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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1925)
THUMB SLIPPED. BRIDE KILLED Accidental Discharge of Re volver Results in Sad Tragedy Potter, Neb., March -Special)— Joseph Carlson accidentally shot and killed his bride of two months, as he was rleanng his revolver. His wife, standing «t the other side of the room, spoke to him as he began to remove the shells. He turned to reply, and his thumb slipped, dis charging the weapon. The bullet struck Mrs. Carlson In the abdomen and lodged In the region of the spinal column. She lived several hours and was rational until death. She was 19 years old and married Carlson, January S, this year. She had not yet finished her term of school, which she started last year, at tho tlmo of her death. TOWNS CANNOT ACCEPT OFFER Utilities Concern Would Have Things Much Its Own Way Lincoln, Neb., March *“ Special) —Hugh Lamaster, assistant attorney general, has supplied the village of Emmet with a legal opinion to the effect that the offer of the Tel-State Utilities company to build a trans mission line from O'Neill and a dis tributing system within the village cannot be accepted because It calls for the exercise of powers that the municipality does not possess. The same offer Is being made to a number of towns in that section of the state. The plan Is for the village to vote bonds In consideration of re ceiving which the company builds the transmission line. It Is not clear if the distributing system Is Included, but the next step Is for the village to transfer the line to the company upon Its agreement to furnish current to the residents of the village. The company Is then to pay a local trustee semi-annually an amount that Invest ed at 4 tier cent, will amount to the cost of the construction done, In ad dition to 5 1-2 per cent, paid to him «» Interest on the bonds. The com pany agrees to sell current for a fixed schedule of prices submitted. Mr. Lamaxter Hays that so far as ho Is Informed the municipality is being asked to accept an unsecured promise of the company to make the payments outlined, and that this Is contrary to law. As the village has Issued the bonds It will have them 1o pay. but It must take Iho promise of the com pany that ti w 111 furnish the funds to pay them with In the manner stated. 11c also says that nobody can insure the 4 per cent, return and If It is not accomplished the village will have more money to make good. He says no time Is fixed for the payment of the sinking fund; (hat a municipal lighting system cannot be conveyed except by statute, and there is none covering that; that a municipal cor poration cannot vote bonds to build a lighting system for the purpose' of disposing of the same. In addition, he says, It v mid seem to be far better as a mailer of policy for the village to build and own the lines and buy 11 s current. goes to attend big FREIGHT RATES CONFERENCE Lincoln. Neb., March —Railway Commissioner Taylor started for Washington today for the purpose of meeting with ether state commission ers nnd the Interstate Commerce Commission to take up the Job of building machinery to carry out the Instructions of congress to readjust rate schedules in the Interest of the farming Industry. The federal body wants the state commissions repre sented on this Job,' as any change In Interstate rates nffects Intrastate rates, nnd under the new working agreement It Is planned to have these readjustments dovetailed In ns the schedule building goes on so that the new tariffs may be announced and become effective on the same date. The horizontal reductions In freight rates made by the federal railroad administration profited the manufac turer a lot more than it did (he farm er, who was also harder bit In the matter of price deflation. These two factor* have thrown the relationship of rates as between manufacturer nnd farmer out of the old balance, and the Job ahead Is to readjust these. The state commissioners of a group of western states attempted to get the Interstate Commerce Commission to do this two years ajo, but their re quest was turned down. Now con gress has ordered it done. -SELECT CANDIDATES FOR CITY CAMPAIGN Wlnslde, Neb., March . (Special) —A cltlsens caucus was neid Friday evening in the town hall for the pur Iswc of nominating two candidates for village trustees for two year terms. Kro.n the first ward Cleorge Jordan and Henry Fleer were nominated and From second ward Herman Fleer and Henry Trautweln. PROPOSE HIGHWAY INTO THE ROSEBUD COUNTRY 1‘onea. Neb., March -Consider able agitation mid meetings of dcle j at Iona at the county seats and oth-ur renters of Dixon, Cedar and Knox counties, gives assurances that lhr» propose l Trl-Counly hlghw’ay cross ing the three counties from Sioux City to Center, will be put through. This highway, which would be fed eral-state aid road, will make a direct route from Sioux City to the Rosebud country tn southern South Dakota, as there Is a good highway from Center to Nlol-rara leading on Into the Rose bud country. ; Whole Community Mourns His Death JOHN THOMSON Belden, Neb., March (Special) —John Thomson for the tast 17 years Janitor for the Belden schools Is gone, but not from the memory of the pup ils and his community, that he served so long. •‘John," as he-was affection ately known by young and old, was the trusted friend of every school child. His collection of watches, useful tools, pencils, marbles and what not were the objects of delight to all the ‘‘kids" of the town. Many of the grown men and women of the village remember the affectionate place that “John" held In their hearts, when they were youtbr. Many a time did John ring the tardy hell a little longer that some de linquent boy might get on the school ground. Many a brulso was band aged by him, through him many a lost article was regained that had been lost on the floor or school ground. The whole community paid Its re spect to him ut one of the largest funerals ever held In Belden. The funeral was held in the new school house that John loved a*nd cared for as a home. Mr. Thomson never married. At his death he was 65 years old. The furn ace room und Janitor’s room were his home and here he kept his wordly goods. FOUR WOUNDED WILL RECOVER Young Farm Hand Admits Shooting, Tells His Side I Of Story Hastings, Neb., March (I. N. S.N • The four members of the Meester family who were shot in their beds ai their farm house, early Monday morning, by Fred Stellers, former farm hand on the place, are expected to live, according to attending sur geons. Elsie, IS years old. shot In the spine, will be paralysed for life, the surgeon believes. Stellers broke down when Inter viewed by International News Ser vice. "I lost my head that’s all. Meester called me a name and I went to pieces," he sobbed. Stellers said the girls came and stood in the doorway after ho had shot their father and that he then turned and fired at them. The girls, however, declared that they were ut tacy.id In bed. MADE DOUBLY SURE HE’D END IT ALL Table Rock, Neb., March *" — After setting fire to his clothing which he had saturated with gaso line, Herman Brauer. 32 years old, World war veteran, shot himself In the head with a shotgun, at his home near here. Ho died three hours later. Brauer’s sister, hearing the shot, ran to the garage where he had gone, saying he was going to clean the gun. She tried to smother the flames with a blanket, but was driven back by the intense heat. Then she quenched the fire with a bucket of water and carried hlin into the house. Friends said Brauer had been des pondent because of little hope of re covering In health, shattered In the war. PAROLED BUT HELD FOR ANOTHER OFFENSE Central City, Neb., March * - — Arthur KlinKbell. 27 years old, whose plea that his memory w as a blank when he held up the Chapman, Neb. bank February 8. won him a parole after a Jury convicted him, has con fessed be was the author of the black mail letter, demanding |l,000, received by his neighbor, William Klskalt. last November. Sheriff Mohr announced Klingbell was arrested at home by Postal Inspector Ranger, and after signing a written statement, was taken to Jail at Grand Island. He was released later under bond signed by D. M. Newlon. Klngbell’s father wanted to provide bond., but a technicality In connection with the title to his farm prevented him doing so. The Jury which convicted Kltng bell February 21 bad recommended a suspended sentence and the judge paroled him to Sheriff Mohr for two years. PLAINVIEW TEACHER IS NAMED SUPERINTENDENT Plain view7, Neb., March > (Spe cial)—Miss Tamila Parker, who has been a teacher In the Plalnview schools for many year*^ has been ap pointed b> the county commissioners of Tierce county to ftl) the vacancy In the county superintendent's office made by the resignation of former Superintendent Parmlleo, who several ks ago was married to Attorney General Spillman. OMAHA OFFICER IS TAKEN BACK Goes to Minneapolis to An swer Charge of Wife Desertion Omaha, Neb., March ' —Patrol man Clyde Smith quit the police force Tuesday to accompany three Minneapolis detectives back to that city to face charges of wife and child abandonment. The three officers had come to Omaha after Louis Degllio, pickpocket suspect. While visiting with Detec tive Chief Danbaum, they inquired about one Clyde Smith. Danbaum checked the address they had and found the man they wanted was a policeman. Smith was sent for and Immediately lesigned, waived extra dition, and said he would go back to Minneapolis ‘Vnd fight it out.” "I left my wife and child up there five years age,” Smith said. "For two years I continued to send them money. Then I learned my wife had eleven sisterlnlaws who were trying to get In on the money so I quit send ing It." Smith was kidnaped by a burglar “lookout” last year while walking his beat on Cuming street and held cap tive while a store was robbed. ___ RAILWAY BOARD ISSUES ORDER Classification of Shipments In State Same As in Interstate — Lincoln, Neb., March . (Special) —The state railway commission Is sued an order today cancelling Ne braska classification No. 1. together with all supplements, and put Into effect Western Classification No. 68, together with all supplements in ef fect on October 25, 1924. This will, except in a number of cases noted in the order, permit the railroads to greatly simplify their billing, as agents will have but one classifica tion to consult instead of three, as at present, when shipments within the state are concerned. The effect of the order the com mission says, is to make the classifi cation now in furce on interstate shipments apply to intrastate ship ments, save where the convenience (if the shipper and justice demand an exception ho made. The Commission says that some of the conclusions reached may have to tie modified as the use of the new classification is quite certain to develop the necessity fur changes. It promises to attend to these promptly when called to its at tention. The exceptions noted cover 15 pag es of tile order, and as they consist of referent'?' numbers, shippers will he supplied with copies so that they may figure out the changes accurate ly for themselves. Kor several years Western Classification No. 57, which covers the Items hugely handled by jobbers, has been in force between 13 Jobbing points, and Nebraska No. 1 between all oilier stations No. 58 now applies between the jobbing sta tions, and will be extended to cover the other points. Several new rules are promulgated. These permit feeding tankage to ho shipped in carload lots subject to a minimum of 50.000 pounds, and cover shipments of self-propelled vehicles, emigrant movables, culverts, bananas and a few other articles. SUPERINTENDENT MANN GETS OMAHA AGENCY Winnebago, Neb., March * —After April 1, the duties and responsibilities of Frank T. Mai.n, superintendent of tlie Winnebago Indian agency here, will be much enlarged due to the fact that his jurisdiction tins been extend ed to cover the O^laha agency and reservation. O. M. Bogjess. for the last 15 months superintendent of the Omaha reservation, he. a been transferred to the reservation at Mesealeto. N. M.. where he will take up the duties of superintendent. Mr. Mann h*s been supeiintendent of the Wlnnetugo agency since July 20, 1920, corning here from the Indian school at Pipestone. Minn. He has long been associated with work among the Indians. ELECTRIC COMPANY PUSHES FINANCE PLAN Lincoln. Neb., March I (Special)— The Nebraska Viloctrlc Power com pany. a new figure In the field of purchasing existing lighting plants, ’>ad a hearing before the state rail way commission on Its application for permission to lseue $650,000 worth of 6 per cent, bond*, $50,000 worth of 7 per cent, cumulative preferred stock and $200,000 of common stock, for the purpose of purchasing the Loup City Light A- Power company plant.Fl-he plant of Mary I li Bros, at Broken Bow. of the Arcadia Light & Telephone company at Arcadia and the I'nited Light A Power company of Lexing ton. GRIP EPIDEMIC CLAIMS THREE AGED INDIANS Wtnnebag<\ Neb., March * Mrs. Young Prophet*, 89 years oia, one of the oldest women of the Winnebago tribe, is dead at her home near here. Her death is the latest of several (list have*followed one another in rapid succession during the epidemic of grip that has swept the reserva tion. Thomas Rig Bear and Mrs. Peter Sampson, both very old died within a week and two or three --.tore of the older Indians now are very ill. FILE CHARGES MURDER INTENT Fred Stellars Who Shot Four Persons Is Held in Hast ings Jail Hastings, Neb., March * —A com plaint charging Fred Stellars with as sault with Intent to kill In connection with the wounding of Weirt J. Mees ter, farmer and three of his daughters late Sunday night at the Meester home near here, has been filed. The assault charge named Lena Meester, 20. as the victim. Other charges are being held up pending outcome of Injuries to the father and one daugh ter, at first thought fatal. Attorney J. E. Willetts, counsel for Donald Klnger, recently sentenced to death tn the electric chair for the murder of Carl W. Moore, Hastings automobile salesman, said after a conference with Stellars that he would defend the prisoner. Willitts said that Stellars appears confused and that during their short conference he made many contradic tory statements, Indicating, the attor ney said, that Ills mental state is such that little reliance can be placed on what he says. NEBRASKA PIONEER DIED IN S. DAKOTA Winside, Neb., March *• (Special) —The body of Mrs. Dorothea M. Nachtigall was brought here Wednes day from Martin, S. D., funeral ser vices being conducted at the home of her daughter Mrs. John Glandt by Rev. Keckler, Methodist pastor. Mrs. Nachtigall w'as born in Germany 79 years ago and was married In 1868, coining to tills country and settling at Davenport, Iowa. After a number of years In Iowa they moved to Oma ha, Nebraska where she resided for 26 years. She had lived here and In Wisner with her children for a period of 15 years. She had gone a few years ago to Soutli Dakota to make hei home with a daughter. She wa* the mother of 10 children but her husband and all but two of her children pro ceeded her in death. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Claude Enley, of Mar tin, S. D„ and Mrs. John Glandt, of Winside, three grand-daughters and five great grand children. SON BORN TO WIDOW OF MURDERED MAN Hastings, Neb., March "■ —A son, Paul W. Moore, was born to the wi dow of Carl W. Moore, Hastings auto mobile salesman for whose murder, Donald Ringer. 19, is awaiting death in the electric chair at the peniten tiary at Lincoln. Moore disappeared from Hastings last October 16 and bis body was found two weeks later on a lonely road south of here, resulting in the apprehension, trial, conviction and sentence to death of Ringer. George Render, also charged with the murder of Moore, has not been apprehended. ALLEGED LAW VIOLATORS ARE TO BE PROSfcCUTED Lincoln, Neb. March , -Denial of reports that three men accused of violating the game laws near Ash land 10 days ago would not be pros et uted, was made by J. C. Jenkins, chief game warden. The hunters were caught by deputies, who, in the futile chase after two other men, shot Esther Rloom, 14, of Ashland Mr. Jenkins declared the reason ac tion had not yet been started against the hunters was that the county at torney of Saunders county has been seriously 111 since before the arrests, and still Is confined to his bed. Prose cution will be begun when he recov ers, and after the state's charges have been disposed of federal action will be taken, Mr. Jenkins stated. BUTTE, NEB., CENTENARIAN IS GIVEN TO EARTH Butte. Neb. March (Special)— Funeral services were held Monday from St. Peter & Paul’s church for Henry Lappe, who died here Satur day- Rev. Father Rlum, of Baker, and Rev. Father Stahl, of Butte, of ficiated. Mr. Lappe was the oldest man In Boyd county, having parsed his 103rd birthday Ust September. He had been In perfect health until the last year, when he began to fall and has been confined to his home for some time, spending the last week In bed. He Is survived by his wife, eight daughters, four sons and a number of grandchildren. THEY HAD A RIDE BEHIND REAL HORSES Yankton, S. D„ March (Special). | —It Is the exception rather than the rule these days, that Is, a ride be hind a horse. Flame, f- years old, and Johnny, 2 1-2, children of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gurney, experienced the thrill, Wednesday morning, of their first ride behind a horse. A farmer brought them downtown in bis wag on. SIDNEY SAID TO BE CITY OF WIDOWS Sidney, la.. March ' (I. N. S.) —A survey here today has disclosed that this Is a city of windows. There are eighty-e'ght of 1 hem living here. The populaiton of the city Is only 1,154. 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