
sett on Tuesday.
Miss Katherine Murray, of
Omaha, will arrive Friday to
spend Christmas visiting her
mother, Mrs. Theresa Murray.
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