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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1925)
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WANT TO BUILD OWN RAILROADS Residents of Nebraska Town Seek Information From State Board Lincoln, Neb., April - (Special)— Henry J. Struve, head of a number of Industries, Including what he asserts to be the largest broom factory In the world, at Deshler, Thayer coun ty, has asked the state railway com- I mission for information as to what portion of the rates on through ship ments would be given three short line railroads that he and the people of his community propose to build. Struve Is a man of wealth and vision, and In tills town, a communi ty almost exclusively German, he and other men of means In the section, have bullded a model town, with comfortable homes for workers and developed a number of Industries. The town is on a branch line of the Rock Island running from Fulrbury to Nelson, and this fact has ham pered Industrial development. Other railroads have been asked to build there, but none have done so. Now the townsfolk propose to build their own lines. The town is surrounded on all sides, at distances ranging from 10 to 24 miles, by railroads such as the Northwestern, Santa Fe, Burlington and Union Pacific, and the plants to build to Pelvidcre, Davenport and Superior, lines that would place the town on the transcontinental line map. BLOOMFIELD STUDENTS IN WAYNE CONTESTS Bloomfield, Neb., April -' (Spe cial)—Bloomfield will have 11 stu dents in the preliminary Interscho lastic contest to be held at Wayne, Saturday. Winners in tills contest will go to the state contest to be held at Lincoln, May 9. The local en trants are: Algebra—Margaret Fink and Adaline Johnson; plane geome try—Arthur Driver and Edna Gne wuch; solid geometry—Frederick Krohn and Marvin Johnson; Ameri can history—Marian Caya; Ancient history—Warren Hansen and Kath leen Vi\n A uken; latln (Caesar)— Mildred Swanson and Margie Sigler. ODD FELLOWS TEAMS TO CONFER DEGREES Bloomfield, Neb., April (Spe cial)—The local first degree team of the Odd Fellows lodge Is preparing to go to Lynch, Monday evening of next week, where It will confer that degree on a class of 20 candidates. The other three degrees will be con ferred by teams of that vicinity. BLOOMFIELD WOMAN IS 100 YEARS OLD Bloomfield. Neb., April - “Grandma" Sutton, of Bloomfield passed the century mark today. She Is gradually failing but still able t<? be up part of the time. She has ceased to do her accustomed reading and talks but little. She lives with her daughter, Mrs. Hardy. TO MAKE LEVIES FOR SCHOOL TUITION Lincoln, Neb., April ” (Special)— Attorney General Spillman has ap proved the opinion of State Superin tendent Matzen that In spite of the fact that the new free high school tuition law does not become effective until July 1, it will be perfectly legal for county boards, at their annual June meetings, to anticipate Its ef fect by including the levy provided for It. Under this law the entfr» county, Instead of the district from which the pupils come, will bear the cost of teaohlng them In high schools the district where the high school Is located, being excepted. This Is ex pected to greatly increase the attend ance of farm children at high schools, a? many districts, under the old plan, could not afford the expense. ODD FELLOWS WILL HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE Neligh. Neb.. April ~ -(Special) -—The local organization, as well as other Odd Fellow organizations throughout the state will hold a memorial service next Sunday, to commemorate the 106th anniver sary of the order. For the occasion, a special sermon will be delivered at the First Methodist church by the pastor, Rev James E. Jones. CLEARED OF ASSAULT TO MAIM CHARGE Ainsworth, Neb., April - -The case cf the Btate vs. Myrtle Owens was tried In the district court here and a verdict of not guilty was brought in. The defendant was charged with cutting with intent to wound. The cutting occurred on September 20. 1924. Mrs. Owens had been assaulted, she claimed in court. Joe Stultz, and at the time of the alleged assault she told him that If she ever goi an opportunttv she would kill him, it is Satd. This was over two years ago. HELP APPRAISE DITCH PROJECT Head of Nebraska Soil Sur vey Goes to Scottsbluff Irrigation District Lincoln, Neb., Aprtf f., (Special* ■—Gtorg) E. Condra, nead of the state soil survey, has been called to Scottsbluff to sit with representa tives of the federal government to carry out an assignment from congress to find out how much should be charged off to profit and loss on th<! North I’latta valley project and how much should be credited to land owners who have ^ been overcharged. The land owners say that tho government engineers assured them when the project was begun, that the cost to put water on the land would not be to exceed $35 an acre, which would Include 10 years’ oper ation and maintenance. When the project was finished, the cost of water on the* laud, not to mention maintenance or operation expenses, was nearly twice $35 an acre. This* has kept many of them breaking their backs to pay, while some gave up and quit. A reclassification of i the lands is also included In tho committee’s job so that not all the land shall pay the same water cost. TO OPEN BIDS FOR STATE HOUSE WORK Lincoln, Neb., April - (Special) —Bids will be opened next Monday by the state capltol commission for the erection of the second section of the new setatehouse. Tills will Include the foyer, the state library reading rooms, the houso chamber I and offices along the east side to connect the wings of the present structure. In order to get out ths debris of the old building an open ing was left on the east and west ends. The third section, to be built In 1U26, will consist of filling in the west gap, the building of the tower and the senate chamber. The seccuu oc^ion is expected to be the costliest of all because of the ornamental work connected with the house chamber and the foyer, as well as (lie work in the library loom. It will also comprise the base of the tower to the height of the present structure, tho foyer running to the rotunda from the north and the library from the south. It will take four years to complete the structure, say the commissioners. SAY& DEAD ACTOR DRANK BAD LIQUOR Wilber, Neb., April ’ (I. N. S.) —Funeral services were held here this afternoon for William Howard, 5G years old, an actor in a stock company playing here. Howard’s death, according to coroner, was caused by drinking had liquor. He is survived by a sister, living in Fort Wayne, Ind. KEEP WOMAN POISONER IN BED 10 DAYS Hastings, Neb., April (I. N. S.) —Mrs. Della Sorenson, 28 years old, Dannebrog, Neb., poisoner, who confessed to killing seven persons with strychnine over a seven year period, will be kept under constant supervision at the state insane asylum here. Superintendent Fast says. She will not he isolated, but will have no opportunity to in fl'ct Injury upon herself or others. For the first 10 days, the super intendent declared, Mrs. Sorenson Will he kept in bed most of the time. INTRASTATE SHIPPING RULES TO BF UNTANGLED Lincoln, Neb., April''* Railroads of the state have been cited to appear, April 30, to discuss with the state railway commission a number of matters in connection with the sub stitution of Western Classification No. 58, heretofore applying largely to Interstate traffic, for all other clas sifications. A number of these have to do with live stock shipments. One rule pro vides that when It is necessary to clean railroad owned or operated stock yards, chutes or pens and dis infect them after cattle with a con tagious disease have been in them that the carrier may charge the owner of the stock 15 per cent, more than the actual cost of labor and mat erials. The commission challenges the justice of this charge, and will determine what is a proper one. Another rule to be debated has to do with cars used in the transpor tation of live stock that the railroad must clean in obedience to health authorities' orders or when required by the shipper. The roads have n charge of $2.50 for single deck and $4 for double deck cars, with pro visions relating to the carrier ab sorbing all excess above actual cost if done by another than tho rail road. There are two exceptions that do not fit Into each other. One of those relates to when the cars are to he disinfected within a quarantine district and the other that the provi sions do not apply on Nebraska and Kansas intrastate traffic when hand led in connection with other lines. FIND BODY OF RANCHER IS SHOT TO DEATH O’Nelli, Neb., April —Frank Daniels, 23 years old, a ranchman, residing with hio mother 11 miles southwest of Ewing, was found dead in his ear by the roadside by a mail carrier. He was si ot through the head. A revolver and four empty shells were found In the car. The face was powder burned where the bullet entered. Daniels had been in Ewing, apparently in good spirits, and his finances were in good condition. No Inquest will be held. STUDENT FACES MURDERCHARGE * i « Prosser, Neb., Young Man Held With Another For Kill ing Minden Policeman Grand Island, Neb., April w «— Charles Sealing, who was a business college student and owner of land at Prosser, Neb., la under arrest hers and Abe Bartlett Is in charge of other officials, both being held for the murder of the chief of police, Ace Ramson, at Minden, Neb., during the night from Saturday to Sunday, October 19. A confession has been secured from Sealing, according to police. PHONE COMPANY ON THE CARPET Railway Commission Wants To Know About Extra Charges Lincoln, Neb., April ' „ (Special)— Officers of the Stanton Independent Telephone company have been cited to appear before the state railway commission, May 19, to explain why they have made what the commission says are unauthorized charges against farm line companies for switching and farm subscribers for service. The commission has received com plaints from farm line companies that they are charged $9 a line a year for being switched at Stanton, whereas the usual standard charge Is $6 a year. The commission finds no record of any authority being given the com pany to make any switching charge. The other complaint Is that the company makes the farm subscrib er build and maintain hls own stub line from hls residence to the main farm line lead, and the commission wishes to discuss the equity and reasonableness of this requirement. INSURANCE AGENT WINS IN SUPREME COURT Lincoln, Neb., April (Special)— Grover C. Holeman, fire insurance agent in Custer county, paid no attention to several letters written by the St. Paul Fire and Marine company that he cancel a policy It had issued through him on the barn of a man named Hoshaw. The barn burned while the correspondence was on, and the company puid the policy.. Then it sued the agent, claiming he was responsible- The supreme court has just entered a decree dismissing the case. It finds that the trial court committed no error in hold ing for the agent. Holeman said he was merely a soliciting agent, without authority to cancel policies or lo use the company money In his hands to refund the unearned pre miums and that the company had the right to cancel direct without con sulting him. FORMER GOVERNOR IS GOING TO FLORIDA Lincoln, Neb., April L—Former Gov. Charles W. Bryan Is leaving Nebraska for Florida, as did hls brother before him. This doesn.t mean, however, the former governor insists that he ia removing his political self to Florida. He will keep hls legal residence here—also as his brother did be fore him. "I’m going on the Chautauqua platform soon, to be gone all sum mer," lie admitted, "arid I'm plan ning on spending my winters In Florida, as I did this winter.” Asked whether it was true, as rumored, that he intended to go Into the real estate business In Florida with his brother, VV. J. Bryan, un der the firm name of "Bryan Brothers, Realtors,” the former gov ernor and vice presidential can didate equivocated by saying that It is "often customary for people who go to Florida for the winter to go Into business there.” NELIGH COUPLE WEDDED FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO Nellgh, Neb., April • ", (Special)— Today Mr. and Mrs. H. VV. Wright, of this city are lelebrating their fifty seventh wedding anniversary. They have been in Antelope county over 40 years. Mr. Wright is an old soldier. He will be S’-, years old in June. NEBRASKA CALF TO GO TO SOUTH AMERICA Lincoln, Neb., April —A Ne braska calf. Woods Patriot, a pure bred registered Hereford, will be shipped today by Woods Brothers of Lincoln to President Gomez of Vene zuela as an expression of gratitude for the South American’s hospitality to Mark W. Woods when he visited South America recently. President Gome/, manifested keen interest in the development of industries In tne United States and outlined his plans for the advancement of the cattle breeding Interests in Venezuela, Mr. Woods said FUNERAL HELC FOR MAN FOUND DEAD Neligh, Neb., April ’s (Special)— Funeral services were held, Wednes day afternoon, at the Methodist church, at Ewing, for Frank Daniels, who was found shot la his car, last Monday afternoon, seven miles south of Ewing. The last time Daniels was seen alive was Sunday night. Twelve hours later he was found dead, with a revolver by his side, with one empty chamber. Rev. J. E. Jones of Neligh, conducted the service. MRS. 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