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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1948)
When You and I Were Young — Foot Race Classic Won by Fleet-footed Mr. Cres ■■ SO YEARS AGO May 24. 1888 The procession for the Merr erial day parade will be in th following order on Fourth an Douglas streets: O’Neill corne bal'd, uniformed rank K.P IOOF, GAR and all veteran of the war of 1861-1865, th public school, Daughters o Rebecca in carriages, the cit; council in carriages and th< citizens on foot and in carriag es. "I can out-run anything you have in tho courthouse", remarked Snpi. Manville as he strolled into the record ing room of the clerk's of fice the other day. "I'll match Cress agoinst you for 50 yards", came back in de fiant tones from Clerk Haze let. The match was soon arrang ed, judges decided upon and all the preliminaries were per fected. TTie officials and clerks all over the court house went out to see the sport. When the word was given to “start" the :-7 O’NEILL TRANSFER ★ Please route your freight O’NEILL TRANSFER. An O'Neill firm. 4 — TRIPS WEEKLY — 4 Monday! Thursdays Tuesdays Fridays O’NEILL—Phone 241J OMAHA—Phone JA3727 Your Patronage Appreciated * JOHN TURNER, Prop. i --—r gallant little Manville dartei forth with a becoming smili hovering o’er his face. By thi e time Cress got his body in mo i , tion little Manville was som< t feet ahead, but as the formei , j began to untangle his extremi 3 I ties and get down to work he ! 1 gained on the other fellow f, The judges with one accord le r 1 clared they had never before ; in their lives seen such splen ■ did running, such perfect movement, and such easy and graceful strides. The county surveyor, after a lengthly de liberation, decided that Cress had won by a little over one inch and three-quarters. The hotels were crowded with traveling men Tuesday evening. O’Neill is a city vis ited by more commercial men than any town on the Elkhorn valley rood. 50 YEARS AGO May 26. 1898 S. J. Weekes, of this city, is organizing a company of “rough riders,” the services of which he expects to tender the United States army as soon as the or ganization of the company is completed. Members of the company are required to fur nish their own horses and sad dles. More Holt county real es | tale has changed hands this Spring than ever before. Eas tern people are beginning to realize the value of land in this section, and are invest ing whenever opportunity oc | curs. The ladies of the Presbyter ian church tendered Mr. and \ Mrs. W. J. Dobbs a farewell party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Cole last Satur-1 day. A very pleasant evening was passed, but all present were sorry that the Dobbs were to leave the city. Before I the guests departed the ladies presented Mrs. Dobbs with a silver cake plate as a token of their esteem and apprecia tion. The commencement exercises of the O’Neill high school will be held at the rink Friday. June 3. 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M., display a map of their non-productive land to Interior Secretary Julius Krug who has proposed to move 5,050 of the 12,000 poverty-strick en Navajo Indian families off their arid reservations to more productive lands. Krug wants a 90-million-dollar appropria tion to promote agriculture and industry on the reservations. [arranged with much care and is exceptionally good through out. Professor Schubert, of the conservatory, has charge of the music, and we are assured of some fine selections. The following are the names of those who will appear in the chorus: Miss Kittie Dwyer and Miss Tess O’Sullivan, Mrs. Evans, Miss Maud Gillespie, C. R. Schubert, R. S. Kelley, Mr. Smith and Charlie Stout. 75 YEARS AGO May 24. 1923 The Elkhorn river got out of its banks Wednesday for the first time in several years, as the result of recent rains, and local fishermen are preparing for the annual catfish run, which Fred Gatz says starts promptly the first of June. The O'Neill checker club at last has a home of its own. one from which no one but the wives of the members can drive them. The club has purchased the business block located between the Grand cafe and the McManus hard ware and has a 99-year lease on the ground on which it is located. The building now is being dolled up under the supervision of Henry W. Tomlinson and D. S. Arnold and when the improvements are completed a grand opening will be held. “Believe Me, Xantippe’’ was presented as the annual class play by the senior class of the O’Neill high school on Tuesday evening. Following are the cast: George Stannard, Carroll Templeton, Willard Arnold, Joe Beha, Ralph Mellor, Emmet Harmon, Chancey Smith, Ger trude Wrede, Sylvia Simonson, Hazel Ashton. The number of long distance calls that are made each day between O’Neill and Atkinson has increased so rapidly that the Northwestern Bell Tele phone company has construct ed an additional circuit between the two towns. There are now two long distance circuits con nection O’Neill and Atkinson. JOINS TRI-K PAGE—G e n e Terrill, of Page, has been named a mem ber of Tri-K, honorary organi zation for agronomy students at the University of Nebraska. Terrill is a sophomore in the college of agriculture. Roekport, Mo., has reported the formal opening of a wed ding chapel, flower shop and photo studio a half mile north west of the city. Are You Prepared for These Bills? If Not. See: I>cster J. Jonas Your Friendly EQUITABLE Man — O'Neill — From The Bakers of Old Home Bread According to scientists, more plants are being changed from the category of weeds to use ful crops as a use is being found for them. INMAN NEWS John Sobotka and sons, Leo and Gerald, of Norfolk, left Sunday, May 16, for Lake An des, S. D.t where they spent a few days fishing. Ace Thompson, of Shell, Wyo., spent last week with his | brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thompson. Delmont Heck is being em ployed by a construction com pany at Wayne this summer. Mrs. Lewis Kopecky, sr., went to Omaha last week to attend the wedding of a niece. Miss Loraleen Stamp left on Monday, May 17, for Layton, Utah, where she will spend the Summer with her brother, Dale Stamp. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fox, of Atkinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Newton and son, Melvin, of Emmet, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luben and family on Sunday, May 16. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Keyes and daughter, Murl, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Moore and son, Harlan, and Mrs. Anna Clark spent Sunday, May 16, with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. LaMars Clark at Wait hill. Try Frontier Want Ads! .... . i Servel i Gas Refrigerators , I Get your order in now for early summer delivery. \ Stays Silent. Lasts Longer. \ No Compressor to Wear Out. See Us for a Long Life Servel. V RALPH N. LEIDY « O’Neill Farewell Party Held for Mervin Butler EWING—The volunteer fire men and their wives and their lady friends gathered in Ewing park on Monday, May 17, to hold a farewell party for their chief, Mervin Butler, and his wife, who with their 3 chil dren have departed for Wash | ington state. Mr. Butler served on the fire I company for 25 years and act , ed as chief for the past 2 years.1 He has lived in Ewing all his life. His grandfather, who reared him, came to Ewing before the railroad was built and for years he was owner of the hotel and livery stable in Ew ing. The Butler’s home which was sold recently, is the orig inal hotel building that was re modeled as a dwelling. The Frontier: 7c per copy. I Nash’s Coffee Wishes You Success in Your New Union Super Market 60 Cups Every Per Cup Pound Delicious I Union Super 1 arket ... on your Grand Opening in O’Neill of Northeast Ne braska’s largest, best and newest Super Food Market. 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