The Frontier VOLUME 67. — NUMBER 17. O’NEI! L, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1047. f PRICE 5 CENTS I fMMET TRADITION EMMET — The Church of the Epiphany’s annual Tied chicken dinner has become a tradition here. This year’s dinner in the church parlors netted the church $700 as guests came from miles around for the La bor day food festival, which featured chicken, potatoes, gravy, 6alad, pickles, pie, iced lea, coffee—all you could eat. The Frontier’s photographer, John H. McCarville, visited the business end of the dinner and found a host of ladies at work, including Miss Mable Perkins (at left, facing away from the camera), Miss Mae Heeb and Mrs. J. C. Wills. Harry McShane (right), of Green Valley township, who came from a distance for the affair, pursues the spring fry «• with typical enthusiasm. The gathering took the form of a farewell for Rev. John J. O’Brien, who departed the following day ror ms new as •■ipnment at St. Joseph’s par ish at Platte Center. His sue | cessor is Rev. Joseph Lane. Mrs. Parker, 91, Member of First Colony, Is Dead Dies in Hospital at Stuart; Came to Holt in 1873 Mrs. Julia E. Parker, 91, wid ow of the late Byron Parker and I one of two remaining members of the original colony of O’Neill seulers, is dead. She died at 1:30 p. m. Wed nesday in the Stuart hospital whe e she had been confined for the pa t three weeks due to her rapidly declining health. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Bom near Lodi, Sauke coun ly, Wisconsin, o f French Scotch parentage, Mrs. Parker, the former Julia E. McEvony. came in a covered wagon to Hilt county, arriving with her parents on July 13, 18/3. She was then a girl of 16. Her father, Henry H. MtdSv ony, came to whst is now Holt county in the spring of 1871 to inspect the frontier teriitory. He returned to WiiC nsin to dis pose of real estate ho^ng^ there, and in July, 1873, brought his*family here and staked out a homestead on the southeast outskirts of the present si e o_ O’Neill. His family consisted of a wife, one daughter, and two sons. Others in the original col ony were Frank Bitney. E. H. Thompson, and J. T- Pr° .y | and their families, and Wil liam Dickerson, who was sin gle. The larger colony, headed by Gen. John O’Neill, came in the following year. On an earlier tiip, however, Gen. O’Neill stay ed at the McEvony home and the late Mrs. Parker frequently told of the general’s visit and the decision* that were made. , Miss McEvony «nd Byron Parker, who was born and reared in LaCrosse. Wls- were married in O'Heill on May 17. 1878. They became ^pa rents of two sons, Ryland H and Joel, both of O Neill. Mr. Parker died in February, 918 Mrs. Pa ker continued to re iide on the home farm tor^ev >ral years and f°r the past 30 /ears has lived in retirement vith her son, Joel. Two Sons Survive Survivors include only the wo sons. Two of her brothers, tf C. McEvony, (who was Holt •ofcntv sheriff for a number of £Jw) and Joel McEvony, pre ceded her in death. The body is at Biglin Brothers lending completion of funeral i! rangements. Interment will ie made here. Mrs. Parker’s death leaves Sam Thompson, of O Neill, son if the late E. H. Thompson, the inly living member of the or dinal colony. Mr. Thompson ind Mrs. Parker were cousins. Marriage licenses Calmer James Halverson, 23, of Cando, N- D., and Miss Catherine Mary Sobotka, 20, of Inman, August 29. George Samuel Layh, jr., 20, of O’Neill, and Miss Karleen Je iu of Clearfield, and Kay Dancey, of Holabird. i From Colorado—Viola Ritter and Melba Ritter, both of Den ver. From New Mexico — Grac« ! Fieius, of Tuleroso. Rev. Dale, Mrs. newnouse, Mrs. Walter Assist CHAMBERS— The Chamber* city school opened Monday with the teaching staff to be assisted by Rev. L. A. Dale, Mis. Art Walter, and Mrs. T. E. Ncw house. R. L. Scott heads the system for the second term. L. J. Eck dahl, of Weston, is principal; Larry Tangeman, grammar room teacher; Miss Jean Wondersee, I intermediate teacher, and Mrs. Letha Cooke, primary room teacher. Gray Back as Inman i School Head j INMAN— Ralph L. Gray, ot 'Page, heads the Inman school faculty again this year as reg istration and classwork got un derway Monday. Besides Supt. Gray, other high school teachers are: Mrs. Ira George, of O’Neill, principal; Mrs. Gray, assistant principal. The grade-school fac ulty includes Joseph Coon, sev enth and eighth grades; Emma Stevens, intermediate room, and. Mildred Keyes, primary room. Return from Minnesota— Mr. and Mrs. Clark L. Wilson, Miss Shirley Wilson, and William Wilson retu ned lact Wedne day from a week’s vacation in Alex andria, Minn.