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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1923)
^ THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER, ’ * C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Bwelneee Manager. ffRlTULT NEBRA8K4 Structure Over Missouri River at Yankton Com mences to Take Form Tknkton, S. D., Nov. ' (Special)— Erection of eteel has been started <)n the super-structure of the Me ridian Highway bridge across the Missouri river here, and from now on progress Is expected to be rapid, with the erectors putting the parts In place as rapidly as they arrive. The schedule calls for the shipment of the last steel from the mill by the middle of January. I-beam stringers for the first span between Piers 1 and 2. have been put In place, hprights have been Installed and horizontal beams which will support the upper deck are be ing bolted In place. The riveting gang is expected to begin work next week. The trestle ^)f wood piling, which carries equipment to the point of operations, has been extended be-, yond Pier No. 8, beyond mid-stream. COLLEGE PRESIDENT NOT AUTO EXPERT. Yankton? B. D., Nov. (Special; « ■—Misappropriating flivvers* in broad daylight on a busy street is not supposed to be part of t he duties of college presidents, but here Is what happened. Chris Haarberg came to Yankton One day this week In his car, and parked It on the street. When he returned tor it son after, it was missing. Following a tip he went out to Yankton college. There was bis car, parked on the campus. Hhe bearded Pres. H. K. Warren In his office. The president admitted he had driven the college car down town and driven one back,—the sahie one, he suppoeed. ..Secretary E. H. Myers, of the college, went out and examined the critter. It wasn’t the college cor at all, but It was Haar- * berg's. They looked much alike and the mistake was natural,—for, a college president whose main know ledge of automobiles. It Is said, is that they all have four wheels. MUCH HIGHWAY 18 BEING GRAVEL SURFACED. Yankton, S. D.. Nov. . (Special) —Contractors for graveling State Trunk No. 50, the Washington High way from Yankton to Gayvllle, are on the g: Fund to carry out their contract. They are stripping their pits and will betpreadlng gravel tp about a week, county officials say. Meanwhile work is going ahead' on the county graveling projects, a part Of t he 100-mile, six y**ir pro gram which has been adopted. The county auditor and engineer were this week instructed to advertise for bids for the graveling of the mile from Mission Hill south to the Washington highway, the line from Volin south to that highway, and the Cornbeli highway east and west six miles trough Volin. The bids on this work will be opened December 1. HUNTERS FINED FOR • LAW VIOLATIONS Elk Point, S. D., Nov. * (Special) —Sheriff E. E. Sherman and a Dep uty State Game Warden arrested two hunters this week for hunting ducks on the Missouri river sand bar southwest of town. At their hearing they were fined $10 each and costs. Hunters have been slaught ering ducks from blinds on bars * along t<he river by thousands. This was held to be unlawful by the of fice of the state game warden^ "Hie department held however ihat'ducKl coutil be shot from the main "land along the rivers and from boats not propelled motors. According to •h< opinion of the state office ducks •nay be shot from blinds which arS kept off the bars. ;r- -7 ~er-. - WALLS Of OLD STORE - ' BUILDING COLLAPSE « ■ fankton, S. D., N%». ,. (Special) —While workmen were engaged in rxcavattng for the new Woolworth building on "Wtird street here, the west basement wall of the City Drug store, adjoining, collapsed, narrowly missing the workmen and teams. The wall was an old one, with no life left in the mortar. The collapse started at the north end. and paused long enough for the workmen to make a getawuy, and then a long line of 60 feet of masonry fcave way into the excavation, only about 20 feet of ‘.he wall at the south end remain ing in place. CORN PICKERS ARE IN GREAT DEMAND. Aurora 8. D, Nov. * (Special)— There is a big demand for corn pickers both hand and machine this year. A number of farmers have re sold their machines at full value after picking their crop and placed orders with dealers for next year'* delivery, owing to the fact Ohat no snore new pickers can be obtained tltia year. _ _ COMMITS SUICIDE WITH A SHOTGUN. Britton. S- D, Nov. n (Special)— Believed to have been unbalanced mentally temporarily, beoause of fi nancial trouble*, Aaron Anderson, a single man, commited suicide hepe by shooting himself with a 10 gauge shot gun. Anderson wa* wall thought of in the community, and his rash act leads local people to think he was mentally unbalanced at the time. He has lived ea a term near ban far several years. GOVERNOR AND M’ADOO MEET? Politicians Prick Up Ears Over Report They Are To Confer Omaha, Neb., Nov. . (U. P*)— politicians here are wonaerlng what political significance Is attached to the action of William G. McAdoo who Wednesday wired Governor Charles W. Bryan, at Lincoln, Con gratulating him on the success of his administration and asking him to confer with him when McAdoo passes through Ohmha this morning en * route to Los Angeles. Governor Bry an Is in Grand Island on a speaking trip today, said he probably would arrange to meet McAdoo when he passes through that city. CLAMS COURT IN BAD ERROR Denied Divorce on Private Investigation of Judge, Omaha Man Appeals Lincoln, Neb., Nov. > (Special) —After Charles Thomas' wife had been been gone from their Omaha home about aix months ho wrote to inquire when che was returning. She replied in a reul chatty letter that was closed by saying there was no news worth writing, but in the body of which she broke to him her deter mination not to return. She said she loved another better, and would prob ably go with him. Thomas, who la night superintendent qf a chain of Omaha restaurants, sued for divorce, but although his wife made no de fense the court refused. Judge Day said he had made a private inves tigation and found that, Thomas had concealed facts from him. Now Tho rn is has apealed to the supreme court Court, claiming that the lav,- gives a court power to Investigate in default cases is unconstitutional because It deprives the plaintiff of the oppor tunity to testify, by legal processes, the accuracy of what the investigator finds out. „ A88AULTED MAN TELL8 HIS STORY IN COURT. Lincoln. Neb., Nov- -" 'jSpecinU—■ Vehement denial that ne formed any part of a triangle was made by J. H, Castle, traveling salesman, when he took the witness stand to testify against Herman H. Myers, city fire man, who hod bent a section of gas pipe over his head when he caught him .out ridiing with Mrs. Myers 'and a feminine friend. Myers is accused £f assaulj with intent to inflict great bodily Injury. Myers heard his wife was out with Castle and pursued in a Ford which he threw across the path of the Cas tle auto. <Then he nul'.ed Castle out cf the machine and tapped hira^ with the pi*?* of pipe. Castle testified that he had driven to the Myers home to aqk her t.i go with*his wife to a show and over took her and h»r friend on the road. Hv udmhted haviii picked lior and a woman friend up on another oc casion, but all he did was out cf our- j ’?*’■ ___ . I GOVERNOR BRYAN’S FRIENDS ARE ACTIVE. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. , (Special)— Governor Bryan has m nothin' agin, nobody right now. Evefy <iay his mail contains Jetters announcing the formation of Brya.n for senatpr clubs fn the state, and letters apd tele grams from outsiders telling hint t ley are for him for president. Tony Chl sum wired today fom St. Louis: "We are fo you for president from Texas," * W; G. McAdoo has oyrltten (he governor a lette.- commending him for his administration He said he would like to pay hia respects, but that he had Important bualiK.se in Lus An geUa. . i Meanwhile signs of Insurrection have appeared . In the democratic atate press. The Falrbury Journal, the Nellgh Register and the Norfolk Press have been criticising the gov ernor severely, and Intimate they think he Is claiming too much v-hon he says he has savedi tho people twenty-four ml Hors so fat this year on coal, gasoline, sand, gr ivel and taxes. ' WAR DECLARED ON WAYNE AUTO SPEEDERS Wayne, Neb., Nov. , (Special)— The police department of this city declared war on speeders, Sunday and 16 were arrested for speeding. In court they each contributed the usual $25 and costs. A few of the fair sex were included among the offenders. BELIEVE AL EN LAND LAW CONSTITUTIONAL Lincoln, Neb., Nov. . .Special)— Representatives of the atuie legal de partment are Inclined to believe that years ago Is valid, now that the fed eral supreme court has held, in a case ral supreme court has held. In a case from another state, that the states may lawfully pass statutes barring aliens from holding lands, providing no treaty stipulation is violated. The Nebraska law requires that altens getting land by purchase or descent must sell in five years, HIS FLIRTING DAYS ARE GONE Lincoln Husband Restrained From Talking To Other Woman Lincoln, Neb., Nov. ' (Special)— District Judge Morning issued an or der Tuesday afternoon ordering Rus sell Kinney to refrain from holding any conversation, communication or otherwise engage in flirting with Gladys Hale, a saleswoman. Mrs. Kinney told the judge that her hus band speryt most of his money and time on Miss Hale, and that he told her he did not want anything to do with her or their four children. Ha said he had other women he liked better. She said his conduct had undermined her health, and made further living with him impossible. This is the second deAee of its kind ever Issued. Judge Morning gave the first one a week ago. WOULD ENJOIN ROADS FROM ISSUING PASSES Lincoln, Neb., Nov. ' (Special)— Argument was heard and submission noted, in Judge Morning’s court of the case brought by C. A. Sorensen, former counsel for the Nonpartisan league, asking that the railroads be enjoined from issuing passes or re duced fares to ministers of the gos pel, child society reresentatives mlps sionary workers and others engaged in charitable work. Mr. Sorensen argued that this law, passed at the last session, violated the constitu tional Inhibition against any class legislation. Railroad attorneys con tended that this class is engaged in public service, with no chance" to col lect for it? like doctors and lawyers. THE THREE VAJGRT6 TO GO ON TRIAL Seward. -Teb., Nov. «—The trial of Adolph Vajgrt," his wife, and daughter, Alby, for the slaying of Anton Lana, a farm hand, who was killed on the Vajgrt farm near here, has been set for November 19. All three of the Vajgrts confessed to the slaying, but all are said to havo repudiated the stor;-. The girl first confessed that she killed the farm hand, then her mother said that she assisted in the slaying and seve ral days after the first two confes sions, the father of the girl said he killed the man. All three of the stories differed. MOVIE PROCEEDS GO TO THE CHURCHES West Point, Neb., Nov. (Spe cial)—The West Point Cadet band have turned over the auditorium fto the various churches on Friday even ing, at w'hich time they give a per founance. All of the pre - eds of the movie given at (his particular time Is turned over to the church in charge. This is done in order to assist the church in paying the paving assess ment which is about due. BURLINGTON SHOPMEN GIVEN WAGE INCREASE » - Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (Special)— Announcement was made at Burling ton headquarters here that an in crease of two«cents an hour had been allowed shopmen. The new schedule is effective as oof November i. Some of the higher grade mechanics were given a four cent increase. Burling ton officials say that it amounts to half a million more a year for all classes of shopmen. The company' pays tw’o cents more on its Wyoming division and also on the McCook di vision outside of Denver, and this dif ferential is maintained in the new schedule. FILES BRIEF IN * CRYSTAL LAKE CASE I Lincoln, Nebt, Nov. (Special}— John Krueger, owner of the land ad jacent to Crystal Lake In Dakota county, has filed a brief In supreme court In support of the district court decree that gave him a permanent in junction against the owners of the lake. Thty had, in order to make the lake larger and deeper, put in a cut off from a creek. Krueger said that it resulted in flooding IB or 20 acres Of his land. He justifies his demand for an injunction on the ground that the company is not financially' able to respond In damages, and that this is the onl method by which he can gain relief. The ^Burlington railway ancL-the Consumers Ice company are prrties to the controversy also. CHARGE IOWA MAN EVADED THE DRAFT Omaha, Neb., Nov. " -Wm. Drew, said to be a mernba. of a wealthy family of Woodbine, la., is in the guard house at Fort Crook, Neb.. awaiting a hearing before an army board on a charge of evading the se lective service during the world war. having been arrested at Woodbine only three weeks ago. State Bank At Neligh, Neb., Closed Neligh, Neb., Nov. (U. P.)_ The Atlas State bank closed its doors here Tuesday with losses estimated at $300,000. The closing order was giv en by the state banking department. Since May 21, 1923, the bank was operated by the guaranty fund com mission. The state of Nebraska had about $18,000 deposited in the bank it was announced W.G. ECKHARDT 10SES BIG SUIT • ***' j Court Decides Farm Bureau Article Was Not Libelous Lincoln, Neb., Nov. — (Special)— W. G. Eckhardt, former treasurer of the United States Grain Growers lost his $70,000 libel suit against Prof. H. C. Filley and the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Monday afternoon when District Judge Hunger, In Federal court, found for the defend ants on the ground that the article was not In Itself defamatory -and that no special damages had been proved. The court said the article, which •was written by Mr. Filley for the farm bureau publication after his re turn from the annual meeting where Eckhardt and his friends lost out, did not and Could not be properly constructed to charge Eckhardt with any misconduct, any lack of integrity i;or any lack of ability of capacity as a business man or an expert. The court did not find that there was anything in the article that could be construed to convey to the reader that Eckhardt could not be trusted. Judge Munger said the evidence was not as clear as it might have been as to what damages he sustained from the publication, but in his opinion he_ had not proved that it resulted in his failure to get employment. Back of Eckhardt’, in the libel ac tion were men prominent in national activities ‘ on behalf of the farmers and back of Filley and the bureau were the same elements that had fought Eckhardt In the annual meet ing of the grain growers. When Eckhardt had concluded his case the attorneys for the defendants moved to direct a verdict in their favor be cause it had not been shown that the article was deframatory or that spe cial damages had been proven. The court sustained the, motion, and the case went out of court so far as the Nebraska Tribunal is concerned. WOULD PROTECT STATE FUND Attorney for Nebraska Com mission Appeals From Award at Benedict Lincoln, Neb., Nov. ^-C. M. Skiles, attorney for the guaranty fund commission, has filed with- the supreme court a brief In support of his appeal from a decision that gave to W. C. Benedict a claim on the fund for $7,500. Sochor- had liberty bonds in a safety deposit box in th* Farm ers’ State" banwk of Benedict, F. R. Ward, the vice president sold them, and credited the proceeds first to the bank and then to himself, personally. He is now serving time in the state penitentiary. When &ochor found It out Ward gave him a certificate of deposit in the bank, but did not enter the fact on the register. it is claimed by- the attorney for tbs fund that It is not a proper liability, and that unless a bank is shown to be negligent It cannot be held responsible for thefts by Its of ficers. Another defense Is that because taking liberty bonds of customers is not within the scope of a banker’s cmploymept, the bank cafonot be held liable for what he did. FEDERAL TAX CUT NOT JUST BRYAN SAYS. Lincoln. Neb., Nov. '—The pro posed federal "tax ciu makes the greater reduction on those best able to pay and on the ores who receive tfhe most protection and assistance from the government, Governor Charles W. Bryan said today. “When the present armlnistra tion repealed the excess tax and re duced higher schedules of the sur tax they transferred nearly $600, 000,000 from the rich to the poor,” feryan charged. “Secretary Mellon now proposos to glvo another reduc tion to the profiteer and such a plan is unfair to the agricultural classes and earners of the country." “Repeal the robber tariff, that has Increased the cost of living $350,000, 000,000 and some real service can be done for the country.” “Wealth should be made to bear Its share by Increasing the surtaxes rather than reducing them,” Bryan said. "Agricultural Interests are at stake In t)|0. proposed tax cut. Un less some revision Is effected to hake the profiteers pay a just share of the taxes farmers are going to the wall.” YOUNG WOMAN'S FIST PREVENTS A HOLDUP. Fremont, Neb., Nov. '—Mrs. Fred Moller and her sisters-in-law. Miss Mildred Moller and Miss Nettle Mol ler, returning to Omaha Sunday night by motor car, frustrated four or five bandits near here when Mrs. Moller struck one of them with her fist in tho jaw and Miss Mildred “stepped on the gas” after the supposed robbers had attempted to board the machine. ANNOUNCED CHAMPION8 IN CLUB WORK. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. '—(Special.)— Cecil Jacobson, of Eagie, Cass coun ty, has been made state champion In' swine clubs. Dorothy Norris of Laurel, Cedar county, is the state champion in baby beef calf club- Mabel Gustafson, of Wulioo, Saunders county, receives the state championship in all home economics clubs in the hoys’ and girls club wouk in 1923, according to an announceiwvrit made at the agriculture extension office. NOTED GUNMAN * FILES APPEAL Convict Whose Race Across Two States Attracted At tention Wants New Tr'al Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (Special)— Fred Brown, gunman, who had the officers of several states chasing him about a year and a half ago, hag appealed to the Nebraska su preme court against the peniten tiary sentences imposed by the Doug las county district court and will have bis hearing November 2tv DEFENSEWINS THE DECISION Special Prosecution In Case Against-Former Treas urer Cannot Act North Platte, Neb., Nov. At torney Will E. Shuman has been barred by Judge John Tewell from Continuing as special prosecutor In the '.rials of former county treasurer Samuel M. Souder, who . Is under Indictment on charges of embezzle ment, forgery and arson. Judge Tewell indicated he might Quash forgery indictments brought against Souder in connection with alleged forgery of tax duplicates but allowing a check-forgery to atand. FIND EVIDENCE OF AN EARLY MURDER. Plninview, Neb., Nov. <-—II. W. Hopkins, who a short mile ago found the skull and belies of the body of a person thought to have been killed by the Indians, later found tli# metal parts "of a shotgifn near the narrow grave which lie uncovered while ploughing In one of his fields. The stock of the gun had rotted away and the barrel and other paits were so rusty that the make of the gun oouldi not be learned It was a breech loading gun anti contained a loaded shell This find seems to verify the sup position t/hat the person was killed, In the early days. James Nash, a pioneer, says that sometime between 1881 and 1881) Cha'lea llelmer, a young man who resided near Neligli, disappeared and no trace of him has ever been fjpund. He thinks that 'it is probable that the skeleton and gun which Mr. Hopkins unearthed are Belmer’a. / TWO SONS ARE GIVEN ENTIRE ESTATE. Pierce, Neb., Nov. (Special)— The cases of Rudolph Synovec against the heirs of Antonie Syno vec and that of Theodore Synovec * against the heirs of Antonie Syno vec were decided last week by Judge Anson A. Welch, of Wayne, in favor of the plaintiffs. Rudolph Synovec and Theodore Synovec, who, since the death of their father some 15 or 10 years ago, had made their hojpe with their mother on her 120 acre farm oneWillow Creek, about seven miles southwest of Pierce, filed’ a petition in the district court of4 Pierce county, asking that the title to the 120 acre farm i>e quieteS in _ their favor, Rudolph asking for 80 acres and Theodore for 40 acres. Antonie Synovec died leaving no will, but these two sons, Rudolph and Theodore in their petition set up the clp-im that their mother had promised them that if they would stay with her and take care of her until *her death, she would give them the farm, that is 80 acres to Rudolph and 40 acres to Theodore. One of the sons, other than Rudolph and Theodore, said that this was a fact. HEART FAILURE TAKES OMAHA WHOLESALER. Omaha. Neb. Nov. ~V-Charles H. Pickens, president a» Paxton and Gallagher company, wholesale gro - cors, and a pioneer business man and g civic worker In Omaha, die^l at his home here Sunday of heart trouble. LIONS CLUB WILL , MEET IN OMAHA. Omaha, Neb., Nov. *—John S, Noel, Orand Rapids, Michigan, in ternational president of the Lions club here in conference with a con vention committee of the orgnnza tion, announced that its next en ual meeting will be hfeld here June 23 to June 27, 192J1_ NEW JERSEY PASTOR CALLED Lincoln, Neb., Nov. —(U. P.) —Negotiations are being made to secure Rev Ray Hunt, of East Orange, N. J., as pastor of the First Christian church here, the official board of the church stated. Rev. Mr. Hunt was formerly a Nebras ka resident. ANCIENT COINS ARE FOUND IN NEBRASKA Randolph, Neb., Nov. -Old oclns, including pieces of Spanish «iiver, dated 1613, the year the Span ish explorer, Balboa, discovered the Pacific 'ocean, as well as coins of Routh America and Asiatic countries, and paper currency issued by the Continental congress, were unearthed bere by smair boys in the city dump ing grounds. NURSE GAINS 15 LBS. ON TANLAG Miss Mary Early, 1531 North 20th St., Omaha, Neb., practical nurse fori the past fifteen years, prompted by gratitude for the Tanlac treatment, because of its benefits to her and oth ers, recently gave out the following; statement: “Tanlac Is the one medicine I can! recommend knowing full well It mer its the highest praise, not only because of what It has done for me, but-be cause of what I have seen it do for others. My brother was flat on bisl back with typhoid for a long time, and afterwards was so weak he could bare-; ly walk from one chair to another. 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