PHALIN NAMED ON ALL-STAR QUINT IN SECOND DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT NORFOLK For the first time since the in auguration of state and district high school basket ball tournaments an ONeill player has been named as a member of the all-star mythical bas ketball teams selected by the experts from among the hundreds of players participating in the events. The honor is accorded Gerald Phalin of the O’Neill team, unanimously selected by the judges as left guard on the Class B team. The. selection is es pecially noteworthy because theO’Neill team was defeated in the first game of the tournament, by Plainview, last Thursday evening, and thus eliminated from further participation in the tournament. The O’Neill athletes, who went to Norfolk last Thursday morning, were unfortunate in drawing as opponents for their first game the fast Plain view aggregation and were defeated by a score of 14 to 10. The score, however, is not to be taken as an in dication that O’Neill was outclassed, as O’Neill led by a score of 10 to 6 until the last quarter, when Drake of Plainview by a phenominal run of brilliant plays annexed the bacon for the enemy. He was easily the star of the Plainview team and in the de feat of Plainview in the finals by Battle Creek with a score of 19 to 8 was due to his sustaining a bi’oken ankle in the third round of the tourna ment which took him out of the game. Spectators at the tournament all de clare that had O’Neill survived its first game, with Plainview, the other teams it would have met would have been duck soup for the home boys. The high esteem in which the O’Neill team was held at the tournament is thus expressed by the Norfolk Daily News in its account of the O’Neill-Plain view game: “Although Plainview won the cov eted victory in its battle with O’Neill, the latter made a remarkable strug gle during the entire melee which ended 14 to 10. O’Neill was out weighed, but not outclassed. Drake of Plainview was a dead shot at the basket, casting the ball through the ring six times, five of them field goals. Hunt and Phalin of O’Neill starred for the losers. “It can safely be said that O’Neill was one of the best coached quintets on the court Thursday. Coach Rid dlesbarger has a smooth working outfit.’’ Final scores at the tournament, which concluded Saturday evening, follow, and both winners and runners up will go to Lincoln to participate in the state tournament: District No. 2, Norfolk. Clftss .A Norfolk, 7; West Point, 20. Class B. Battle Creek, 19; Plainview, 8. Class C. Pilger, 14; Pierce, 11. The athletes making the trip to Norfolk with Coach Riddlesbarger, and their positions, were: Mei'le Hunt, center; Francis Bazel man, center; Erwin Cronin, guard; Gerald Phalin, guard; Jack Arbuth not, Francis Welsh and Bernard Quinn, forwards. A number of high school students also went down on the early trains Thursday morning to attend the tournament. SUPERVISORS’ PROCEEDINGS. O’Neill, Neb., Feb., 7, 1926, 9 a. m. Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present but Skid more and Larson. Board called to order by Chairman. Minutes for February read and ap proved. The following claims were audited and on separate motion allowed on the General fund: J. W. Bennie___$ .26 W. G. Fletcher_ .25 Philip J. Keating_ 5.75 Elizabeth O’Malley_ 6.50 J. W. Rhodes_ 4.00 J. P. Gallagher_ 48.66 James C. Graham •._ 20.88 J. I. Gray & Co._ 47.10 Watson Hay Co..12.13 L. A. Carter_: 25.25 C. B. Nellis_ 30.00 E. Gibson_ 30.00 W. H. Briggs_ 3.76 H. W. Hubbard_ 4.00 H. E. McGintie_ .25 M. C. Palmer_ 5.50 M. Campbell & Son__ 60.60 James C. Graham_ 17.13 J. P. McManus Hdw._ 3.75 J. A. Farkes Co._ 60.02 James Vargisson_ 9.65 Galena Lbr. Co._ 24.71 L. C. McKim_I.. 30.00 John Sullivan_ 30.00 The following claims were audited and on separate motion allowed on the Highway fund: James Davidson_$ 14.30 W. H. Stein_ 16.85 J. P. McManus_ 12.50 J. H. McIntosh _• 69.00 W. H. Crippen_ 2.75 Elmer Snider_ 8.00 Howard Bauman_ 3.20 Floyd McIntosh_ 10.00 C. E. Havens... 20.00 The following claims were audited and on separate motion allowed on Bridge fund: Clintoir McKim Hi__ $ 15.00 r Notice To Automobile Owners In order to save any further costs, kindly get your 1925 Auto and Truck license at once. Peter W. Duffy, Sheriff * —.. Newhouse Bros. _____ 22.28 Lyle McKim _ 15.00 The following claims were audited an 'don separate motion allowed on the Roacf Dragging fund: Milliard Hoffman _ $ 8.15 Mary E. Noble . .- 8.93 Ralph Gribble_ 7.46 Clyde Kiltz _ 6.75 T. W. Fullerton _ 36.00 John Friedel _ 12.60 Ray White . 15.70 E. C. Thomson_ 19.00 Fay A. Puckett_ 4.20 John A. Hayne _ 6.60 John Bratetic _ 12.90 James Gaughenbaugh_ 4.50 At 12 o’clock noon on motion board adjourned until 1 o'clock p. m. JOHN SULLIVAN, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 7, 1925, 1 p. m. Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present but Skid more and Larson. Board called to order and went into committee of the whole and continued checking county officers. At 2:30 committee arose and went into conference with Senator John A. Robertson on legislative matters. At 3 o’clock p. m. on motion board adjourned until February 24th, at 10 o’clock a. m. JOHN SULLIVAN, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 24, 1925, 10 a. m. Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present. Board called to order by Chairman. Minutes for February 7th read and approved. On motion the following official bonds were approved: Justice of the Peace. Theo Grof, Sheridan township. Ernest Cracher, Deloit township. Ed Welton, Josie township. John Haake, Conley township. D. B. Perkins, McClure township. Township Clerk. John Dorr, Iowa township. C. H. Johnson, Conley township. Road Overseer. Fred D. Smith, Conley township. T. F. Mathews, Shields township. Joe Mlinar, Green Valley township. R. N. Brittell, Grattan township. C. F. Baker, Grattan township. Township Treasurer. John F. Storjohn, Coleman township At 12 o’clock noon on moton board adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. JOHN SULLIVAN, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 24, 1925, 1 p. m. Board met pursant to adjourn ment. All members present. Board called to order by Chairman. The following claims were audited and on separate motion allowed on the General fund: C. C. Bergstrom _ $133.25 Opal Ashley .. 90.00 Loretta Sullivan _ 90.00 B. T. Winchell _ 104.17 Anna Donohoe_ 41.16 Peter W. Duffy_ 179.16 E. F. Porter. 166.66 Harry Bowen_ 110.00 Dorothy Dunhaver___. 90,00 C. J. Malone_I_:_183.33 Winnie Shaughnesy_ 90.00 Grace Joyce__ 90.00 Anna Donohoe_ 158.33 Peter W. Duffy_ 33.80 E. F. Porter_ 27.74 At 6 o’clock p. m. on motion board ’adjourned until February 25, 1925, at 9 o’clock a. m. JOHN SULLIVAN, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 25, 1925, 9 a. m. Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present. Board called to order by Chairman. Minutes for February 24, 1925, read and approved. Motion by Skidmore, seconded by Nellis, that a committee of three I If you are interested in an easy way to own a Ford now—or at some future date—see the nearest Au thorized Ford Dealer for I facts regarding a conven ient plan of payment, or /write us direct.) ► i Ford Motor Company, Dept* N. j Detroit. Michigan j 1 Please mall mo full particulars regarding your easy g plan for pwnlng an automobile. 5 Name__—-- | J Street . ... .-— | - Stmiia — —fe IT 18 EASY TO OWN A CAR THROUGH TK lElllMlllllllimMHIimilHIMMNIIIIIMHIlHIMHHIlini ai members be appointed by the Chair man to serve with him to investigate the swamp districts of the county with the view of straightening streams for the protection of roads and bridges. Motion carried. Chairman appointed as such com mittee to serve with him, Skidmore, Gibson and Havens. O’Neill, Neb., February 14, 1925. To Hon. Board of Supervisors: Gentlemen: In taking the assess ment in 1924 I put the personal prop erty of D. D. Murphy in School Dis trict No. 37 and as living on Section 34-30-12, which was an error, as he lives on Section 35-30-12 and should be assessed in School District No. 177, and hereby request that the County Clerk be instructed to place this as sessment in 177 and grant him a re bate of $18.47 the difference in the amount of school tax. Respectfully, T. J. DONOHOE, Assessor, On motion clerk was instructed to change the assessment as requested and issue refund warrant to D. D. Murphy for $18.47. At 12 o’clock M. on motion board adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. JOHN SULLIVAN, Chairman. E. F. PORTER, Clerk. O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 25, 1925, 1 p. m. Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present. Board called to order by Chair •OMIli Mr. Krotter appeared before the board in the matter of roads in west part of the county. Before the Honorable Board of Su pervisors of Holt County, Neb.: In the matter of the Application of Frank O. Hammerberg to have the taxes levied and assessed against cer tain property in the City of Atkinson Nebraska, removed and stricken from the tax rolls. Frank O. Hammerberg, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says, State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss: that he is at the present time the owner of Lot 7 and the West 30 feet of Lot 6, in Block 3, in Collins Addi tion to Atkinson, Nebraska, and has been the owner thereof since the 12th day of December, 1922, at which said time he purchased said property from the Nebraska Conference of the Evan gelical Association of North America in the State of Nebraska, and that ever since said date he has been the owner thereof and in possession there of; that prior to this date the Nebras ke Conference of the Evangelical As sociation of North America, in the State of Nebraska, had been the owners of said property, deriving their title thereto by virtue of a Warranty Deed from William L. Foxworthy and wife to William Long, Henry Deckau and Frank Hammerberg, Trustees, Society of Atkinson, bearing date of March 11, 1918, and filed in the office of the County Clerk of Holt County, Nebraska, on the 13th day of March, 1918, at 9 o’clock a. m. in Book 99 of Deeds, at page 380; that this affiant knows that from and after the 11th day of March, 1918, to and until the 22nd day of December, 1922, that said property was owned by the Nebraska Conference of the Evangelical Asso ciation of North Nebraska, and was purchased by the membership of said above described church and was used according to the discipline and use of *aid church for a parsonage and wa3 therefore not subject to the taxes for the years of 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922; that there appears on the records of the County Treasurer of Holt County, Nebraska, that taxes were levied and assessed against said property for the years of 1918 and 1919, and that taxes were levied against said property for the year 1920, 1921 and 1922; that this is er roneous. Affiant further says, that said taxes were erroneously levied and assessed against said property for the above described years for the reason as hereinabove stated. Affiant further says that this affi davit is made for the purpose of ap prising the Board of Supervisors of this County with reference to the situation and the ownership of said property during said years, and for the purpose of having said taxes levied and assessed against said prop erty for the years of 1918, 1919, 1920 1921 and 1922 removed and stricken from the Tax roll of Holt County, Ne (Continued on page eight.) LUTHERAN BESViSES. Tuesday evening, at Episcopal church. Rev. Wm. G. Vahle, Pastor. PLEASANT VALLEY. Charlie Kohler was an O’Neill visitor last Friday. W, P. Duncan and son, Arthur, au toed to Clearwater last Sunday to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hough, of O’Neill, visited at the Charlie Grass home last Sunday. Claude Hamilton and Clyde Streeter were Brunswick visitors last Sunday Mrs. Percy Grass visited with Mrs. M. Darr, in Page, last Saturday even ing. PLEASANTVIEW ITEMS. Walter Bohee called on A. Klinglei Saturday. Ed Sfeskal’s family called on Chas Diehl Tuesday. Ed Steskal delivered hogs to Emmel market Thursday. Wm. Murphey called on Franlt Heeb family Tuesday. Dell John delivered hogs to Em met market Saturday. Dell Johnson hauled corn fro * Philip ranch Wednesday. ** Mr. and Mrs. T. E. V , O’Neill on business ” paring were 1 Mr. and Mrs.rr . ping in Atk: Wright were shoj Mr p. .nson Saturday, sho*'- .nd Mrs. Alrin Walnofer wei ^ping in Atkinson Friday. Carl Baker hauled oats from R. Mohr place Monday for seed. Ed Early hauled fence posts fro Casper Winkler’s farm Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Orvill Siebert visit! at the F. K. Siemson home Sunday. George Barnes iB assisting W. I “Ain’t Nature Wonderful” I By “UNCLE PETE,” O’Neill, Nebraska. jj (Courtesy St. Louis Post Dispatch.) O’Neill,Neb.: The January fur crop on the Doc Wilkinson fur-bearing frog ranch several miles north of Beaver Flats will exceed that of the same month for several years past, and also the November and December crops of last year, according to east ern fur buyers now at the ranch to contract for the year’s production. The furs also are pronounced by the experts to be of superior quality as a result of the unusually severe win ter, and the commercial success of the farm, established several years ago as an experiment, is assured. The fur-bearing frog is the result of a number of years of experimenta tion by the doctor, a noted scientist, in an effort to prove the theory of evo lution. The doctor long had contend ed that the thin and exceedingly fine coating of hair present on the com mon frog of creek, pasture and pond could be induced to a more luxuriant and a thicker "^owth were