The Frontier
O’NEILL, NEBR., MARCH 20, 1924.
DEMOCRATS LEASED NAVAL OIL
RESERVES
Chairman Hull of the Democratic
national committee issues a statement
characterizing the leasing of oil re
serves as “looting the public domain.”
Mr. Hull certainly cannot be famil
iar with the record'of the Democratic
party and Democratic leaders. By
such an assertion he besmirches the
reputations of such men as Senator
Walsh, of Montana; Josephus Daniels,
former Secretary of the Navy, and
John Barton Payne, former Secretary
of the Interior.
The leasing act, which gives to the
Secretary of the Navy and the Secre
tary of the Interior the right and
power to lease public oil reserves to
private interests, was fathered by
Senator Walsh, of Montana.
That particular section of the act
under which Secretary Denby acted
in signing leases to Doheny and Sin
clair was not only suggested by Sec
retary Daniels, but was written by
him practically word for word as it
now appears in the law. He frankly
stated he wanted such power in order
to enable him to do exactly what Sec
retary Denby subquently did.
The leasing act received its first ap
plication under the administration of
Josephus Daniels end John Barton
Payne, of the Navy and Interior de
partments, respectivly. Under their
administration government oil lands
both within and without the naval oil
reserves were leased to private inter
ests to be developed by them on a
royalty basis.
»o u mere is anytmng wrong in
connection with the leasing policy, as
Democrats are now trying to make
appear, the iniquity rests upon .the
heads of Senator Walsh, of Montana,
and former Secretary Daniels. And
if there is anything wrong in the
action of Secretary Denby’s applying
the provisions of the act and agree
ing to the leasing of rights in naval
oil reserves bo private corporations,
he had a precedent in the action of
former Secretary Daniels.
The record upon these points is
dear unmistakable and irrefutable.
Senator Walsh, of Montana, was
one of the most active advocates oc
the leasing act, which became a law
in February, 1920. During the de
bate of the bill he boasted of the fact
that he was the originator of the
policy of leasing public lands to
private interests, stating he had
drawn up the first bill of that char
acter in 1913 and 1914 with the assis
tance of Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane. The record also
shows that in 1917 he introduced a
leasing bill which gave the Secretary
of the Interior practically unlimited
a uthority to handle the pubic oil lands,
even permitting him to lease them
without competitive bids.
Within tfwo weeks after the leasing
act became a law Secretary of the
Navy Daniels wrote to Representative
Thomas Butler, chairman of the
House Committee on Naval Affairs,
to the effect that private interests
were draining oil from under govern
ment lands to the value of millions of
dollars, and it therefore was “imper
ative” that the navy be permitted to
develop its' oil reserves in order to
protect its oil supply. In order that
this might be done, Secretary Daniels
suggested an ammendment to the
leasing act, giving him absolute con
trol of the naval oil reserves to “de
velop, use and operate the same in his
discretion, directjly pjr by contract,
lease of otherwise.”
Secretary Daniels’ amendment was
written into the law practically with
out charge. Under its provisions,
Secretary John Barton Payne, did
Secretary jJohn Barton Payne, did
lease oil wells in the naval reserves.
Under its provisions, in conjunction
with Secretary Payne, Secretary Dan
iels did lease the right bo drill new oil
wells in the naval reserves. The files
of the Navy department contain doc
umentary proof of these facts.
John Barton Payne became Secre
tary of the Interior March 15, 1920.
Despite the fact that Secretary Dan
iels was already on record that the
naval oil reserves were being drained
to the value of millions of dollars by
private interests in adjacent lands,
Secretary Payne, during the less than
a year he was in office, approved ap
proximately 150 leases for private
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(Received last week.)
The typewriting class with an en
rollment of thirty-six is progressing
very nicely. The number of lessons
that the students are required to hand
in for the semester will be between
twenty and twenty-five dependingupon
what the majority of the class does.
The Sixth lesson was due March 12th,
but most of the students are ahead
of this lesson. Those students who
are beyond the Tenth lesson are as
follows: Kenneth Berger, Edna Van
Kleek, Edna Harnish, Della Harnish,
and Lysle Phillips. A special com
ment should be paid to Della Harnish.
Della has handed in perfect lessons
throughout the course thus far.
The typewriting students are given
two periods a day in which to get
their work.
The bookkeeping class is the largest
of the commercial classes, it having
an enrollment of thirty-seven. The
Twentieth Century Text Book is the
text in use. Besides the class work,
the students do laboratory work which
includes the keeping of books for a
grocery concern, the drawing up of
books, and extra work in statements.
The set of books which the student is
keeping includes transactions for
three months. One month's work has
already been completed, however, Ed
gar Young has completed the second
month’s work and is now ready to
make a Profit and Loss Statement. At
the present time the students are try
ing to master the art of closing books,
accounts, and to draw up monthly
statements which consists of a trial
balance, profit and loss statement, and
balance sheet.
The shorthand class which stai*ted
out with an enrollment of twenty-four
has fallen to nineteen. However, the
class has been going along rapidly
and is now on the fifth lesson of the
Gregg Manual. The shorthand class
could not get under way at first be
cause the text books were late in
coming. Nevertheless, you can ex
pect great things from this class in
the near future in the way of accuracy
and speed. It is hoped that the class
will be able to cover at least twelve
of the twenty lessons in the Manual.
The commercial arithmetic class
with the smallest enrollment, the
number being eighteen, has been
wlorking on problems covering trade
discount, cash discount, bank discount,
bonds, graphic representation, inter
est, cost price, selling price, and buy
ing price. In the future, the prob
lems that will be taken up will con
cern the computation of hay, paper
ing, excavation, taxation, insurance,
and income tax.
Mr. Porter, who is in charge of the
Commercial Department, is a graduate
of the College of Business Adminis
tration University of Nebraska, and
is also a.graduate of the Lincoln Busi
ness College. Mr. Porter will not be
with us next year having accepted a
position at Garland, Nebraska, at an
increase in salary.
COMPLETE LIST OF THOSE
WHO FILED IN THE STATE
President—Calvin Coolidge, Wash
ington, and Hiram W. Johnson, Sar
Francisco, republican; Henry Ford,
Detroit, progressive.
United States Senate — Trenmor
Cone, Valley; D. C. Patterson, Oma
ha; John J. Thomas, Seward; Kenneth
W. McDonald, Bridgeport^ democrat;
Fred G. Johnson, Hastings; Charles
H. Sloan, Geneva, and George W. Nor
ris, McCook, republican.
Congressman-—Sixth District—Fred
W. Johnson, Hay Springs; Charles W.
Beal, Broken Bow; Thomas C Os
borne, Bayard; Harry P. Conklin,
North Platte, democrat; Robert G.
Simmons, Scottsbluff, republican;
Jess Jandy, Broken Bow, progressive.
Governor—Charles Graff, Bancroft,
democrat; Charles W. Bryan, Lincoln,
democrat and progressive; Albert N.
Mathers, Gering; Adam McMullen,
Beatrice; C. H. Gustafson, Lincoln;
George W. Sterling, Omaha and W. F.
Stoecker, Omaha, republican; Edward
Sughroue, Indianola, progressive.
Lieutenant Governor —James P
Connolly, Omaha; Frank Mills, Lin
coln and P. J. Mullen, Albion, demo
crat; John M. McFarland, Omaha;
Grant S. Mears, Wayne; George A.
Williams, Fremont, and Thomas E.
Conley, Omaha, republican; J. F.
Webster, University Place, prohibition
Secretary of State—W. H. McGaffin,
Jr., David City, democrat; Charles W.
Pool, Lincoln, democrat and progres
sive; Harry R. Knapp, Broken Bow;
Joseph W, Mayer, Lincoln; T. J
Cronin, Omaha; L. B. Johnson, Oma
ha and Woodruff Ball, Valentine, re
publican; R. S. Scofield, Center, pro
gressive; D. B. Gilbert, Lincoln, pro
hibition.
State Treasurer—Louis F. Lang
horst, Elmwood, democrat; Charles D.
Robison, Red Cloud, republican; E. G.
Strolley, Grand Island, progressive.
State Auditor—C. E. Harman, Lin
coln; Clara Sazama Jensen, St Paul;
Rudolph Brazde, West Point demo
crat; George W. Marsh, Lincoln, re
publican; Harry M. Eaton, Omaha.
Republican; David Faucett, prohibi
tion; William Anderson, Havelock,
progressive.
State Land Commissioner—Warren
Riggs, Arcadia, and L. A. Larson, Well
fleet democrat; Dan Swanson, Fre
mont, Harry R. Follmer, Lincoln and
Gus P. Swanson, Omaha, republican.
State Railway Commissioner—Irl
D. Tolen, Ord, democrat; Floyd L.
Bollen, Lincoln, democrat and pro
gressive; H. G. Taylor; Central City;
M. F. Rickard, Guide Rock; John H.
Miller, University Place; M. T. Har
rison, Omaha; William Colton, York,
republican; Perry J. Green, Tilden,
progressive.
Attorney General—Harry B. Fle
; harty, Omaha, democrat; O. S. Spill
man, Pierce, republican.
District Judge—Fifteenth District
—Robert R. Dickson, O’Neill; James
H. Berryman, Bassett.
State Senator—Twenty-Second Dis
trict—John A. Robertson, Joy, demo
crat; William Leonard Philley, Ewing;
Ross Amspoke., Spring-view, republi
can.
Delegates to Democratic National
Convention—Sixth District — Frank
J. Taylor, St. Paul, George W. O’Mal
ley, Greeley.
Delegates to Republican National
Convention at Large—Sixth District—
N. P. McDonald, Kearney; H. A. Gos
pey, Alliance. Alternates Sixth Dis
trict—C. M. Davis, Ord; Winfield
Evan3, Scottsbluff.
National Committeemen and Wo
men—Republican: Dr. Jennie Calfas,
Arthur F. Mullen, Omaha; republican:
Robert C. Dreusdow, Omaha, Charles
A. McCloud, York, Mrs. E. B. Penney,
Fullerton. #
Regents to ’state University—First
District: Earl Cline, Alice Towne
Deweese, Lincoln; Second District:
John R. Webster, Omaha. —
SUPERVISOR’S PROCEEDINGS.
EXPENDITURES
Exam, fees to state Sup.$113.50
Life reg. fees to state . 14.00
Alice Hanthorn . 91.03
B. E. McProud . 85.00
Mrs. J. I. Ray . 77.86
Mrs. Chas. Reka . 21.00
Mrs. P. C. Dohohoe... 7.00
Frt. and postage on wall cards 20.17
200 sets wall cards... 60.00
Pre. money Holt Co. fair . 72,50
Janitor for Institute .«... 10.00
Institute expense . 31.70
Janitor from July to Jan. 6.00
Balance on hand . 305.97
Total $916.73
Approval of board of Supervisors.
We have checked over the above re
cord of Institute fund with stubs ot
certificates and other records kept
by Superintendent, and found the
fees of the office properly reported
and recorded. Dated Jan. 10,1924.
ANNA DONOHOE,
County Superintendent.
C. B. NELLIS
L. L. LARSON
Summary of year work of Ira Moss,
Clerk of the District Court.
Summary of fees earned and money
collected by the Clerk of the District
Court, in the year 1923.
Total to be accounted for:
Total fees reported:
First quarter . $1,725.52
Second quarter . 2,054.35
Third quarter . 1,252.60
Fourth quarter . 1,434.85
Total $6,467.32
Fines collected .$ 100.00
Costs collected Due Co. 30.25
Total acct. $6,597.67
OFFSETS
Work charged to Co.$1,436.40
Clerk’s salary . 2,000.00
Deputy’s salary . 1,000.00
Fines paid to Treasurer. 100.00
Extra office help .. 79.00
Naturalization fees . 71.7$
Total -$4,687.16
Total accounts .$6,697.57
Total offsets ...„...:4,687.15
Amount due County._.....$1,910.42
Audited, approved and accepted by
us this 25th day of Jan. A. D, 1924.
L. L. LARSON
E. GIBSON
?FSOLUTION.
It appearing to the board that a
number of automobiles are being oper
ated upon the public highways of
Holt County, without number plates
on the front and rear, and without
registration certificates being affixed,
in a visible place on said, automobiles,
which is all lontrary to law, and it
appearing that a number of automo
biles are being operated on the public
highways in violation of the law
which requires that such vehickles
shall have, durng the period from one
hour after sunset to one hour before,
sunrise, two lamps showing a white
light in front, and one lamp showing
a red light in the rear, which oper
ation is contrary to law, dangerous
and a menace to other and lawful traf
fic on said highways.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
county board of Holt county, Nebras
ka, in meeting assembled, that they
call upon and urge the mayors and the
chairmen of the village boards of the
different cities and villages in Holt
county, Nebraska, to instruct their
police 'officers to assist in the rigid
enforcement of the provisions of the
law with reference to number plates,
registration, and lights to the end
that all automobiles be operated in
accordance with the law,-which will
result in greater safety on our high
ways and an increased respect for our
laws.
Be it further resolved that a copy
of this resolution be forwarded to the
mayors and chairmen of the village
boards of the different cities and vil
laees in this county.
JOHN SULLIVAN
C. E. HAVENS
Upon same being put to vote by
chairman, it was declared carried.
5 o’clock p. m. on motion board ad
journed until February 26, 1924, at
10 o’clock a. m. unless sooner called
by the clerk.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. POTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 26, 1924. 10 a. m.
Board met pursuant itjo adjourn
ment. All members present but Skid
more. Board called to order by chair
man. Minutes for Jan. 81, 1924 read
and approved.
RESOLUTOIN. Mr. Chairman:
I move you that the Frontier be de
signated as the official paper of the
county in which to publish contract
notices etc.
C. B. NELLIS.
E. GIBSON.
Upon same being put tk> vote by
chairman it was declared carried. On
the following official bonds
■ approved.
‘ ?. Norton, county highway com
missioner for 1924.
loyd Phelps, road overseer, Dist. 71
i*Yed Smith, road overseer, Dist. 39
Oliver Hill, road overseer, Dist. 41
C. C. Jones, road overseer, Dist. 70
12 o’clock noon on motion board ad
journed until 1 o’clock, p. m.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 26, 1924. 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to (adjourn
ment, all members present but Skid
more. Board called to order by chair
man. ‘Chairman appointed Havens
and Gibson as committee to check Sol
diers relief com.
AFFIDAVIT.
State of Nebraska, Holt County, ss.
John Robertson, Ed. McClurg and
John Steinhauser all of lawful age,
being first duly sworn and upon oath,
depose and say that they have re
sided in the. territory tributary to
Stuart, Nebraska, for the past fifteen
years continously, that they are
acquainted and familar with the fol
lowing real estate, situated between,
Section one (1), township thirty (30),
north of range sixteen (16), west and
section thirty-six (36) township
thirty-one (31), north of range six
teen (16), west and section six (6),
township thirty (30), north of range
fifteen (15), west and section thirty
one (31), township thirty-one (31),
range fifteen (15), to the northeast
corner of said section six (6), town
ship thirty (30) range fiftedh, thence
directly north for a distance of
thirteen (13) miles to the NW corner
of north east quarter (NE %) section
thirty-two (32), township thirty-three
(33). range fifteen (15) west thence
east between sections twenty-nine (29)
and thirty-two (32), twenty-eight (28)
and thirty-three (83) to north east
corner of section thirty-three (33),
said township and range, thence north
two (2) miles to the north east corner
of section twenty-one (21) township
thirty-three (33) range fifteen (15)
thence east one-half (%) mile.
The said property constitutes a
public highway which has been openly
and continuously traveled as a pub
lic road for more than ten years last
passed; that affiants have personal
knowledge the road has been contir,
ously and adversely traveled as a pub
lic road for more than ten years last
past.
Further affiants sayeth not.
, JOHN STEINHAUSER.
JOHN ROBERTSOty
L. L. LARSON.
ouDscriDea ana sworn to oeiore me
this 26th day of February, A. D. 1924.
(SEAL)
E. F. PORTER. County Clerk
RESOLUTION.
I move you that the county sur
veyor be instructed to lay out and
plat the following road, it being es
tablished to the satisfaction of the
board that tihe same was located and
opened by the county board and by
affidavit that same has been contin
ously traveled as a public road for
more than ten years last past to-wit:
Between section one (1), township
,thirty (30), north range sixteen (16),
west and section thirty-six (36),
township thirty-one (81), nojrth of
range sixteen (16), west and section
six (6), township thirty (30), north
of range fifteen (15) west and sec
tion thirty-one (31), township thirty
one (31) range fifteen (15), to the
northeasi corner of said section six
(6) township thirty (30),range fifteen
(15), thence directly north for a dis
tance of thirteen (13) miles to the
;NW pomer of north east quarter
,'(NE*4) section thirty-two (32), town
ship thirty-three (33), range fifteen
(15), west thence east between sec
tion twenty-nine (29) and thirty-two
(32), twenty-eight (28) and thirty
three (33) range fifteen (15), thence
section thirty-three (33) said town
ship and range, thence north two (2)
miles to the northeast corner of sec
tion twenty-one (21), township thirty
three (33) range fifteen (15) ,thence
east one-half (%) mile.
L. L. LARSON.
E. GIBSON.
Upon same being put to vote by
chairman it was declared carried.
5 o’clock p. m. on motion board ad
journed until Feb. 27. 1924, at 9 a. m.
L. C. McKlM, Chairman.
E. F. PROTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 27, 1924. 9 a. m.
. Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present but Skid
more. Called to order by chairman.
Minutes for Feb. 26, 1924, read and
approved.
Mr. Chairman: We, your committee
appointed to settle with the Soldiers
relief commission find as follows;
T. R. Davis appointed to fill vac
ancy caused by the death of L. C.
Lambert
On hand Jan. 1, 1923 . 5.00
Drew form Co. Jan. 18, 1923 .... 300.00
Total to account for .. 305.00
Vouchers returned by Davis .... 305.00
Balance on hand . 000.00
A Havens i
Balance on hand Jan. 1,1923 ....$235.04
Drew from Co. Nov. 1, 1923 .... 100.00
Total to account for . 335.04
Vouchers returned .. 93.05'
Balance on hand .".. "241.99
L. S. Butler:
Balance on hand Jan. 18, 1923$486.00
Vouchers returned . 210.00
Balance . 276.00
E. GIBSON.
C. E. HAVENS.
On motion same was approved and
accepted.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the general fund:
L. C. Mckim, exp. fare to
hospital, poor ... $ 20.00
Peter Duffy, salary etc.. 194.32
Grace Joyce, Salary . 80.00
C. J. Malone, salary . 183.33
Minn. Elect. Co., lights court
house .- 44.38
Harry Bowen, salary . 110.00
Anna Donohoe, stamps . 35.00
Anna Donohoe, salary . 158.33
E. F. Porter, exp. and stamps .. 4.14
E. F. Porter, salary .-. 166.66
Underwood T. Co., typewriter 77.50
Underwood T. Co., typewriter 105.00
Margaret Donohoe, salary. 92.28
N-W Bell Tel. Co., tel. service 88.74
U. S. Check Bk. Co., supplies 1.89
C. C. Bergstrom, sal. etc.,. 223.83
Opal Ashley, salary . 80.00
Loretta Sullivan, salary . 80.00
Winnie Shaughney, salary. 80.00
B. T. Winchell, salary . 104.17
Julius D. Cronin, expense . 16.75
Dorothy Dunhaver, salary . 80.00
On motSon F. R. Davis was appoint
ed as a member of soldier’s relief com
missioner for three years.
12 o'clock noon on motion board ad
journed until 1 o’clock p. m.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill Neb., Feb. 27, 1924. 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjour; •
irtent. AH members present but Skid
more. Beard called to order by chair
man.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the general fund.
Wilson Drug Co., medicine
furnished Co. poor .$ 35.50
Nye Schneider Jenks Co., coal
county poor ..... 8.00
Forest Aegerter, grocery bill
county poor .. 14.44
Neb. Scholl Deaf, clothing . 21.79
M. Campbell & Son, coal
county p*or . 45.60
J. C. Harnish, office supplies .... 4.20
Farm Bureau, sal. and exp. 330.42
Burroughs Add. Mch., service
on repairing .'. 29.97
S. W. Kelly, printing. 10.78
W. O. Feezer, board and
room county poor ... 89.71
H. E. Peker, board Co. poor .. 17.60
H. E. Pelcer, board,Go. poor .. 48.00
Rc-'is E. Harris, groceries
county poor .. 30.67
Ross E. Harris, groceries
county poor . 19.10
R. & R. Colburn, .groceries
county poor... 34.91
R. & R. Colburn, groceries
county poor . 58.02
Mrs. Lee Wyant, board county
noor . 20.00
Richardson Dray Co., draying 2.10
5 o’clock p. m. on motion board ad
journed until Feb. 28, 1924, at 9 a. m.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Ne’T Neb., Feb. 28, 1924, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Board
-all'' ’ to order by chairman. Minutes
V Feb. 27, read and approved.
The following claims were audited
and. on separate motion allowed on
the soldiers relief fund.
F. O. Davis, soldiers relief
commission ...25.00
F. R. Davis, soldiers relief
for 1924 . 500.00
L. S. Butler, services on
solder’s relief ..„... 50.00
A. D. Havens, soldiers relief
commission t._. 60.00
ROAD PETITION.
To the Honorable County Board of
Holt County, Nebraska:
We, the undersigned, being the ow
ners of the land, adjacent to the pro
posed road, hereby petition your hon
orable body to grant and establish a
public road, described as follows, to
wit:
commencing at the SE corner of
section 21 and running north two
miles to the SE corner of section 9,
in township 28 range 15.
If the road'be established as above
described we relinquish and waive all
claims for damages except for the
amount set opposite our names, which
sum we agree to accept in full satis
faction for all damages to our res
pective lands as follows:
Bert Garwood, SW%, 21, 28 15 none
Frank Dobrovolny, NE&. 21. 28. 15.
damages none.
We, the undersigned, are interested
in the establishment of said road and
reside within five miles of the said
proposed road and we have each given
the location of our land and residence
opposite our respective names in sec
tion, town and range:
Wm. Long, and 20 other signers.
The state of Nebraska, Holt county, ss
Personally appeared before me,
Mary Schmoker land owned and res
ident in and for said county and state,
duly commissioned and qualified who
being first duly sworn according to
law, deposes and savs that she is per
sonally acquainted with the parties
whose names appear on the within
petition and that each of them reside
within five miles of the within pro
posed road and are legal petitioners
for the same.
MRS. MARY SCHMOKER
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 8th day of December, 1923.
PHILIP J. KEATING,
Notary Public.
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
Mr, Chairman: In reference to ttie
above petition it appearing that this
is a consent road. I move you that
the same be granted, county surveyor
be instructed to survey and plat the
road.
C. B. NELLIS.
L E. SKIDMORE.
Upon same being* put to vote by
chairman it was declared carried.
The following is the names of the
drag masters as appointed by the
board.
Road dragging superintendents for
the year 1924.
1 Wm. Crawford, Steel Creek, Red
Bird.
2 Orvill Harrison, Paddock, Agee.
3 Chas Richter, Scott, Opportunity.
4 Aug. Wabbs, Coleman, Spencer.
5 John Damero, Saratoga, Phoenix.
6 Chris Nelson, Dustin, Stuart.
7 Jas. Beck, Cleveland, Stuart.
8 Henry Fueiberth, Cleveland, Stuart.
9 Jas. Deming, Sand Creek, Stuart.
10 O. A. Hammerberg, Sand Creek,
Stuart.
12 W. E. Stearns, Rock Falls, Catalpa.
13 I. R. Harding, Rock Falls O’Neill
14 John Berger, Willowdale Oppor
tunity.
15 Thos. Donohoe, Shields O’Neill
16 Thos. Maring, Pleasantview Atkin
son.
17 Wallace Fullerton, Atkinson Atkin
son.
18 and 11 John Steinhauser, Stuart
Stuart.
19A A. F. Pacha, Green Valley
Stuart
19 Chris. Westrom, Green Valley
Stuart.
20 Geo. Meals, Sheridan Atkinson.
21-Guy Cole, Emmet Emmet.
22 Jos. McNichols, Grattan O’Neill.
23 Jas. Kelly, Grattan O’Neill.
24 Winfield Hayne, Antelope Page.
25 Thos. Roche, Iowa Page.
26 Mark Howard, Verdigris Page.
27 Geo. Coventry, Inman Inman.
28 W. T. McElvain, Grattan O’Neill.
29 Theo. Moss, Sheridan Atkinson.
30 E. A. White, Francis, Inez. 1
31 Fred Dobrovolny, Francis Atkin
son.
32 O. L. Baker, Fairview Amelia.
33 Wm. Jutte, Shamrock O’Neill.
34 Max Golden, Golden Ewing.
35 J. F. Johnson, Golden Ewing.
36 Arthur Marquardt, Ewing Ewing.
37 John McClennahan, McClure Mar
tha.
38 A. B. Hubbard, Chambers O’Neill
Star route.
39 Alfred Walter, Chambers Chambers
49 Ray Coolidge, Wyoming Amelia,
il R. J. Benjamin, Swan Amelia.
Rale Shaw, Swan Tonawana.
43 Lewis BarthelL Josie Kola.
44 Roy Worden, Swan Amelia.
43 S. E. Dexter, Wyoming Bailagh.
46 R.H. Lienhart, Conley Chambers.
47 Ray Medcalf, Lake Bliss*
48 John Funk, Deloit Ewing.
12 o’clock noon on motion board ad
ourned until 1 o’clock p. m.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
0 Neill, Neb., Feb. 28, 1924. 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Board
called to order by chairman. The fol
lowing claims were audited and on
separate motlion were allowed on the
general fund.
L. E. Skidmore, board sess. ....$ 21.30
John Sullivan, board sess. 28.50
C. B. Nellis, board sess. 71.70
L. C. Mckim, board sess. 45.80
L. L. I^irson, board sess. 21.80
C. E. Havens, board sess. and
other expense ... 71.30
E. Gibson, board sess... 19.40
Nye Schneider Jenks Co.,
coal county poor .>.. 8.35
D. J. Cronin, care of
election booths . 4.00
Seth Noble, nails, paint
etc. court room etc. 447.83
C. E. Stout, wall paper otc. 130.30
A. Lafierere, witness expense
Henifin trial ...... 37.00
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the general fund:
John Sullivan, numb, bridges $ 38.30
W. T. McElvain leveling
gravel ....; 16.80
Bert Garwood, fencing . 800.00
Frank Dobrpvolny, fenc.. 50.00
O'Neill Gas & Oil Co., oil and
gas .. 61.88
Sidney Faulhaber, work on
county roads . 51.80
R. A. Findley, work on _
tractor . 35.75
R. A. Findley, work on
tractor ....,.. 63,46
t>eo. MCKim, work on county
road ....,. 61.80
J. V. Bond, work on grader .... 23.28
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the state highway fund:
Dexter Bro., rep. plow etc .....;$ 24.25
Earl E. Griener, breaking
road. 15.00
F. O. Hammerburg, shoveling
srfow . 2,4$
Minn. Elect. Dish. Co., lights
County garage . 1.88
R. A. Findley, work on
truck ...t 29.61
Sidney Faulhaber, work on
state- road . 46.20
Geo. McKim, work on
* state road . 46.20 v
Ed. Welke, cleaning snow _ 9.00
A. B. McKay, hauling gravel .. 26.00
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
the road dragging fund:
Geo. Crawford, ._...$ 17.50
John Vilt, . 20.40
Frank Hawk. — 12.25
L. C. Baxter, . 35.10
Ed. Welke, . 11.86
W. E. Snyder, .....•>. 55.65
Victor Marquardt, . 4.90
W. L. Roche,. 21.20
Geo. H. Beck,._....,_ 42.85
John Steinhhusser, ...... 69.00
A. B. McKay, . 4.95
T. J. Baxter,... 19.55
C. O. Hartford,. 9.75
A. Marcellus... 4.90
Anton Nicholite, . 10.80
M. L. Sageser, . 20.10
T. S. Roche, .-...... 2.00
Ray Coolidge . 20.10
Jas. J. Kelley, . 13.80
Chas. R. Allen, . 3.50
Ray E. Medcalf . 10.50
Jake Howe, . 17.85
James Carmen, —.. 20.70
Frank Vandersnick, . 10.35
Frank Minarik, . 10.40
Chris Nelson, . 12.00
C. E. Mitchell, . 14.70
H. R. Rouse, .. 16.80
R. Fleek, . 88.50
Jas. McNulty ..,... 2.46
Fay A. Puckett, .....—. 18.90
Glen Ridgway.—..— 5.40
M. L. Sageser, “...... 6.10
Thos. S. Roche, . 10.00
Ray Coolidge, 67.50
Jas. McNulty, . 24.50
Mr. Chairman:
I move you that the county Clerk
be instructed to draw a warrant for
$30.00 per month in favor of the Old
Peoples Home at West Point, Neb.
for the care of Martin Hickey and a
warrant for $17.50 per month in
favor of D. A. Criss for the aid to Mr.
Wilson on the general fund until fur
ther notice.
C. E. HAVENS.
JOHN SULLIVAN.
Upon same being put to vote by
the chairman it was declared carried.
RESOLUTION. Mr. Chairman:
Whereas, crows are becoming a
menace to agriculture in this county
and it is to the advantage of the
citizens of the county that steps be
taken to exterminate these pests.
Therefore, I move you, that we ap
propriate the sum of $300 out of the
general fund of the county, such mon
ey to be expended under the direction
and under such conditions as this-'
board may determine.
The conditions of disbursement to
be as follows:
The county to be divided in two por
tions from the range line between
range 12 and 13.
The side killing the most crows be
tween March 15 and May 1, 1924, to
have $200.00 and the other side to re
ceive $100.00.
And we hereby appoint James Mc
Pharlin to take charge of the east
side and M. Campbell to take charge
of the west side.
They .to have charge of the organ
ization etc., of the contest and report
to the board at the close.
C. E. HAVENS.
C. B. NELLIS.
Upon same being put to vote by the
chairman it was declared carried.
4:30 r» m. On motion board adjourn
ed until March 25, 1924. At 10 o’clock
a. m. unless sooner called by the
Clerk.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORAER, Clerk.