Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher.
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
Entered at the postoffice at O’Neill,
Nebraska, as second-class matter.
W ASHINGTON LETTER
Congress has presented some unus
ual legislative situations this session,
especially as compared with the
stormy, turbulent time of last session
The House has devoted most of its
time to the great supply bills, con
sidering them very carefully, without
partisanship or serious controversy.
There have been no political moves
of consequence. We have worked
with little strain or excitement.
The legislative work of the senate
has been devoted largely to Muscle
Shoals a fight centering largely
around the plan of Senator Norris to
operate it as a government experi
ment in power and nitrate develop
; Senator Underwood proposing
a "leasing” plan; and Senator Jones
a plan which merely postponed the
decision, that of referring the whole
matter to a commission to study and
report back to Congress. Party lines
were broken or rather never form
ed—Senator Norris was supported by
those Senators generally classed as
progressive. Senutoi Uudei v»uou .al
lied the conservatives to his hill. The
Jones, or administration plan (if any
of P (> three can be called the "ad
ministration plan”) fell between the
contending forces on the final votes.
It was a strange "merry-go-round”
that they had. The committee on ag
riculture rejwn ted out the Norris bill,
this was defeated in the Senate by
the Underwood bill, which in turn
gave way to the Jones bill. The
southern democrats, feeling that the
Jones proposal was a postponement
and not a decision, next joined with
Senator Norris and substituted the
Non is proposal for the Jones pro
posal. The Norris plan in turn again
mot defeat when 10 senators went to
the I ndcrwood plan a second time.
The bill now goes to conference be
tween the house and senate, where
in all probability an entirely new bill
will bo written, and submitted to both
house and senate as a Conference
report, with very little opportunity
for amendment or debate. In this
way laws are sometimes made.
By way of contrast, appropriation
bills, authorizing the expenditure'of
bun 'ii (Ip of millions ol’ dohars havo
bn a p.ts: ed by the Senate or. the re
pot 1 of a committee, v bleu, examina
tion, reading and practically no de
bate in the senate. Sort of a “swallow
the hook, line and sinker” process.
Democratic senators have been en
tertaining the senate by a discussion
of “What is wrong with the democrat
ic party"—a sort of a family affair,
which the republican senators enjoy
ed. Then Senator Ladd, recently de
posed as a republican, told the sen
ate of his -feelings. The discussion
following has started a seemingly
endless debate on tbe question of—
"When a man has been put out of a
political party—how does he get back
n?” Then there is Senator Borah’s
unanswered question "What is tbe
est of party regularity and loyalty?”
How far can a member follow his own
judgment and conclusions?
Cabinet, Supreme Court and Diplo
matic changes have followed in quick
uccession. It Is difficult to judge
now whether the President’s an
louncement of resignations and the
appointment of successors at the same
time is indicative of “team work” with
his political advsers and party lead
ers, or whether that he is acting in
dependently of their advice and rec
ommendations. Time will tell.
The resignation of Secretary Slemp
and the appointment of Congressman
Sanders as the President’s secretary
s meeting with generous approval
from members of congress. Sanders,
i young man, after eight years of
service, was voluntarily leaving con
fess, in order to practice law. In
ncrcasing numbers, valuable public
nen are going into private pursuits
n order to accumulate a competence,
landers is a fine type, democratic in
bought and bearing, and a splendid
ibie man. His knowledge of congress
and its members will he of valuable
aid to the president, and likewise our
acquaintance with Mr .Sanders will
he of benefit to congress.
Robert G. Simmons.
Notes from the Metropolis
Steady improvement in business in
11)25 was predicted by Fred W. Thom
as, vice-president of the First Nation
al bank, Omaha, in an address before
the Nebraska Master Builders Asso
ciation convention here last Wednes
day. He based his prediction on the
fact that Nebraska farmers who had
borrowed $13,000,000 from the War
Finance corporation have paid back
all but $55,000. "Nebraska is looked
upon in Washington as the model
state for farm financing,” he said.
The quarantine recently imposed on
Nebraska poultry has been lifted by
the Canadian Pacific, Soo Line, South
Shore lines and Spokane Internation
al railroads, according to a letter re
ceived by the Traffic bureau of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce from
O. F. Nichols, district freight agent.
Dates for the 1925 national Ameri
can Legion convention to be held in
Omaha ha/e been officially set for
October 5 to 9. Omaha on these days
expects to be host to as many as 75,
000 former ex-service men.
INCREASE TIIEIR CHANCES
HY HATCHING THEM EARLY
For breeders of Plymouth Rocks,
Rhode Island Reds, Orpingtons, Yyan
dottes, and others of the medium and
heavy breeds of chickens, the time
for hatching is rapidly approaching,
reminds the Agricultural College Lin
coln.
Of course, tt\e equpment and condi
tions will in a large degree determine
the date of hatching, but flock own
ers will find it is the early chicks
that pay because:
1. Early chicks do not have the
handicap of hot weather, parasites,
etc., and grow more rapidly than those
hatched when weather is more favor
able for conditions that hinder growth
of chicks.
2. Early hatched pullets reach ma
turity younger and w#ill be laying
when eggs are in demand and high
in price in September, October and
November.
3. Surplus cockerels from early
breeds should be hatched between
late February and early April. The
lighter weight breeds as the Leg
horns and Anconas may be hatched
until May first and still be expected
to be laying before the middle of No
vember. Now is the time to get the
incubators, brooders and other equip
ment ready for the 1925 crop.
! IIOLT COUNTY IS RICHER RY
$160,000 YEARLY IS CLAIMED
Holt county is richer yearly by
$160,000 because of the soil fertility
produced as a by-product of dairying
according to the Iilue Valley Cream
ery Institute. The figure is based
on data resulting from many care
fully kept records on a considerable
number of farms.
The average quantity of manure
recovered for use on crop lands in
the area studied was 7.4 tons per
cow, and since the fertilizing value
of a ton of manure is $2.60 the by
product of each cow is approximately
twenty dollars. The application of
this figure to the 8,000 dairy cattle
in this county brings the total added
value to the soil fertility here to the
almost unbelievable figure given
above.
In keeping with its better feeding
program the Institute estimates that
from 25 to 60 per cent greater profit
from each ton of feed can be made by
local farmers who milk cows through
improved feeding methods, alone. This
was demonstrated, it states, by the ex
periment recently concluded by the
University of Minnesota. The school’s
dairy division about a year ago pur
chased four average cows with avail
able records but without a scientific
feeding ration and by merely placing
them on a home-grown ration suit
able to their needs, increased each
cow’s production almost forty per
cent.
ATKINSON LIGHT CO.
SELLS THEIR PLANT
(Atkinson Graphic)
The electric power plant, lines and
service of the Atkinson Milling and
Light Company were sold Wednes
day morning when H. H. Henley,
president of the Minnesota Electric
Distributing Company, the Tri-State
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'A^ I am going to quit farming, I will sell at Publci Sale on the G. D. Janzing
iarm 4 miles North and 4 and 1-2 mibs West of O’Neill, and 11 and 1-2
miles East of Atkinson, the followng descrbed property, on
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Sale Starts at 1:00 p. m.
7 HEAD OF HORSES 7
. Team gray mares, 5 and 7 yrs. old, weight 2600; Team geldings 9 and 10 yrs.
old, wt. 6200; Team of mares, black and bay, 11 and 12 yrs. old, wt. 2800; grav
mare smooth mouth. ’ *
Three Head of Good Milk Cows to
__Freshen Soon
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
r* ^o**u,C w*«°n b°x> hay rack with truck and and extra box, buggy, Galloway manure spreader,
. j p, ’ Century cultivator good as new, walking cultivator, 3-section harrow, Deering 8
i v binder, 6-foot McCormick mower, 12-foot McCormick hay rake, hay stacker and sweep, Osborne disc,
John Deere lister, John Deere 2-row Eli, Endgate seeder, 80 rods planter wire, Ford motor on truck for
be t work, grind stone, 1% horse power gas engine and power washer, pump Jack, Galloway cream separ
ator laundry stove, heating stove, 2 sets work harness, 2 ests of fly nets. 50-gallon gas barrel, 2-15 gal
lon banels, - chicken coops 10 feet long, and many other articles too numerous too mention.
| FREE LUNCH AT NOON BRING YOUR TIN CUP
!' TERMS—One year’s time with approved security... $10 and under, cash.
Richard Janzing, Owner
Co?. James Moore, Auctioneer Nebraska State Bank, Clerk
Utilties Company and the Iowa River
Light and Power Company, was in the
city and closed a deal with the local
firm The property was bought for
the Tri-State Utilities Company.
The new firm will have charge of
the service here immediately, how
ever the actual operation of the
plant will be in the hands of the for
mer owners, J. H. Wellman, W. O.
Fillmore and D. H. Williams, for a
few months.
Mr. Henley says that as soon as
the weather permits, his company ex
pects to inter-connect Atkinson and
O’Neill with a high line. As soon as
this can be done Atkinson will have
21-hour service. They are now spend
ing about $40,000 in improvements on
their plant in O’Neill. This includes
a 300 horsepower fuel oil Diesiel en
gine which they are now installing.
ffJ.f. Ilenldy says they now have
transmission lines connected through
solid from Sioux Falls, S. D., to
Creighton, Nebraska, and during 1925
they propose to erect a line from
Creighton to O’Neill and Atkinson.
This will be a part of a continuous
inter-connected transmission system
from Iaruisville, Ky., to Minneapolis
and St. Paul, at present, he says, the
longest inter-connected line in the
country.
The Bassett Electric Distributing
Company was also bought by this
firm Tuesday night.
These transmission lines afford elec
trie light and power for farmers over
1000 of whom are now using the ser
vice of this large company.
The local company has retained the
mill and some other property here
The individuals are not certain as
to what they will do when the new
firm takes complete charge here. The
Atkinson Milling & Light Company
have been in operation in Atkinson
for about five years. Dumg this
time they have built a new power
house and installed much new equip
ment.
Just recently their franchise was
renewed by the city council.
The new company has made ar
rangements with the Security State
Bank for the collection of all ac
counts. Beginning February 1st all
bills are due and payable at that
bank.
SEE SUN ECLIPSE HERE
AT 7:45 A. M. SATURDAY
Overcast Sky Would Wake Pay Like
Pusk with Sun 87 per cent
Covered
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SEEK EFFECT ON RADIO BY TEST
(From Omaha World-Herald)
When you arise Saturday morning
and the clock says it’s 7:45, though
the outside world ‘looks dark and
gloomy—believe the clock!
Omaha then will be in the throes
of an eclipse of the sun—total, in
a number of northeastern states
and 87 per cent eclipsed to Omaha.
Father Rigge of Creighton said
when the sun rises for the middle
west Saturday, its eclipse by the
moon will be more than half over.
The day, if clear, will be about as
dark as if the sky were full of
clouds, Father Rigge said. If the
skv is overcast, it will be as dusk.
When the sun first rises, it will
not be necessary to use smoked glass
to observe it, Father Rigge believes,
but as it rises higher in the sky, some
protection must be provided for the
eye. It will last an hour.
Partial Eclipse Hard to Observe
“Omaha has not had a total eclipse
of the sun in the past four centuries
and none will occur within the next
two,” Father Rigge said. "London
has had only two total eclipses in
years and Rome three.
“New York is having a total eclipse
Saturday and California had one in
September a year ago.”
Father Rigge said eclipses of the
sun are unusually hard to observe
unless they are total.
“It’s like looking into the glaring
lights of an automobile, but if the
eclipse is total, we can look and see
what’s around. For this reason, there
will be no special observations made
here Saturday.”
The American Radio Relay League
co-operating with the Scientifc Amer
ican and other agences has made
preparations to test the effect of the
eclipse on radio waves. One of the
objects will be to establish whether
the moon, by shutting off most of the
sunlight will cause momentary re
turn to night-time radio recepton. pos
sibly indicating to some extent why
rado transmission is not as far-reacli
, ing in daylight as it is in darkness.
Crozer Nebraska Observer
Archie M. Crozier, Weeping Water,
Nebraska, has been appointed offical
observer for Nebraska and Charles
Hites, Oskaloosa, Hewitt Crotewohl,
Hartley and Louis R. Huber, Tipton,
for Iowa.
Radio fans of this vicinity have
been asked to lsten for signals from
2LO, the station of the British Broad
casting company, London, which will
endeavor to transmit music to this
country during the eclipse. Station
V>1P of Philadelphia, will attempt to
broadcast to London.
Father Rigge said Saturday’s eclipse
i v». Ill be greatest, insofar as Omaha Is
concerned, since 1869, when 96 per
I cent of tl^e sun was hidden from view
i by the moon’s shadow. In 1717, the
greatest eclipse—98% per cent—oc
curred lioie.
The next Lip, eclipse will be in 1954
Fniher lli^ge added. TKnj it will bo;
9c.6 per cent.
The Minnesota Electric Distributing
Co. have torn out a space in the side
of the building to mal o doors large
enough to allow them to put in their
ne v 300 b. p. eng'ne.
MRS. McROBERTS
Eliza Sanders was born November
4, 1841 at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
She moved from there to Ottawa, Can
ada and from there to Michigan and
then to Minnesota, She was married
ter William Sharp who lost his life
in the civil war. To this union was
born one child, Carlton, who died in
chldhood.
She was married to William E. Mc
Robert on January 22, 1868 at . St
Peter, Minesota to which union were
born two children, Willie and Chester.
The former died at the age of three
years and the latter at the age of IP
years. Her husband preceeded hei
in death September 22, 1920. By the
side of her husband and children she
was laid to rest in the cemetery at
Marquette chappel.
In 1878 she and her husband home
steaded in the vicinity of Blackbird
where they lived until 1904 when they
moved to O’Neill. From there they
moved in November 1919 to Sidney
Nebraska where she passed away on
January 14, 1925 at the age of 83 years
two months and 10 days.
When she moved to O'Neill, she
transferred her membership to the
Presbyterian church. Previous to thi:
she was a member of the Baptist
church and a worker in its activities
until age and sickness denied her this
privilege.
The remains were accompanied here
by Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Hodgkin from
Sidney. Mr. Hodgkin is a nephew
and the deceased made her home neai
them at Sidney,
She leaves no immediate relatives.
TOMLINSON—KILPATRICK
Robert Glenn Tomlinson and Mis;
Esther Marie, Kilpatrick were united
in marriage at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Tuesday noon, January 20, 1925, and
will take a short wedding trip to thr
former home of the bride at Harlan
Iowa, and then will return here where
they will make their home.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson of this city
and an examplary young man, who
has been raised among us and is wrell
known to our readers.
The bride is the bright and winsome
•laughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kil
patrick who live north of town on the
Eagle. She has lived in O’Neill near
ly all her life where she has many
warm friends. She has held several
responsible position here which she
has held with credit.
We joi» with the friends of this fine
young couple in wishing them joy
and happiness in their journey to
gether down life’s journey.
COLDEST DECEMBER OF
RECORD IN NEBRASKA
According to state weather officials
December, 1924, was one of the five
coldest Decembers recorded in the
52 years on record in Omaha. Twelve
sub-zero days were recorded during
that month. However, the cold days
were not the coldest of record by sev
eral degrees and Nebraska fared
much better than some other states.
An early spring and long summer
loom for 1925, according to the av
erages tor be found among records
kept by the weather observer at Co
lumbus, Neb. December just closed
was* the coldest with the most snow
in 52 years, Records show that sim
ilar years such as 1888, 1909, 1914,
and 1920, all of which had cold snowy
Decembers, were followed by tem
peratures which after March 25 nev
er dropped below 36. The coldest year
of all with the most snow in the past
was 1909 and that was 40 per cent
1910, 90 degrees temperatures were
warmer that December 1924. In
recorded in Inarch and from April 1
to October 29 no freezing tempera
tures were recorded.
Dame Fashion
Dame Fashion is the mistress who
holds the iron hand in every village
everywhere across our fair young
land. No matter what the style may
he—from sleeveless coats to shingles,
from lace-work hose to lipstick shades
and jade-green ear-ring dingles, we’ve
got to step right to her tune, and
keep us fat or thin, or tall or short,
>r small or large, if we would praise
win. From Paris, like a thunderbolt,
mines news that Madame Stunning
las said that bobs are crude and
coarse—that long locks are more cun
ring. Then off we trot to all the
rhops to purchase wigs and tresses,
and have our frocks cut at the length
that Madame wears her dresses. The
music that we try to play, the classic
>r the jazz, you may he sure is echo
ing whatever fashion has. The things
adorning car and hair, the length and
style of clothes, and even our most
winning smiles we practice on our
beaus, the way we curl our shingled
heads, the steps we try to dance—all
copied after movie sfars, or someone
off in France. No doubt if word were
sent around that it was all the style
to cut our heads off—we’d make haste
and lose them—with a smile.
—Marjorie Alderscn.
DECISION ON MONO WI
BANK CASE RESERVED
. Lincoln, Neb., Jarrf. 17.—Stan E. Pet
erson, secretary of the state bank
guarantee fund commission, yester
lay received word from District Judge
Robert R. Dickson of O’Neill that his
decision in a suit involving 80 thous
and dollars in deposits of the closed
State Bank of Monowi will be reserv
d for forty days to await action by
he supreme court in the matter of
v motion for a rehearing. This is a
est case, in which the higher court
had held that payment of more than
> per cent interest by an officer of a
bank does not prevent the depositor
’rom protection of the guarantee fund..
Rebekah’s Install.
Last Friday night, Mrs. Lena But
ler, District Deputy President, and
-.taff of Inman, came up and installed
the officers of Eden Rebekah lodge.
The local Rebekah’s held a kensing
ion in the afternoon and entertained
the ladies to a nice supper and in
visiting and getting acquainted.
Geo. Colman was degree master
and he and his team did very credible
work' in installation, each one know
ng their part and doing it.
After the lodge work was finished
our ladies served lunch about mid
night and visited with the Inman la
dies until after midnight and near
train time. It was a very pleasant
time and the Inman ladies and the
O’Neill Rebekahs are better acquain
ted.
Those installed were:
N. G.—Dorothy Davidson.
V. G.—Opal Ashley.
Rec. Sec.—Minnie Downey.
Finan. Sec.—Hilda Bowen.
Treasurer—Catherine Swigert.
R. S. N. G.—Bertha Gillespie.
L. S. N. G.—Goldie Hereford.
R. S. V. G.—Flo Wise.
L. S. V. G.—Winnie Shaughnesy.
Warden—Esther Pine.
Con.—Gladys Richardson.
Chaplain—Mrs. Pine.
I. G.—Ruth Barnard.
O. G.—Mrs. Ennis.
Among those present from Inman
were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Coleman,
Messedames Stella Keyes, Wilcox,
Crosser, Lena ButleiJ, Jackson and
Coventry, and Miss Gladys Hancock_
L. E. Soukup went to Sioux City
Monday where he goes to buy new
Pool tables for his pool hall. He has
also put a partition in the back end
and will serve light lunches.
TO THE DEPOSITOR:
National Banks Fail—
When they do depositors Jose heavily. Why?
Because deposits In National Banks are not
guaranteed.
State Banks Fall—
When they do depositors a»e paid in full.
Why? Because deposits in State Banks are
prtoected tjy the Depoalters Guarantee Fund
>t 'tv* -Hat* y Nebraska.
The Nebraska State Bank
of O’Neill is the only bank in O’Neill which
offers yeu this protection.
You will protect yourself and please us by
depositing your money with ua
4 Per Cent, Paid os Time Deposits
Nebraska State Bank
O’Neill, Nebraska