The Frontier
W. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager,
Entered at the post office at O'Neill,
Nebraska, as second-class matter.
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MORE LOCAL MATTERS
Jack Sullivan drove up from Omaha
last Monday.
The county board will meet again
Wednesday, December 26th,
Attorney J. W. Blezek, of Plainview,
was in O’Neill on legal business Tues
day. ,
Miss Maxine and Miss Irene O'Don
nell are expected home from college
Friday nighh
. Attorney and Mrs. Donald Gal
jagher are expected here from Casper,
Wyoming, to spend Christmas.
George Agnes will go to Planking
ton South Dakota, Sunday to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Dr. W. F. Finley will leave Sunday
morning to rfpend the holidays with
relatives at St. Paul, Minnesota.
Albert Herrick expects to leave Sat
urday for his home in Waterbury
where he will spend the Christmas va
cation.
Bernard Fitzsimmons leaves Sun
day morning for Omaha, where he will
spend the holidays with his mother and
sisters.
Miss Fern Hubbard is expected home
tomorrow from the state university,
and will spend the holidays with the
home folks.
Miss Florence McCafferty, of Oma
ha, is expected to arrive Sunday
morning to spend the holidays with
the home folks.
Parnell Golden will be in O'Neill to
spend Christmas with his family pro
viding that devine providence does not
rule otherwise.
Miss Cora Meredith, of Omaha, will
arrive Saturday evening to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Meredith.
Miss Margaret Alworth, accompa
nied by a girl friend, is expected home
Friday from Loretta, Nebraska, where
Miss Margaret has been teaching
school.
Inman Leader: Geo. Lines met with
an accident last Friday about noon
when a jack in the hay stacker that he
was operating gave way striking him
in the back of the head. He was un
conscious for several hours after the
accident but is now able to be out.
County Agent F. W. Rose left Wed
nesdy morning for his old home at
Rossville, Indiana, where he expects
t<-> spend the holidays with his parents.
Walter Stein accompanied him as far
as Omaha and he eidpects to return
with a Studebaker sedan which he has
sold.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams, of
Tipton, Iowa, arrived in O’Neill last
Thursday for a visit until after Christ
mas witn Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hunter.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Hunter are
sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are on
their way to California where they
will visit for the remainder of the
winter.,
Charley Wrede, who received a bro
ken arm and hip when he was struck
by an auto about two months ago has
recovered nicely. The cast was re
moved from the leg Tuesday and he
is able to be up again. The nurse,
Miss Anna Smith, of Norfolk, who has
taken care of him throughout his
affliction, returned to Norfolk today.
Miss Maude Gillespie, of Rushville,
Nebraska, spent several days here
last week at the home of her brother,
L. G. Gillespie. Miss Gillespie is
county clerk of Sheridan county and
was returning from the meeting of the
county clerks and supervisors which
was recently held in Omaha. She was
elected vice president of the associa
tion of county clerks.
J. R. Allen, a former resident of
Page and the eastern part of the
county, died at his home in Alberta,
Canada, last Saturday. Three sons,
Harvey, Ethan and Frank reside north
of Page, and a younger son, Ezra, had
just come to Page from Alberta for
a visit with his brothers at Page.
Frank was with his father, having
gone to Alberta about a week before
his father died.
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John Gilligan will be home this week
from university medical college at
Omaha, to spend the Christmas vaca
tion.
Editor L. L. Leh. of the Page Re
porter, has just issued the initial
number of a twenty-four page maga
zine which he will edit each month at
Page. The name of the new publica
tion is “The Research Magnificent.”
It is devoted to sociological and philo
sophical research. Mr. Leh has spent
considerable time and study upon
these subjects and is eminently quali
fied to edit such a magazine.
Inman Leader: A public reception
was tendered Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Van
Valkenburg at I. O. 0. F. Hajl last
Tuesday evening, given in honor of
their departure for their new home in
Vermillion. Kansas, where the family
will make their future home. The
evening was pleasantly spent in social
conversation after whicn light re
freshments were served. Mrs. Van
Valkenburg was presented with
several presents as a token of esteem
among which was a toilet set from the
Royal Neighbor Lodge and the Metho
dist ladies aid. The Van Valkenburg
family number among the early set
tlers of this community and have a
host of friends here wno wish them
much happiness and prosperity in
their new home. Mr. Van Valkeoburg
and his brother will engage in the oil
business at Vermillion.
The members of the county board
went up to Atkinson Monday and
viewed the petition road from Amelia
to Atkinson.
The teachers of the public school
will spend their two weeks Christmas
acation at their homes in different
parts of the state.
On account of late arrival and
Christinas ads we are unable to print
the Emmet Nows this week. Will
publish same next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burge, who
have been visiting relatives in O’Neill
for the past week, left Wednesday for
their future home in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Purcell and
children expect to go to Clarks, Sun
day, where a family reuninon will be
held at the home of A. L. Boberg, a
brother of Mrs. Purcell.
Mr, and Mrs. Dan Mc-Cinty are
expected to arrive in O’Neill in a few
days for a visit during the holidays at
the home Mrs. McGinty’s mother, Dr
Margaret Frost, and with her many
O’Neill friends.
Supervisors' L. C. McKimm. L. E.
Skidmore, Elmer Gibson and John
Sullivan returned the latter part of
last week from Omaha where they
attended the convention of Supervis
ors and county clerks. They rdport a
very interesting and instructive
meeting.
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0. F. Biglin
| ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE COUNTY AGENT
“In view of the fact that is is im
possible for every farmer in the county
to find what was done by the County
Agent during the past year by coming
into the office and going through the
records and Annual reports, we are
going to try and summarize the County
Agent’s work to a small extent in
order to give you an idea of what was
done. In order to do this we will di
vide the County Agent’s work into
several main headings which will con
sist of Organization, Community Ac
tivities, Animal Industry, Apiculture,
Clothing, Crops, Engineering, Foods
and Nutrition. Horticulture, Rodent
Eradication, Rural Economics and
Soils.
Under the organization work is
classified such work as the Farm Bu
reau Meetings, the publishing of the
Exchange, Teachers Institutes, Club
organizations and general office work.
During the year there were ten regu
lar Farm Bureau Board Meetings, the
Exchange was published each month
and for the !past four months has been
sent to every farmer in the County
making a circulation of about 2300.
Two Teachers Institutes were held
eoth of which were attended by the
County Agent as well as a specialist
from Lincoln, and considerable time
was spent in the organization of Com
munity groups.
“The Community Activity work in
cluded Fairs, High School Talks, Meet
ings of Community Clubs and all
Farmers' organigations as well as the
work with the ladies’ clubs. During
the year two County Fairs, one at
Chambers and one at O’Neill and the
State Fair at Lincoln were attended
by the County Agent. At all of these
Fairs exhibits of boys’ and girls’ club
work were shown. Club exhibits were
also shown at the Sioux City Fair and
at the local Fairs at Atkinson and Stu
art. From time to time the County
Agent was called upon to give talks
in the various high schools in the
County along some argicultural sub
ject. During the year there were five
township or community organizations
meeting regular, which were organized
by the Farm Bureau. Other meetings
attended by the County Agent were
meetings of the Farmers' Union locals
and other places where farmers
were getting together and the County
Agent was notified of the meeting.
There were several organization of
ladies clubs in the County which were
from time to time procuring literature
from the Extension Service and the
County Agent has been fortunate
enough bo attend some of these meet
ings.
“In the Animal Husbandry wo#k
two new memberships were written
in the Pure Bred Sire Only campaign.
Vaccine was furnished for the vaccina
tion of cattle against blackleg and the
hogs against hog cholera and capsules
were furnished for the eradication of
| worms In hogs. Two pig clubs were
| organized and finished the work. With
! these clubs sanitation was one of the
main subjects taken up.
“In the poultry work there were
two culling demonstrations and feight
caponizing! demonstrations. The other
poultry work consisted of general
questions and the distribution of
bulletins.
“In the work with Honey Bees prac
tically nothing was done except the
distribution of bulletins and it is be
lieved that the bee proposition should
be encouraged more in the future.
“In the clothing work four demon
strations were conducted in the Sewing
Machine Attachment work and four
Sewing clubs were organized within
the County. One of these clubs made
a very credible showing at the State
,U ii J*>p I. il., u,.
ami th« SloUx City Fair*,
“\s 9ounty is mostly grazing
and hay land not very much attention
was paid to the small grain. Prob
ably more attention should have been
paid than was paid to this work.
Wherever it was possible the peotole
were encouraged to sow alfalfa or
sweet clover. Several soy bean ex
periments were conducted which prov
ed very favorable but it is doubtful if
the soy bean would prove successful
year in and year out. Before we rec
ommend the extensive use of soy beans
we want to see them tried out during
a normal year. Considerable trouble
was experienced with crop insects es
pecially with the chinch bugs but in
most cases where the farmers were
willing to co-operate the use of the
team and plow stopped the bugs from
spreading.
“In the Engineering work a large
number of questions were asked con
cerning the procuring of blue prints
for home water and lighting systems.
Although very little building was donb
the people appeared to be making
plans for the future. Last spring one
hundred pounds of picric acid was pro
cured and used in blasting stumps
with very successful results.
“There were three standard cook
ing clubs in the County during tne
summer all of which finished Up the
work in good shape, one club finished
up 100 per cent. The Hot Lunch in the
rural schools was explained to the
school teachers at the fall Teachers’
Institute by a specialist from Lincoln
and many of the rural schools took up
the work this winter.
in tne Jriorticulaure work four
pruning demonstrations were held and
a large number of questions answered
concerning the spraying of fruit trees
although no spraying demonstrations
were conducted.
“An effort was made during the
summer to eradicate all the prairie
dog villages possible by the use of
carbon bisulphide. Although some
work was done along this line, we feel
that more farmers should co-operate
in the killing of these animals as they
are certainly a nuisance to the com
munity in which they are in.
“Practically no marketing work was
done except in an indirect way. adver
tising being published for the farmers
free of charge in the Exchange. The
County Agent himself did not act as
a buying and selling agent for the
farmers. The labor proposition in the
County although a very serious mat
ter from the standpoint of the farmers
was remedied but very little through
the County Agent’s office as we were
unable to get men to supply the de
mand. It so happened that at the time
the men were wanted the harvest fields
of the north were also wanting men
and they were paying much higher
wages than they were able to pay in
this County for the haying work. At
the com picking time it was impos
sible to get men as the farmers in the
east were willing to pay more than
Holt County meen could afford to pay.
“Practically no soil work was done
in the County excepting jjie recom
mending of the growing of more legu
mes to improve the soil. A little com
mercial fertilizer was used around
Page but it is doubtful whether com
mercial fertilizers can be used exten
sively due to the high freight rates.
“The following is a summarized re
port of the County Agent’s work from
February 15 to November 18th:
Days in field . 96.1
Days in office .*. 136.6
Miles by rail . 1068
Miles by auto . 6212
Personal letters written . 1317
Personal letters received .:. 1511
Number Member enrolled in
Boys’ and Girls’ clubs . 135
Number Circular Letters
prepared . 17
Total distribution of circular
Letters . 1857
Number Bulletins distributed. 2729
Laborers Placed . 17
Publicity articles prepared . 144
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J. B. MELLOR
Dealer O’Neill, Nebraska