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BRYAN SLAPS RURAL VOTERS
For the four years of the adminis
tration of County Assessor J. M.
Hunter, the county assessor and his
able corps of precinct assessors, and
the Holt county board of equalization,
have been laboring to reduce Holt
county farm values, for purposes of
taxation, to their true value from the
inflated values of. the boom period.
Each year has seen a material re
duction in these valuations by these
officers. This year the total valuation
of Holt county farm property, for pur
poses of taxation, was fixed by the as
sessors at $18,924,810. Governor
Charley Bryan, Secretary of State
Charley Pool and the governor’s man
Friday, Tax Commissioner Smith, who
comprise the democratic majority on
the state board of equalization, have
seen fit to increase this valuation the
enormous sum of $2,270,977. This is
an increase of 12 per cent on the
valuation made by the assessors. Holt
county was not the only county in
creased, Following are the counties
in which Governor Bryan saw fit to
increase the farm valuations for pur
poses of taxation with the percents of
increase:
. Banner 8, Blaine 8, Boyd 4, Burt 4,
Cheyenne 10, Cuming 5, Custer 8, Da
kota 5, Dawes 6, Garden 12, Garfield
10, Hall 10, Hayes 12, Holt 12, Kim
I all 10, Knox 4, Lincoln 2, Loup 10,
Sheridan 6, Sioux 5, Washington 2,
McPherson 4, Perkins 6, Rock 10.
All of these counties are strictly
rural counties. None of the large
f ’.'es of the state, with their large
;...mber of voters, are located in any of
them, which is the WHY of the in
crease. It was proposed by Charley’s
board of equalization to also increase
the valuation of Douglas county, in
which is located Omaha. But Govern
or Bryan and his two Fridays, Mr.
Pool and Mr. Smith, didn’t increase
Douglas county. The city commis
sioners and the business interests of
Omaha moved enmasse down to Lin
coln and told Governor Bryan and his
men just why the board wanted to
make the increase. City Commissioner
John Hopkins was their spokesman.
Mr. Hopkins as a native of Holt county
is well known to every person who
has resided in the county any length of
time. His democracy is unquestioned.
He is the man who should have been
numed to succeed Charley Bryan as
the democratic nominee for governor,
because HE IS a democrat. Mr. Hop
kins dared Governor Bryan to in
crease the valuation of Douglas
county.
This proposed increase, he said, is
for the sole purpose of enabling the
state board to lower the mill levy on
the dollar for state.purposes so that
Governor Bryan can go before the
people this fall and pretend that he
has reduced taxes. A,reduced levy on
an increased valuation is the same
thing as an increased levy on the
present valuation or a reduced valua
tion. Its evil is that it affords the al
ready overburdened farmer no relief.
Instead it may increase the actual
amount of state taxes he pays, and It
affords the school districts, the road
•districts and all of the lesser polit
ical subdivisions the opportunity to in
crease the amount of local taxes which
he must pay. An opportunity of which
many will take advantage. A man
of the known integrity and sound
democracy of City Commissioner John
Hopkins of Omaha would not make
such a charge of political chicanery
against so holy a man as Charley
Bryan if it were not true. It would
not be good politics. Anyhow Mr.
Bryan has refrained from boosting
the valuation of Douglas county and
has passed it on to the rural counties
which haven’t many votes. The in
creased valuation these rural counties
have been penalized is around $9,000,
000, more than one-fourth of which
is charged up to Holt county. And
Charley got a better vote in Holt
county than he did in Douglas county
two years ago at that.
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HERE TOO, KELLY.
(Atkinson Graphic, Aug. 1.)
The road worker set forth with his
machine the other day and marred
the surface and destroyed the sym
metry of the street. From my neigh
bor Swingley ©wo blocks away to past
my humble domicile that roadway is
a wreck. Its one-time smoothly grav
eled surface is dotted thickly with
sod bunkers and artificial hazards for
unwary motorists. For years we had
labored to bring the noxious weed into
submission and garnish this street-side
with a velvet sward; we had carefully
preserved its equilibrium for the
proper shedding of the surplus rain
fall; and admired it as the natural and
befitting coextension of a cherished
lawn. Our tears are shed. Its glory
is departed.
tiMwjmtk
When tib* cnnilflob gflrtkft hackld
Rambles forth and starts to cacklCj
Then its time to fix your tackle.
For the trout are on the wing.
When the creek at dawn is callin’
To the frisky snails a’crawlin'
‘Cross the path where sunbeam’s
failin’,
Advertize the cornin’.
Feel the fever fast increasin’,
And the winds are never ceasin’,
While the trees there leaves releasin’,
Start a dancin’ in the breeze.
Might as well be up and at it
No use when you combat it
For the fever’s here and drat it.
It’s an awful wild disease.
Well I 've known a pal to sicken
When his blood would clog and thicken
And his pulse would start tb quicken
Till he had no sense nor tact
When the morn they are lazy
And the mountains peaks are hazy
That’s when fever sets men crazy
Yes sir that's a solemn fact.
—Thomas W. Donahue, Jr.
MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
Miss Marjorie Dickson went to Lin
coln last week for a visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bowen and
Wm. Myer, visited with Stuart friends
la3t Sunday.
Miss Mildred Timlin went down to
Jackson last Monday for a few days’
visit with relatives.
Dale, Gale and Bryce and Miss Nona
Bressler are visiting with their uncle,
S. M. Dibble, at Plainview.
The members of Mrs. R. M. Sauers
Sunday school class enjoyed a supper
at the country club grounds Monday
evening.
C. B. Scotit and family, Jerry Scott,
of Rushville and T. J. Scott, of
Kearney went to Long Pine Wednes
day for an outing at the park.
Jim Soukup, Mr. and Mrs. Doneck
and Mrs. Vidlock, of Lincoln, a brother
and two sisters of Anton Soukup, ar
rived Iqst Thursday for a visit with
him.
M. S. Abdalla is in the east purchas
ing goods for his Ladies and Gents
furnishing store. Miss Fern Hubbard
has charge of the store during his
absence
Miss Beatrice Martin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Burl Martin, of Omaha,
who has been visiting here for the
past three weeks, expects to return
home tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Haffner and Miss
Esther Kilpatrick drove over to Har
lan, Iowa,' on Tuesday of last week, for
a visit with friends and relatives.
They returned home last Saturday.
Jack Sullivan came up from Omaha
the first of the week for a visit with
friends. Jack has not yet recovered
the diamonds stolen from Rim a couple
of weeks ago by hold-ups in Council
Bluffs
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Biglin accom
panied by their daughters, Miss Rose
Mary and Ruth Ann, and their son,
Master Billy, returned home last night
from a few days visit with relatives
at Jackson.
Emmet and Newport ball teams will
meet on the Emmet grounds next Sun
day and thero is no doubt but that an
interesting game will be played. That
Newport has a fast ball team is evi
denced by the fact that they defeated
the O’Neill team last Sunday 23 to 3
E. N. Purcell and Flay Carlson ar,
claiming the distinction of having the
first mess of roasting ears picked
from a local garden this year. The
“feed ’ was enjoyed at the Grand cafe
Wednesday evening. Mr. Purcell pick
ed the corn from his patch in the cor
ner of the O’Neill Dahlia Gardens.
T. V. Golden, J. F. O’Donnell, C. E.
Stout, Hugh Birmingham and E. H.
Gallagher went to Norfolk Sunday to
be present at the opening of the
Northeast Nebraska Golf Tournament
Monday morning. T. V. Golden has
been the efficient president of the as
sociation during the past year. Dr.
Eby, of Hartington, was chosen presi
dent to succeed Mr. Golden.
A card from Miss Ina Hirsh, who
was called tlo Thermopolis, Wyoming,
a couple of weeks ago by the injury
of her brother, Linus, stated that Li
nus is improving rapidly from his in
juries, which consisted of a dislocated
hip, a number of sprains, and several
cuts and bruises. He is able tlo be out
of bed and may decide to visit home
while he is recovering from his in
juries. The car in which he was rid
ing plunged down a 125 foot embank
ment. The driver of the car was in
stantly killed.
ROSE-OTTEN.
The wedding of Fred V,. Rose of
this city and Miss Mary Oral Otten
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ot
ten, of Rossville, Indiana, was solemn
ized at the home of the bride Satur
day, August 2nd.
The bride is not an entire stranger
in O’Neill, having visited here last
summer. She is an accomplished and
refined young lady.
Mr. Rose is well known throughout
the county, having served as county
agent of Holt county for the past
year and a half.
Mr. and Mrs. Rose arrived in O’Neill
late Wednesday evening and are a.
present stopping at the Mrs. Willcox
residence where they have rooms. In
a short time they will be at home to
‘heir friends in a suUe of rooms in the
Wise building on east Douglas street.
The Frontier welcomes Mr. Rose
and his bride to O’Neill and wishes
them a long and prosperous wedded
life.
JAMES THOMAS PATTERSON.
James Thomas Patterson, one ot
the old settlers and influential men o.
the east end of the county died at his
home in Page, last Thursday morning,
following a stroke of paralysis which
he suffered Tuesday evening.
The deceased was born June 3, 185'J,
at Belle Plaine, Iowa, where he grew to
manhood. He was, united in marriage
t$ MN Anhn H> sUcfcwri, a* $*tt«
mcni, Ohl§< en Juris 18,18S2.
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson came Jo fetolt
county in the spring of 1887 and lo
cated on a farm three miles northeast
of Page, Nebraska, where he made his
home until a few years ago when he
purchased property and erected a
home in Page where he has since re
sided.
He leaves a wife and several broth
ers and sisters to mourn his death.
Mr. Patterson has always been
prominent ir. the affairs of the county
and has always taken a great interest
in the promotion of the fairs and ag
ricultural interests in the county. He
has been an untiring worker in t’
upbuilding of the community in which
he livT 1.
The 1 err a, ns were shipped to Ifclle
Plaine, Iowa, Saturday morning, where
the funeral was to have been held the
following day.
JOSEPH JEROME FESLER.
Joseph Jerome Fesler died at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hubbard
in this city this morning about eight
o’clock following an illness of Bright’s
disease. Some time ago he was taken
to a Norfolk hospital but he did not
improve; he was brought to O’Neill
to the Hubbard home a couple of
weeks ago where he could receive
medical attention and good care until
the end came.
Mr. Fesler was born in Syracuse,
Nebraska, June 20, 1869, where he
made his home until twenty-five years
ago when he came to O’Neill with H.
B. Hubbard to work on the Hubbard
farm northwest of this city.
He was married to Miss Verda Con
ger, of Inman, in February, 1913.
Mr. Fesler was a prosperous, hard
working man and has operated his
farm personally since his marriage.
He leaves a wife, two brothers, Ed
ward and George Fesler, of Nebraska
City and one sister, Mrs. A. M. Owens,
also of Nebraska City.
The funeral services will be held
Satuiday from the Methodist church.
Burial will be in the Inman cemetery.
Rev. J. A. Hutchins will conduct the
services.
MICHAEL W. FLANNIGAN.
Michael W. Flannigan, the oldest
son of John M. Flannigan, prominent
banker of Stuart and Omaha, died at
the hospital at Stuart on Monday
evening while undergoing a slight
operation for blood poisoning. He was
twelve years old.
The funeral was held'on Wednes
day morning, August 6th, from the
Catholic church at Stuart. Rev. M. F.
Byrne, of Emmet, officiated.
It was a very large and a highly
representative funeral. Prominent
bankers, professional and business
men, all along the railroad, from Val
entine to Norfolk, attended. Father
Byrne gave a .beautiful and sympa
thetic sermon which was highly ap
preciated by all present.
Miss Mamie Cullen, of O’Neill, pre
sided at the pipe organ and Miss Gene
vieve Biglin, of O’Neill, sang several
be autiful solos. A large delegation of
O'Neill business men attended the
funeral at Stuart.
PLEASANTVIEW ITEMS.
rd Steskal’s family were in O’Neill
onday on business.
Farl Rotherham, of Ewing, was aa
■ or Sunday visitor of the Reise
amily.
Mr. and iflrs. Albert Klingler spent
Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Winkler.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klingler were
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Aca
Worley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bruder and family
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Babl
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Margarette Tushla is spending
a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Joe
Bruder and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler and
daughter, Dorothy, called on Mr. and
Mrs. Drexler and family Friday even
ing.
Miss Margaret and Marie Reise
and friends, Mr. and Mrs. W-. W. Ab
bott and daughter, of Denver, were
visiting at the home of Mrs. George
Reise and family this week.
Those present at a six o’clock din
ner Sunday evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reise were: Mr
George Reise and family; Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Ermal and son, Conrad,
Mrs. Fred Barnes and children; Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Klingler; Earl Roher
ham, of Ewing; Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Abbott and daughter, of Denver, Colo
rado.
MRS. DAVIS DIES
SUDDENLY IN HOSPITAL
(Inman Leader, July 30.)
The people of this community were
grieved to learn of the death of Mrs.
Geo. Davis, which occurred at the
Lutheran hospital at Norfolk last
Thursday evening where she had re
cently underwent an operation and
was apparently getting along nicely.
The remains were brought to Inman
Friday and the funeral services were
held from the Methodist church Sun
lay morning at 10:30, and burial made
n the Inman cemetery.
Mrs. Emma Jane Carpenter Davis,
was bom at Prairie De Shearse, Indi
ina, January 27, 1869, and died July
1, 1924, at the Lutheran hospital in
Norfolk, Nebraska, at the age of 55
years, 5 months and 27 days.
She was married to George Taylor
Davis on June 30, 1888, at Independ
ence, Missouri. To this union was
iorn twelve children of which two
have preceeded her to the great be
yond: Henry Lark (July 11, 1915,)
and Laura May, July 27, 1894.)
the leaves to mourn her loss: her
husband and her children: Mrs. Mhude
Lewis, Pierson, Iowa; Mrs. Cora Lar
rison, Persia, Iowa; Arthur Lloyd,
Persia, Iowa; William McKinley, Pier
son, Iowa; George Dewey, Esther
Mary, Teddie Roosevelt, Jasper Ver
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"W hitt £ftfl fend Kmtmh Blftitr,
MU of inffisn, ^
Shtl was united with the Adventist
Church March, «90, and was baptised
at Reamsville, Kansas. When she
came to Inman she united with the
church at this place.
Besides her immediate family shd
leaves also five grand children and
other relatives and a host of friends
ATKINSON MAN ON
SHIP IN ICE JAM
(Atkinson Graphic, July 18.)
Lazelle B. Sturdevant, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. E. Sturdevant, of Atkin
son, who for the past four years has
been in the service of the government
as physician and surgeon aboard the
United States revenue cutter, Bear,
was on duty aboard this ship when she
was caught in an ice jam a thousand
miles north of Unalaska this week.
Reports that the ship was badly bat
tered and had two propellers broken
were radioed to Washington Tuesday.
Radio reports received by the Lin
coln State Journal and which were im
mediately telephoned to Mr. Sturde
vant here, by his son George, who lives
in Lincoln, stated that the coast guard
cutter, Bear, had reached Nome, Alas
ka, badly battered but with no leaks
and no casualties. Mr. Sturdevant
has not yet received word from his son
Lazelle, but the latest radio report as
sures him of his safety.
The cutter Bear plies between San
Francisco and Point Barrows, north
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v# Aiisk*, »ftd was oh the soth innutl
tHpi 5h<§ w»# caught irt the ice
several times hi June and it was feared
that the old ship would not emerge
safely from the trip. When she gets
back to the state she will be dis
mantled.
Before entering service as physician
and surgeon aboard the Bear Mr.
Sturdevant was a major in the medical
corps of the United States Army.
INJURED BY FALLING
DOWN CELLAR STEPS
(Atkinson Graphic, July 18.)
In a fall down the basement steps
in her home last week, Mrs. C. L. Stur
devant broke her wrist, sprained her
ankle, received a large gash in her
forehead and several bruises on her
face and body. She was found at the
foot of the stairs in a daze a few
minutes after the accident by Miss
Minnie Munger, who at the time was
helping Mrs. Sturdevant prepare the
noonday meal.
Mrs. Sturdevant had started to the
basement for something but doesn’t
remember just how she happened to
trip and fall. Her husband, Dr. C. L.
Sturdevant, was just coming in the
house for lunch about the time of the
accident. He was called to the base
ment by Miss Munger and he carried
Mrs. Sturdevant upstairs and dressed
her wounds. She is able to be
up and around and is recovering from
her injuries.
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PHKXHVTEKiANii MfMt
O’NEILL METHOoflTS
(Atkinson Graphic* August 1)
The Atkinson Presbyterian baseball
team played the Methodist team of
O’Neill on the Atkinson grounds last
Friday and defeated them 3 to 2. The
score was tied, 2 to 2, until the last
half of the ninth, when Leslie Fuller
ton’s hit brought in the winning score.
Features of the game were the run
ning catch of R. Beckwith and the
hitting by Leslie Fullerton, the latter
bringing in all three scores from sec
ond base.
Batteries: O’Neill, Bazelman and
Enright; Presbyterians, D. Beckwith
and V. Beckwith. Hits off Bazelman,
7; off Beckwith, 5.
Score by innings:
O’Neill . 20000000 0—2
Atkinson . 10100000 1—3
The Presbyterians will play Pad
dock at Phoenix Saturday, August 9.
SHERMAN MILLER.
The Atkinson Graphic, in their late
issue, chronicles the death of Sher
man Miller, aged fifty-six years,
brother of A. W. Miller, of Atkinson,
and Mrs. Minnie French, of Ewing, at
his home in Concrete, Washington, of
heart failure. Mr. Miller came to At
kinson in 1882 and made his home
there for twelve years. Funeral
services were held at Mount Vernon,
Washington, on July 13th, under the
auspices of the! local I. O. O. F. lodge.
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August 11th to August 16th
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