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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1925)
i 1 1 3Sks .'Frontier, |2.00 per year. fFwaa fiQANS—R. H. PARKER.—37tf FILMS, KODOK FINISH .acsf - W B. Graves, O’Neill. 30-tf OR RENT—6-room house. _JF. W. Hickey. 39-tf '.*73K- GIRLS WANTED AT ONCE Hr. Iw Western Hotel. 6-tf MU. 1 VKAWKEYE CAMERA, SPEC > jfcf Si.Sk, Graves Jewelry Store. 27tf SALE — MODERN HOUSE, reseed to sell—L. G. Gillespie. 7tf SALE—100-lb. ICE BOX, 7x7 •imii.-2 army cots.—Mrs. J. J. rSlanyi 6-2p . > ’•* SALE- WELL IMPROVED 400 asrr* farm. See Gustav Dahms, iCnav-t, Nebr. 6-3 'II-WIO HUNDRED DOLLARS WILL ittnh » ^-cylinder Reo automobile.— :*«* it, H. Parker. 3-tf FEET OF 8-IN. SHIPLAP FOR oaie at a big discount.—O’Neill Band, E. D. Henry, Secy, Tr. . . r£iT SOLD TWO FARMS. POS dr*Jjr V can sell more. List your fer.r ft ifn me and I will try.—R. H. Jif*»Ktoar, O’Neill, Nebr. 52-tf MONEY BY INSURING •vnr tuto, Farm and Town I’rop with L. G. Gillespie, O'Neill, tM*wru.-ka. 5-tf m»JSE FOR SALE—SEVEN Rooms wuio Bath. All modern. Southeast iuMs-jM-? of same block as public libra r —Mrs. Jessie Ashley. 6-tf ¥ *■* tl'Y AND RANCH LOANS, 5 AND rce-fourth per cent, no commis a-wt -F. J. Dlshner, County Agent Jfc- Stock Land Hank. 17-tf B Ift OPTIONAL, ANNUAL IN S4Wi*8t. Farm Loans at (5*4 % , in « x v:ltog commission, see L. G. Gilles . O’Neill, Nebrska. 6-tf i: /i OR STRAYED—A BLACK jsex-Ji white collie with sable head, rtneh of M. P. Sullivan. Infor as to whereabouts appro 6-tf :£,.OTSFACTION WITH YOUR ©lawses remain long after the price a. forgotten, if you have your eyes -. •eriumned by Perrigo Optical Co. at 'I’uM-ti Hotel, Tuesday, July 28. 7-2 OKTSXNG MY FOURTEEN YEARS loaning money on farms this is '$»>• lowest interest rate I ever had. .O uti.ii now loan money on good farms •• i t* % interest.—R. H. Parker, *.,?!• X-ill, Nebr. 40-tf KW YOU NEED THE OLD LOAN ON axAUr farm renewed for anothtor 5 or *SV smars, of If you need a larger loan ’ ? okb make It for you.—It H. Parker, Nebraska. 21-tf FOR SALE. I wo building Lots, size 100x120, ■waaJdheast corner of my acreage. Nice m** rrns lawn, evergreen shade r&re*. cement walk on three sides; * U water and sewer. Buy this and '.m will furnish the money to build house. hmi me if you want to by a home ::«arg». or small. Can locate you in jy, art of the city. * .1. H. SHULTZ, O’Neill, Neb. TAKEN UP. li red, long yearling, steer, no Htariir ds, came to my place about May Owner cun have same by prov htf property and paying for adver *S*u*«g and keep. SIMON SIMONSON, S !4 mi. Northeast of O’Neill. t^Firat publication July 16.) *W. J. Hammond, Attorney) NOTICE, Notice is hereby given that by \witJR of a chattel mortgage, dated 4 uni G, 1923, and copy of which was for record in the office of the cfStmmy Clerk, of Holt County, Ne AtrieJea, on May 18, 1923, and by -(Mines** of a chattel mortgage dated -Aar* 22, 1924, hnd copy of which was rBfcad for record in the office of the dauaty Clerk of Holt County, Ne druca, on July 26, 1924, which mort -4PH5** were given by Matt Dugan to mamas Griffin, and of which Thomas CM&n is still the owner, and which ’■Mortgages were given to secure the .{Moment of a note of $2,970 dated AprS 6, 1923, and which became due April 6, 1925, and on which on UtaBy AC, 1925, there was due the sum <af $2,941.05, there will be sold to the l«i«|jbt!St bidder for cash, on the 5th 4hv of August, 1925, at the hour of o’clock P. M. at the barn lot on the farm of Thomas Griffin on the ^bidiiwest Quarter of Section 18, T*«ensbip 29 North, Range 11 West f4MkVhrincipal Meridian in Holt County, i^fcsbiaska, the following personal jjprpperty, conveyed by said chattel immr^aie’ea, towit: &V cows, various colors and ages; 22 MBt; 1 yearling bull calf; 2 suck ycalves; 1 bay mare; 1 black jflBMne; 1 team of mules; 2 ponies; 1 less? xmke; 1 hay rack and gears. ' flaked this 16th day of July. 1925. THOMAS GRIFFIN, ■ 7tAI Mortgagee. I i (Edited by O Douglas Wardrop, Editor of Radio Merchandising.) - -— ■ ms « w«vc ii«p i ri«i wgrw. ouen a i rap is Being used by One of the Government Receiving Stations Which Operates on 450 Meters and Up ward, Less Than a Mile from a 400-Meter Broadcasting Station. At the present time there Is no prac tical solution for every Interference problem thnt a radio fan may have. However, there are a great many cases of Interference that can be solved by the use of a properly constructed wave trap. It Is the purpose of this article to give the results of tests which have been made and to explain exactly the construction of n trap which the writer believes will bo of much help to many of the fans. Just such a trap Is being used by one of the government receiving stations which operates on 450 meters and up ward and Is less than a mile from one of the large 400-meter broadcasting sta tions. Before the trap was put Into service, signals from the broadcasting station could not be tuned out, regard less of how the government receiving set was tuned. In fact, the Interfering concerts could he heard for many feet from the 'phones. Before the broad casting station was finally ullowed to begin regular operations the problem of Interference had to he solved. Sev eral traps were made and tried out, and finally one was developed which cleared the trouble. Conditions Wore Rigorous. The conditions which the trap had to meet wore very rigorous. When the broadcasting station was In operation It was necessary that It should not he heard In the least when the govern ment set was tuned to 450 meters or more. For this test the receiving set was tuned to 450 meters, the lowest wave length used In the reception of messages at that particular station. Also the regeneration was set at a min imum and two amplifier tubes In addi tion to the detector were employed. The fact that no regeneration was used made the receiving set much less selec tive, even though It was a loose-coupled type. Also, It was required that the use of the trap would not noticeably cut the signal strength of any messages that the operator desired to receive. Finally, after building several traps, using various sizes of wire, Inductance and capacitance, an arrangement was found which met the specified condi tions. It was possible to tune the re ceiving set as low ns 430 meters before the 400-meter broadonstlng signals were nudible. There was no notice able change In Intensity of 450-meter stations when the trap was cut In and out of circuit. When the receiving set was adjusted to 400 meters about 90 per cent of the interfering siguuls was eliminated. The accompanying diagram Illus trates how the trap should he con nected In circuit. When the condenser Is adjusted so tliut the circuit resonates at 400 meters, for example, the trap offers, theoretically, an Infinite Imped ance to any incoming signal of the same wave length. In actual practice the impedance of the trap at resonance Is not infinite, due to the fact that a coll cannot he made which has no re sistance, but It Is, however, very high. All other signals above or below 400 meters find their way Into the receiv ing set, since the trap Is not in res onance with them. How Inductance Is Made. The Inductance is made by winding 17 turns of No. 15 or No. 16 D. O. C. copper wire on a 4%-lneh bakelite tube The variable condenser Is .001 infd., or the usual 43-plate type. The fixed condensers are also .001 mfd. of mica dielectric. Two single-pole switches make It possible to cut In or out the fixed condensers In order that broader range of tuning may be had on the trap. The other single-pole switch makes It possible to cut In or out the wave trap ns desired. After the prop er capacity lias been determined for any particular receiving station, It Is probable that switches will be unnec essary for cutting the condensers In and out of circuit. The trap will cut out 400-meter stn ' tlons when one fixed condenser Is In circuit and the variable condenser Is placed approximately at mid-setting. To eliminate higher waves, Increase the condenser capacity, and for shorter waves, decrease It, cutting In or out the fixed condensers ns necessary. If a loose coupler or varlocoupler arrange ment Is used In the receiving set, very close coupling must he employed; oth erwise the trap will not be at all effec tive. The trap will slightly alter the previous settings of the receiving set. hflt not to nn appreciable extent. This particular apparatus will undoubted h he of most service In eliminating 400 meter stations when one desires tr hear 360-meter stations, and vice versa Those who have trouble from cominer dal spark sets will also find It a grenl addtion to a radio set. Bracing Aerial Pole at End of Ridge Roof The accompanying diagram shows tui excellent way of bracing an aerial pole where nn anchor for a fourth guy wire Is not available.'. The aerial con sists of a 20-foot two-by-four on the end of a 20-foot building, it Is braced In the manner described and has with stood several storms that have torn other aerials down. This Is a truss brace. When a turn buckle Is placed near the ground It pro vides an easy method of keeping the guy wires taut. Arctic Explorer to Take Airphone Along Donald MacMillan, the Arctic ex plorer, Is planning to take a powerful radio receiving and transmitting outfit with his expedition on the ship Bow doln, this summer. No m itter how far north the party penetrates, the re ceiving part of the outfit at least will gp with them, and while they are sit ting Inside their snow Igloos in the frozen North, they can be listening to the latest Jazz broadcasts from civili sation. Not only will the explorer's ship be •quipped with a powerful receiving set, hot it is planned to have a powerful sending set also, and there will be dally chats between the Bowdoin, which sails from Eastport, Me., In June and the Chicago broadcasting station at the Bdgewater Beach hotel. E. F. Mc Donald, a millionaire Chicago radio plian, is in Maine to oversee the In stalling of apparatus on the Bowdoin. Radiophans will be asked to "stand by" each night for the voice of Mac Millan from the Arctic. It is believed that he may he received better in some parts of the country than in others, owing to various forms of interference. "If we have the same experience with the Eskimos regarding radio that we did with the regular wire telephone, it will be interesting and amusing," said Mr. MacMillan. I found one Es kimo at one end of the wire. He would yell and then run to the other end of the wire to try to hear the sound of his own voice. When I caught up with him he explained gravely that It could not be done. There was no hole In the wire.” The next expedition will have a crew of seven men aboard, to go within 720 miles of the pole. Five phonographs will be taken, one to be given to each of the Eskimo tribes. Two thousand pounds of pemmlcan, a highly concen trated food, will be taken along to avoid any possible food shortage ashore. Wire End Connection Takes Place of a Lug Number 14 or larger copper wire or busbar Is easily flattened at the end and a hole of suitable size drilled in It. This takes the place of soldering a lug to the end of the wire and It makes a permanent connection that will slip under a small nut or binding post with out a bunch of solder or the flaps of the lug sticking up in the way. DX-FIex Tuning May Be Done by Coupling It may surprise some fans to know :lhat it is' possible with the DX-Flex to accomplish practically all of the tuning by means of the coupling con trol alone. It is true that this is not the most efficient method of tuning, but it certainly is an easy scheme and, as far as local work is concerned, gives excellent results. It is known that the wave length, to which two separate circuits may be tuned, varies very much as the two circuits are brought in relation with each other. When the circuits are closely coupled the wave length of each Is reduced, while the opposite effect takes place as the circuits are drawn apart. Hence, in the primary setting of the I>X-Flex for this tuning stunt, the coupling should be set at about the 20-degree position. This means that the rotor of the coupler is near the maximum or parallel position with re spect to the primary. When this has been done the primary taps and the secondary condenser are tuned care fully for 360 meters. It will then be found that as the coupling is reduced ttie wave length goes up uniformly on both circuits and there is very lit tle difference in effect between tills method of tuning and one which is usually recommended where the coup ling is left fixed and the primary and secondary are varied. It Is entirely possible to adjust a bit below 360 meters for KDKA, then to reduce the coupling a little bit and come across the wave length of WJZ. A little further reduction and WOY is picked up, while near the minimum In comes WEAF and some of the other 400-meter stations. Some may question the selectivity If this method is followed, but a little thought will show that interference from code stations operating on 600 meters will not be great on the 400 meter adjustment, Inasmuch as the coupling Is greatly reduced. The ten dency for Interference on 360 meters is least there, and therefore an in crease of coupling on this wave is not troublesome. This scheme is most satisfactory for the use of those who are not familiar with radio apparatus, for it reduces the tuning controls to one and Is there fore eminently fitted for the use of members of the family not versed in the Intricacies of primary and second ary adjustments. Potentiometer Needed for Selective Tuning The word potentiometer is a big word. No matter what the circuit is this little Instrument is the goods. Dis tance and perfect reception are as sured by the employment of such an instrument. It is generally placed across the filament battery. The ac companying sketch shows the proper connection for one of these instru ments In the circuit. The reason for the potentiometer is that the gas con tent vacuum tube demands close ad justment of the plate circuit battery potential. It consumes 0.02 amperes, which is negligible. Proper Shape for Resistance Spring When laying out the phosphor bronze contact piece for the Flewel llng variable leak care should be taken to have this piece of the proper shape. This is to make the change of resist ance gradual. It is quite evident to students of mechanics that a beam supported at one end and of uniform thickness should have the shape of a triangle, If the stress Is to be uniform. Fur thermore, It Is best to go one step further and make the contact piece so that the end nearest the adjusting screw will be raised from contact with the resistance unit before the support ing end Is raised. Ohms Resistance Found ii^ Radio Circuits Units of apparatus varying widely in their values of ohmic resistance are connected in radio circuits. For exam ple, the resistance of the filament rheo stat for amplifier and detector tubes has a maximum value of approximately six ohms, mechanically arranged to be variable In order that a filament cur rent of 1.2 amperes may ba drawn from the storage battery. With the new UV201-A tubes on the market a special rheostat Is needed to secure the best results. The ohmage of this rheostat should be approximate ly 20 to 25 ohms. The regenerative action is accom plished by feeding back to the grid circuit a portion of the plate circuit energy and thus balancing out the ef fect of the circuit resistance. Scientists Maf Claim Improvement on Nature If experiments at present in prog ress prove satisfactory, in time to come steam boilers will not be used to work big power plants—mercury or sulphur vapors will be employed in stead. The idea Is that such vapors Involve much higher temperatures than even superheated steam, and the higher the temperature, of course, the great er the power produced. The hot vapors, after driving a tur bine, will be condensed, yielding their heat to water, thus generating steam for use in its turn. This century has been a wonderful one for the chemical industry. Even new materials have been pro duced, writes Mr. Harrison E. Howe in “These Eventful Years.” The de mand for silk at a low price has brought about the production of arti ficial silk. The fiber looks like silk, and answers the purpose of silk; yet it is made from wood pulp or even cotton. In the plant world science is im proving on nature. On sugar cane plantations it has been found that a certain kind of paper, when spread over the rows, discourages weeds and thus minimizes hoeing. The cane shoots can push through this specially prepared paper, which is tough enough to prevent quite effec tively the growth of soft-topped weeds. **Getting Into Scrape” Has Various Meanings The phrase ‘‘get Into a scrape” can be traced back as far as 1709. Rich ard Steele used It in "The Tatler” and it is said to have originated from the notion of having been scraped In go ing through a narrow passageway, but this is pure conjecture. Scrape in dialectical English designates a trap and is much older, and to this day the word is used for a lure for birds in cold weather, says the Family Her ald. According to Lowsley’s "Glossary of Berkshire Words and Phrases,” scrapes are of two kinds: the first is an old door supported by a stick under which corn i£ placed, and the stick being pulled by a long string the door falls on the birds. The second is made by placing corn where snow has been swept away, and birds, when congre gated, are shot in numbers, being en filaded along the scrape. Worlidge in his dictionary, edited In 1681, describes a scrape as "a place baited with chaff or corn to entice birds.” To get into a scrape is to get Into an awkward, embarrassing or troublesome predicament. Church's Modest Beginning In about the year 1780 the first Methodist church in the United States was built in Kent county, Delaware. It was called Barratt's chapel and is as solid today as on the day it was opened for divine worship. The land it occu pies was deeded for the purpose by Philip Bnrratt, in Murderklll Hundred. Here in 1774 Bishop Thomas Coke the Methodist church met Bishop Fran cis Asbury, the latter the first man in America ordained by the Methodists to the Episcopal office. Out of the meeting grew a plan to carry Method ism all over the United States. The first native Methodist minister in America Is said to have been Richard Owen of Maryland. One of the most famous of such ministers was “Father" Joshua Thomas, who for the better part of a half-century traveled up and down the Chesapeake in a big “bug yye,” as the long, narrow, and very staunch boats of a certain type are called, preaching to the islanders, most of whom were and are fishermen. Traditions Long Kept Baddesley Clinton is one of the beau tiful ancient moated granges of Eng land. It possesses a private chapel where, with one or two short periods of interruption, mass has been said ever since the days of the Reformation. But the Roman Catholic traditions of another country house, the chronicles of which have just been published, are even more remarkable than those of Baddesley Clinton. At East Hundred house, near Abingdon, there is a pri vate chapel in the grounds which has stood there from the Thirteenth cen tury. Here the Eyston family, who have a private entrance from the li brary of the house, have worshiped century after century ; and it is accept ed as a historical fact that the lamp before the altar has never ceased to burn for 000 years. No Protestant service has ever been held there; und It was left quite intact by Cronnven's •oldiery when they visited Eust Hun dred.—Family Herald. * __________ Conscience Ruled Him One of the witnesses at a royal com mission appointed to inquire into a case of alleged bribery in an election stated that he had received $25 to vote Conservative, and in cross-examina tion it was elicited that he had also received $25 to vote Liberal. Mr. Justice Matthew, in amazement, repeated; “You say you received $25 to vote Conservative?” ‘‘Yes, my lord.” “And you also received $25 to vote Liberalr “Yes, my lord.” “And for whom did you vote at the finish?” asked the astonished Judge, throwing himself back in the chair. And the witness, with injured dig nity in every line of his face, answered with great earnestness: ‘1 voted, my lord, according to my conscience 1”—Vancouver Province. The Frontier, $2.00 per year. (First publication July 16.) (Julius D. Cronin, Attorney.) NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL. Estate No. 1771. In the County court of Holt County, Nebraska, July 13, 1925. In the matter of the Estate of Mary Harrington, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that a pe tition has been filed in said Court for the probate of a written instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary Harrington, De ceased, and for the appointment of Dan Harrington, as executor thereof; that August 6, 1925, at 10 o’clock A. M., has been set for hearing said pe tition and proving said instrument in said Court when all persons con cerned may appear and contest the probate thereof. (County Court Seal.) C. J. MALONE, 7-3 County Judge. (First publication July 9.) NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed bids will be received at the Department of Public Works in the State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on July 30th, 1925, until 9:00 o’clock A. M., and at that time publicly opened and read for GRADING, CULVERTS, and incidental work on the EWING O’NEILL Project No. 200, Federal Aid Road. The proposed work consists of con structing 28.8 miles of EARTH road. The approximate quantities are: 209,324 Cu. Yds. Earth Excavation. 62,929 Cu. Yds. Clay exc. for sur facing. 494 Cu. Yds. Excavation, Class A—Culverts. 20 Cu. Yds. Excavation, Class B—Culverts. 500 Cu. Yds. Channel excavation. 150,000 Cu. Yds. Station overhaul. 45,379 Cu. Yds. Mi. Hauling clay. 162.1 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Box Culverts. 112.3 Cu. Yds. Concrete for Head walls. 3,000 Lin. ft. Guard Rail. 418 Lin. ft. 18 in. Culvert Pipe. 840 Lin. ft. 24 in. Culvert Pipe. 84 Lin. ft. 30 in. Culvert Pipe. 56 Lin. ft. 36 in. Culvert Pipe. 20 Each Anchors for Guard Rail. 20 Each Braces for guard rail. Certified check for five per cent (5%) of the amount of the bid will be required. This work must be started previous to August 15th, 1925, and be com pleted by July 1st, 1926. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and information secured at the office of the County Clerk at O’Neill, Nebraska, or at the office of the State Department of Public Works at Lincoln, Nebraska. _ The State and County reserve the right to waive all technicalities and reject any or all bids. E. F. PORTER, County Clerk Holt County. R. L. COCHRAN, State Engineer. 6-3 Nebraska Culvert and Mfg. Co. Austin-Western Road Armco Culverts Everything in Road Machinery. Western Representative. L. C. PETERS O’Neill :: Nebraska THE O’NEILL ABSTRACT COMPANY —Compiles— “Abstract of Title” The only complete set of Ab- j stract Books in Holt County, j DR. L. A. CARTER i PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ] Glasses Correctly Fitted. I Office and Residence, Naylor Blk. j -Phone 72 O’NEILL :: :: NEBRASKA j DR. J. P. GILLIGAN j Physician and Surgeon j Special attention given to disease of the eye and cor rect fitting of glasses. H. L. BENNETT Graduate Veterinarian Phone 304. Day or Night. O’Neill, Nebraska C. H. Lubker M. E. Lubker DRS. LUBKER Chiropractic Specialists in Chronic, Nervous and Femals Diseases. Phone 316. O’Neill, Nebr. W. F. FINLEY, M. D. Phono. Offioo 98
