The Frontier
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MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
Jesse Robertson of Madison county,
a member of the farm bureau, says
that flint corn is more desirable for
hogging down than ordinary varieties
of dent corn. Mr. Robertson tried this
out for several years, before changing
to flint com entirely for hogging. He
[•aid that the hogs would go for the
flint and leave the dent com until the
last.
Personse caught dumping trash and
refuse in the ditches on the new grade
south of town are to be arrested and
prosecuted. An expense of several
hundred dollars will have to lie in
curred to remove refuse already
thrown into the ditches and which en
dangers a grade on which the county
has expended thousands of dollars.
With the ditches thus clogged up flood
waters unable to find any other out
let will go over the top of the grade.
Judge Berryman of Bassett, at
torney for the residents of the terri
tory seeking the extension of the Bur
lington railroad from O’Neill to Thed
ford, is authority for the statement
that the work of gathering statistics
fn the territory proposed to be served
is progressing rapidly and that a most
favorable showing will be made. It is
probable (hat the hearing on the ex
tension will not come up before the
interstate commerce commission how
ever until next fall.
Gage county maintained a good lead
in the Gift-Corn Campaign in Ne
braska when a total of 7906 bushels
was reported by F. C. Crocker of Fil
ley, director of the project in thig
courtfc Cars were requisitioned and
the c|ni is ikXw on its way to the
stirring people of Europe and the
>'ahr East. It has been estimated that
4/b.ushels of com would save the life
Ji a child. Gage county takes the
//redit for saving nearly 1800 children.
JTWS project is Closing -wltV> » t«v
f the com belt states.
/ The county loader was moved four
/ miles east of town, on the state east
/ and west highway, Tuesday moning,
/ and work on claying the highway
/ through the sandy section between
I O’Neill and Page will begin at once.
I The county tractor outfit also is at
I work on this highway, rounding up the
grade put in by the state outfit last
fall. The truck squad has completed
the big fill between the bridges over
the new and old channels of the river
south of town and the grade now has
been brought above flood level.
Railroad traffic is noticably decreas
ing, with no prospect of a revival
until both freight and passenger rates
are reduced. Passenger trains in this
section of the state carry but few
more passengers than they do mem
baitt at the tsrata crows and the last
week several passenger trains passing
through O’Neill carried one or two
coaches with but one or two people in
each. Freight trains ulso are running
very light. A recent day the Burling
ton freight between this city and Os
mond handled but ten cars in the round
trip.
Three hundred and sixty-two stu
dents enrolled in the University School
of Agriculture short courses at Lin
coln last winter. All but eight were
men. The short course for veterinari
ans enrolled 161 practioners. The
auto-tractor course came next, with
136. Twenty-two, including eighti wo
men, attending the poultry short
course, and the four weeks’ course in
general agriculture attracted forty
four. Forty-seven boys and twenty
girls were graduated from the regular
four years’ course of the School of Ag
riculture this spring.
Nebraska University was the first
institution in the United States to
start Co-operative Marketing Courses,
but since a request was sent out by J.
R. Howard, President of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau federation, asking
the different colleges and universities
to include such work in their curri
culm, several favorable replies have
been received, expressing the keenest
interest in such courses. Thirteen
schools give definite assurances that
this work will be offered and twelve
report that they have already made
plans for such training.
John McHugh, formqr O’Neill
bunker, soon may become president of
the National City Bank of Now York
to succeed James Stillman. Soon
ufter the hearing of the Stillman di
vorce proceedings began reports were
in circulation that Stillman would re
tire in favor of McHugh, but were
denied. They now have been rvived
and New York papers state that the
retirement of Stillman is to be an
nounced in the near future. Mr. Still
man will become chairman of the board
of the bank, one of the biggest finan
cial institutions in the United States.
Seventeen trees were planted at the
city park Arbor day, under the direct
ion of Chairman Mrs. David Stannard
of the city council park committee,
the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Ameri
can Legion and the members of Boy
Scout Troop No. 1, assisting in the
ceremonies. A fine black Walnut do
nated by Mrs. Neil Brennan was
planted for the scouts. Mrs. Brennan
also donated a number of other trees
to the park, and J. H, Meredith pre
sented several fine box elders. A tree
r'.so was presented Troop No. 1 of the
boy scouts by Mrs. Arthur Hammond.
J. C. Harnish returned Wednesday
evening from York, Nebraska, where
he attended a meeting the first of the
veek of the trustees of the I. O. O. F.
home.
Will Biglin went to Sioux City Wed
nesday . He will return by way of
Jackson, where Mrs. Biglin and the
Misses Rose Mary and Ruth Ann are
visiting relatives.
The single men defeated the mar
ried men in a baseball game at Lynch
Wednesday afternoon of last week and
the losers paid for the supper the
evening following.
A new state bank soon is to be
opened at Long Pine by the Flannigan
interests of Stuart. The new bank
will be called the Nebraska State
Bank of Long Pine.
Mass was relebrated at St. Patrick’s
church Thursday morning by Father
Turek of Schuyler for the Bohemian
communicants of the parish. Father
Turek speaks both Bohemian and Po
lish,
Nebraska traffic men are pleased to
know that S. F. Miller, for several
years head of the traffic department
of the Northwestern railroad at Oma
ha, has been made assistant freight
traffic manager at Chicago. Mr. Mil
ler is well known to many O’Neill pat
rons of the road.
Members of the high school faculty
for the next school year will be select
ed by the board of education at its
'meeting next Monday. J. Y. Ashton
of Elwood, recently elected superin
tendent, and several of the grade
teachers already have been chosen. A
number of applications are on file.
Holt county is not the only county
in Nebraska which has trouble ovei
the location of highways. Wednesday
of this week Governor McKelvie and
State Engineer Johnson were in Keys
Paha, Brown and Rock counties to de
termine whether the new federal high
way from Springview should run tc
Ainsworth, Bassett or Long Pine. The
Keya Paha people prefer a road tc
Long Pine, Which is almost directly
south of Springview, mainly because
Long Pine is a railroad division point
while Ainsworth is strongly contend
ing to have the route via the Mead
j „ a —it.
Bristow Entrprise, April 20: Ec
Whiting, well known by many, un
derwent an operation at the Spencei
hospital last Friday for the remova
of his remaining leg, just below th(
kr.ee. Although an old man, he re
covered from the shock of the opera
lion and is getting along nicely. Aboui
two years ago Mr. Whiting had one oJ
his legs amputated above the knee, be
cause of an infection, which threaten
ed his life and the necessity for th<
removal of his other leg was due t(
fiarnt: cause. He is certainly show
mg a most wonderful amount of vi
tality for a man of his age.
The annual state high school live
stock judging contest recently held at
the College of Agriculture attracted
teams from twenty-four high schools
and a total of 150 students. The boys
I «Wv«A*sd Wo «L<vy«e io
| on the College’s stock and one day t<
the contest. The York team won th<
contest and Murval Thompson o1
Friend was declared the best individ
ual judge. All kinds of stock wer<
scored and many of the boys showe<
remarkable knowledge of livestock
The contest is staged annually t<
further the interest of boys in goes
livestock. Competition is as keen m
in an athletic event.
The number of modern farm home:
is growing rapidly every year. Fev
houses are now constructed that an
not modern, and many old ones ari
being made modern. The State Col
lege of Agriculture through its Exten
sion Service is encouraging moden
farm houses by providing literature
suggestions, and blueprint plans
Those who have Btudied the subjec
believe modern houses will do mucl
toward making farm life more satis
fying. It is argued that the farme
who can afford an automobile can af
ford running water in his home. Like
wise, the farmer Who car. afford a ga:
engine can also afford an electric ligh
plant.
Atkinson Graphic, April 22: Fron
four or five years in government worl
—army, road work and barracks ser
vice, Lieut. John W. Davis is back t<
make a little improvement on thi
Davis ranch near Josie. He intend:
to set out a few acres of Jack pines or
the place this spring for one thing. Foi
the past three months he has been em
ployed in the corps engineer’s office a
Ft. Crook. Lieut. Davis has marriec
since he left here and his parents anc
sister who left here a little later thar
he, are living in Washington, D. C.
his father having employment in a de
partment of the Navy bureau.
James C. Harnish of this city wns i
passenger in the automobile of Pasi
Master J. W. Kelly of the I. O. O. F.
wrecked near Beatrice Tuesday, bu
left the car at Lincoln a few hours be
fore the accident. Mr. Harnish at
tended an I. O. 0. F. meeting at Yorl
Monday and there met Past Grant
Master Kelly, who with his family
had come to York in their auto, in
tending to drive from there to Kansas
Mr. Harnish accepted an invitation t<
ride with the Kelly party to Lincolr
to make a train connection for Omaha
After leaving Lincoln on the Corn
busker highway the big Studebakei
car driven by Mr. Kelly crashed intc
a Ford, near Beatrice. Mr. Kelly sus
tained a broken arm and leg ant
other members of the party also re
ceived serious injuries. The occu
pants of the Ford were uninjured.
The Studebaker caught fire after tht
accident. Mr. Kelly, who resides a:
Beaver City, is well kncxwi. to manj
O’Neill citizens, having been promi
nent in legislative and political cir
cles for many years, as “Platform’
Kelly. Owing to Mr. Kelly’s advancet
years his injuries are considered bj
the physicians unusually serious.
Stock feeding will probably be on t
lower basis in the future, according tt
sentiment expressed at the annua
spring meeting of feeders at Jhe Ne
braska Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion at Lincoln. Although feed wns cheat
many feeders lost money again thi:
year, largely due to the fact that thej
paid too much for the stock when thej
put it into the feed pens. Speaker:
at the meeting predicted that feedej
cattle will be down to 5 cents by next
fall. Eighty head of cattle, 100 head
of hogs and 180 head of sheep fed ex
perimentally at the Experiment Sta
tion this last winter lost money. The
object of the feeding, however, was
not to make money but to test the
fattening value of various rations. On
account of the cheapness of corn and
alflfa, and the comparative high price
of oil meal, semi-solid buttermilk,
tankage, alfalfa molasses meal, and
other commercial feeds, the old-time
standard* Nebraska ration appears to be
the best from a financial standpoint.
One experiment was conducted this
.year to determine the effect of age on
the rate and economy of gain. Lots
of two-year-old steers, yearlings and
calves were fed alike and under simi
lar conditions. The results favored the
calves, in that they made a more con
sistent and more economical gain.
BOY SCOUTS’ DEPARTMENT.
Troop No. 1.
The scouts voted to wear the wool
stockings in place of leggings and
sweaters instead of coats.
Can any one of you give the address
of Scout Glen Carlyle? Lincoln, yes,
but the street number?
The stellar event of this troop each
year is the two week camp in the
bush. A few of the scouts are in
favor of turning the expense of such
a trip over to help feed the hungry
Chinese. The majority suggest a so
journ on the banks of the Niobrara,
Let’s decide, what say?
What’s to be done with a wild young
Tenderfoot and a wicked hand ax?
Now and then—not often—a young
scout forgets. Perhaps he gently taps
the blade against a bridge, a post or
in rare instances, a tree. This infrac
tion of the rules of scouting has oc
cured very few times since this troop
was first registered, three years ago
It is mentioned here in the hope that
it will never happen, since the deface
ment of property is all but inexcus
able. Heavy, heavy, hangs over thy
head for this careless juggling of the
infant ax.
We now have seventeen scouts reg
istered. A full troop of thirty-twc
was not thought advisable since to be
come a scout of the First Class a scout
must bring in a candidate. If someone
would start Troop 3—, well, perhaps
luf’a hnrui
Harry Hammond has been electee
Senior Patrol Leader.
Troop 1 of Norfolk is about to finis!
their club house. There’s no place
like ho-.
On Atbor Day one patrol of Trooj
1 dug and planted about two dozei
trees of good size. The trees were
; planted in the city park in the wes
part of the city.
Next Sunday an afternoon hike t<
some point five miles out, scouts. I
! has been proposed we evjdqre the
gaavoi beds east of the city. Tha
finished, south to the Elkhori fp:
luncheon. M
Everything seems to be illjaii ai
Smooth with Troop 1. We can kirde)
see the money for the meeting house
the Scoutmster’s not quite so crank;
and the sun shines golden on Jth
future.
Romo of you scouts suggest time
i thing novel in the way or an A ro
: some Sunday afternoon. g
Troop i>o. z.
A number of the boys of'/Troop 1
1 hiked to Inman Sunday aft« «oon, re
, turning on the afternoon p- jfeenger.
, A party consisting of s«f Aral mem
I • rs of the troop, will cl ip out an<
i 'i, on the river south f town Fri
ry night and Saturday /
. At the last meeting o /Troop 2, th<
, scouts were to be the*/at 7 o’clocl
, instead of 7:30 as hap/been the casi
i heretofore. They we/ brought t<
order and drilled until /bout 8 o’clock
After this the cont m reports wer<
j handed in and it wr a found that Rus
sell Weingartner ha* the most points
’ and consequently ’its awarded thi
t The Mongoose Patrol is the Senioi
Patrol for the following month.
Several of the scouts took their tests
in signaling and passed. After this
Lee Weekes gave the scouts som<
more instruction in Semaphore.
Several of our scouts are going ou
north to get some trees to plant ai
the library, in the near future.
1 The plans for the big hike are being
completed by the troop committee.
! PLEASANT VIEW NEWS.
Mrs. R. P. Wagers and daughter
1 Mrs. C. E. Sterner, left Wednesday bj
auto for Tecumseh, Nebraska, to spent
a few weeks with the former’s
: daughter, Mrs. Elmer Snyder.
The Misses Mary Harrington anc
Winnifred Murray of O’Neill, spenl
1 the week end with Mrs. Clyde Streeter
Roily Snell was agreeably surprisec
last Saturday evening when arriving
home from town he found a largt
number of neighbors awaiting him
The occasion being Roily’s forty
ninth birthday. The evening wa;
spent in old time chats. At midnighl
a lovely lunch was served. The guests
presented Mr. Snell with a handsome
rocking chair. At a late hour the
guests departed wishing Roily many
happy returns of the day.
The Page ball team went to Dorsej
last Sunday where they carried home
the honors of the game, score 14 to 11
Page is going to play some real gatp«
this season, because they have or
ganized a good team.
Miss Helen Townsend, teacher ol
the Pleasant Vieiw school, gave hei
scholars a picnic at Charley Grasses
grrove last Saturday. The childrei
all took lunch while Miss Helen gave
the real treats. They spent the after
noon playing games. Miss Helen is
one of Holt County’s most successful
teachers.
NORTH WESTERN ROUNbS
UP CAR THIEVES
The Northwestern has rounded up s
bunch of car thieves operating along
its Winner line and several pleaded
guilty in the circuit court at Burke
last week. Several merchants along
the line also paid fines for purchasing
stolen property from the car thieves
and also reimbursed the company tc
the full amount of the goods stolen.
Subscribe for The Frontier and keep
posted upon the ailiaira of this great
county of ours.
0’ THE MINT”
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Miss Mary O’Reilly is the first worn
an to hold) the office of assistant dl
rector of the United States mint. It
the absence of the director, she hai
charge of the manufacture of gold am
silver coins. Approximately 700,000,
000 coins pass through her hands ev
ery year. She receives a salary o
only $2,400 annually.
MAN, 80, ADOPTS WIDOW, 55
Wealthy 8ea Captain Rewards Woman
Who Nursed Him Through
Pneumonia.
New York.—As a reward for the
care and attention she showed him
when he was dangerously 111 with
pneumonia, Arthur H. Clark, a for
mer sea captain and hale and hearty
despite his eighty years, adopted Mrs.
Mabelle E. Fowle, flfty-two, and whose
home Is Newburyport, Mass. Mr.
: Clark Is manager emeritus of Lloyd’s
1 and reputed wealthy.
Mrs. Fowle Is a widow and quite
comely and through the adoption pro
ceedings now becomes Mabelle Fowle
[ Clark. While In Massachusetts last
spring Captain Clark was taken with
■ pneumonia. Mrs. Fowle was called
In to attend him, and mainly through
| her efforts the old man was brought
back to health, after his life had been
< despaired of. It is believed that In
| gratitude he decided to adopt her and
thus make her the chief heir to his
. fortune.
Estate Left Young Girl.
Redding, Cal.—A scribbled note on
, a scrap of paper has been accepted In
' court as the will of Gustav Wester
holm, a marine engineer, leaving all
■ his property, valued at several hun
l dred dollars, to Jessie Llmon, fifteen
year-old schoolgirl of Areata. The
girl works after school hours at an
; Areata hotel, and her diligence so 1m
J pressed Westerholm, who stopped
] there one night, that he left bla es
, tate to her.
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The ^ale of a do$
wkh a moral
THERE’S AN old gag. MY CUE to slip him.
* * * * * *
THEY USED to pull. A REAL cigarette.
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SO OLD that nowadays. AND AFTER he’d taken.
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PEOPLE THINK It's new. A GOOD Pul1 ot two
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ABOUT THE man who had. INTO HI.S constitution.
TO SHOOT his dog. HE GR,rE° and 8ald*
AND A friend asks. “THE °.NL.Y.Way these.
* * * WILL EVER make you mad.
“WAS THE dog mad?’-’ . . .
• ♦ * IS THE way.
AND THE first guy. • * •
• * * YOUR FRIENDS eat ’oxn : p.
SAYS, “WELL, he wasn’t. * * *
... I ONLY hope you’ve got.
SO DANG well pleased.” ...
... A COUPLE of packs.
AN D A chap told me. ___ _ * J ’
... FOR THEY sure.
THAT THIS described. DO SATISFY*”
* SOME SMOKES he’d tried, * * *
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THEY DIDN’T exactly.
• * * V/'OU’LL enjoy Chesterfields.
MAKE HIM mad. I There’s something in their mild
... smoothness that goes right to the
BUT HE wasn’t. spot. Choice tobaccos, Turkish and
... Domestic—a blend that literally can't
SO VERY well pleased, be copied—a special moisture-proof
... wrapper for theirextra protection—on
OF COURSE that was. every count, Chesterfields “satisfy. "
■ a a"
Liggett Si Myers Tobacco Co.
NORTHWESTERN CHANGES.
A new alignment of officers of the
freight traffic department has been an
nounced by the Northwestern railroad.
These appointments, effective May 1,
have been bulletined:
Samuel F. Miller, formerly head of
the freight department at Omaha, has
been made assistant freight traffic
manager.
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David H. Hoops has been made gen
eral freight agent.
N. D. Browne has been made general
agent at Salt Lake City.
John P. Williams has been made
division freight and pssenger agent at
Chicago.
H. S. Biscoff has been made general
agent of the freight department at
Chicago.
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