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PORK PRODUCTION SPECIAL
TO STOP HERE
Representatives of the Burlington
Railroad and the Agricultural Col
lege met with the local Profitable
Pork Production Committee, consist
* ing of Dr. W. F. Finley, Chairman;
L. E. Downey, Dr. Bennett and Neil
P. Brennan.
Plans and details of the Profitable
Pork Production Special were discus
sed and arrangements were complet
ed for the Special, which is to visit
this community in October.
The “Hog Train” as many are call
ing it, will be the first educational
train ever operated in Nebraska
which has dealt exclusively with the
hog industry. Approximately 32%
of the gross farm income for Nebras
ka is from hogs. Nebraska farmers
receive this large portion of their in
come from hogs despite the fact that
one out of every four pigs born in the
state dies from preventable disease.
Since results secured by Experiment
stations and actual producers show
these losses can be overcome the Bur
lington officials feel that the operat
ing of the Special will result in more
profitable hog production.
The Profitable Pork Production
Special will consist of a nine car
demonstration train, dealing with
various phases of swine manage
ment. It will cover the entire Bur
THE NEBRASKA STATE FAIR
EIGHT DAYS—AUGUST 30 to SEPTEMBER 6
NEBRASKA’S SHOW WINDOW
Twenty bands. Magnificent 4-11 Gub displays. High School
Band contests. Finest display of live stock and other farm pro
ducts in the West. Every resident of the state owes it to himself,
and herself, to visit this great fair. In no other way can you so
quickly and easily familiarize yourself with the magnificent possi
bilities of our state.
Fruit, flowers, manufactured products, handiwork of men, women,
boys and girls. There is almost no limit to what you can see.
Horse races, automobile races, side shows, entertainment of all
kinds to make the time pass pleasantly when you get tired viewing
the exhibits. It would take all the space in this newspaper to tell
you what is in store for you.
THE NEW GRANDSTAND, ONE OF THE FINEST IN
THE COUNTRY will be ready for use. Invite your friends from
other states to visit you fair week, and show them what Nehn*’"*
can do.
GEORGE JACKSON, Secretary, LINGO' II, NEESL
lington System in Nebraska stopping
at about 65 towns. The whole scheme
of exhibits and program which are
designed to further the effective work
on hog sanitation and other approved
production methods, which the col
lege has been doing.
The official party making the adr
vance trip over the territory to be
covered by the Special consisted of
L. E.Caldwell, Supfc., Omaha Divi
sion; Ray Hulburt, Roadmaster; Val
Kuska. Colonization Agent of the C.,
B. & Q.; and R. E. Holland, of the
College of Agriculture.
W. F. JOHNSON HAS
OLD HEIRLOOM
(Ewing Advocate)
W. F. Johnson, living northeast of
Ewing, has an old heirloom which he
prises very highly. It is gin old
copybook formerly belonging to his
mother, and is a hundred years old.
One of the fly leaves of the book is
the autograph of his mother who was
then Miss Fanny Coffman, and is
dated 1833. She was using the copy
book in school at this time.
He also has some valuable sou
venirs of the Civil War, left him by
his father, Henry A. Johnson. Mr.
Johnson enlisted in the Indiana Vol
unteers, was in eighteen engage
He first enlisted for three months
and his second enlistment lasted over
three years. Mr. Johnson prizes
these old relies very highly, and
would not part with them at any
price.
WILLIAM JOYCE
William Joyce, one of Holt county’s
oldest settlers, passed away at his
home on Everett street shortly after
i seven o’clock Wednesday morning,
’August 14th, following a four weeks
, illness which began with a partial
I stroke of paralysis.
William Joyce was born January
j 10, 1850, at Galway, Ireland; when a
very small child he was taken to
Scotland, where he grew to manhood;
while yet a young man he came to
America; for a number of years he
was employed at a blast furnace of
a manufacturing plant at Youngs
town, Ohio. In April 1875, he came
to Holt county and homesteaded a
half section of land three miles north
and two miles west of O’Neill, which
he continued to own until the time Of
his death. After he ptroved up on the
homestead he took a pre-emption
southwest of O’Neill where he made
his home for three years, then re
turning to the homstead where he
continued to reside with his family
until 1920 when he moved to his
residence property in O’Neill.
On November 27, 1871, he was
united in marriage to Anna Stanton,
at Youngstown, Ohio; to this union
seven children were born, six of
whom survive; they are Miss Mary,
Miss Anna, Miss Grace, and Thomas
J., of O’Neill, and Miss Agnes and
Miss Margaret, of Chicago; Mrs. |
George Shoemaker, deceased.
Mr. Joyce was a man who enjoyed
a wide circle of friends; he was al
ways active and took a great inter
est in the affairs of his countrjr and
the community in which he lived; he
was honest to a fault and those who
knew him best were proud of his
friendship; he was a man who made
the world better by his kindly in
fluence.
The funeral services will be held
from St. Patrick’s church Friday'
morr.ing at nine o’clock, conducted
by Monsignor M. F. Cassidy; buiial
will be in Calvary cemetery.
The pall bearers will be J. F. Gal
lagher, p C Do lohoe, C. F. Naught
| on, Frank Phaan, JR. R. Morrison,
j Joe Mann.
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noc at j.ovr o’clock at the Lorn o
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wolf,
four miles southeast of O’Neill;
death was caused by a cancer on the
side of his face.
Vern was thirty-five years of age
on December 26, 1928.
At the time of going to press no
funeral arrangements have been
made.
The Frontier will publish an obit
uary next week.
JAMES FRANCIS POTTER
(Chambers Sun)
James Francis Potter was born at
Wiekliffe, Ind., on April 9th, 1872,
and passed away July 31st, 1929, at
the age of 57 years, 3 months and 22
days, at Dumas, Nebraska. He had
been in failing health for some time
and the sudden death of his brother
Vess last winter was a shock from
which he never quite recoverd.
Mr. Potter came to Holt county
with his parents when he was 13
years old, and has spent most of his
life here.
He was a man of kindly disposi
tion, and leaves to mourn his death,
two sisters, Mrs. E. E.Smith, of Page
and Miss CoraPotter of O’Neill; sev
eral neices and nephews and other
relatives, and many friends. Funeral
servics were conducted at the M. E.
Church, Friday at two p. m., Rev.
Jack Daly, of Falls City, in charge.
Interment in the family plot in the
Chambers cemetery.
.JASPER CORBIT
(Atkinson Graphic)
Death came quietly and peacefully
early Monday morning to Jasper Cor
bit, aged Atkinson resident, and fu
neral services were held at his home
on the east edge of town Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by the Rev.
Chas. Kirkland and the Rev. S. G.
Rasmusson, pastor of the Atkinson
Methodist church, of which Mr. Cor
bit had long been a member.
With him when he passed away
was his daughter, Mrs. Bessie Kel
ley, who had lived with, and cared
for him for a number of years. Mr.
Corbit was seventy-nine years of
age. His early life was spent as a
pioneer in the states of Iowa and
Kansus. As long as he was able to
be active he was prominent in church
and Sunday School work wherever
he lived. For a time after moving
to Atkinson he was Superintendent
of the Methodist Sunday School here
and also taught the Bible class. His
wife passed away Nov. 3, 1926, and
since that time his health has grad
ually failed.
THE 4-H CLUB
Judith Wiley entertained the Ever
Blooming 4-H Sewing Club at her
home on July 31st. The meeting was
opened by singing the song, “Boys
and Girls Club Everywhere.” The
roll call was answered by fourteen
two being absent. The minutes of
the last two meetings were read by
the secretary. The Feather-stitch
was demonstrated by Miss Valasta
Pospisil. There being very little
business, the meeting was rather
short and adjourned to meet at the
home of Genevieve Evans on August
14th. At this time two demonstra
tions will be given, also the Princess
slip and the Kitchen Apron will be
examined. After the usual delicious
luncheon was served, they returned
home.
' By Judith Wiley,
News Reporter.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
The Free High School Admission
Certificates have been mailed out. If
there is anyone who is entitled to one
and did not receive it, please notify
this office at once.
The following pupils earned their
Eighth Grade Diplomas at the Spec
ial eighth grade examination given
on July 20th:
District No. 21—Vera Kaplan, Vir
ginia Bauman, Orpha Wiley.
District No. 36—Thomas F. Hick
man.
District No. 80—Clifton Kurtz.
District No. 101—Rueben Kohler.
District No. 102—Ilia Wonder
check.
District No. 122—Fern Revell, and
Dean Hazen.
District No. 134—Milfred Arthur.
District No. 145—Pearl Steskal.,
< Muriel Murphy.
District No. 172—Challis Camp*
bell.
District No. 174—Viola DeLong.
District No. 194—Harold Fuller.
District No. 209—Jay Dobrovolny.
District No. 229—Thomas Drobro
volny.
Leola Fluckey, District No. 120,
and Edward Braun, District No. 19,
earned their diplomas in May, but
their names were omitted from the
list printed at that time.
PLEASANT VALLEY ITEMS
Clyde Streeter and brother autoed
to Brunswick Sunday.
Ralph Prill autoed, to Omaha one
day last week, on business.
Mrs. George Fink visited with
Mrs. Ethan A i n last Friday.
Mrs. Lush a id daughter Glea vis
it'd at t hi O umley home Tuesday.
( i n Lush : d Gene Will visited
it In P. A. G ass home Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Frill has been enjoy
drg a visit from her aunt the past
i week.
Mrs, Frank Snyder and daughter
Zola visited Sunday at the C. A.
I C a s home.
FniilL Brothers t( ught a
•r, ,!(• mreh’ne la'’ week and are
thrr .-.l ‘i\g.
Erru t Perkins, w,'_o and son vis
ited at the Claude Hamilton home
Sunday evening.
Guy Stevens and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. Sarchet visited at the C. A.
Grass home Friday.
Miss Lura Grass has been confined
to her home with inflamatory rheum
atism for the past three weeks.
Max Miller, of Page, spent the
w'eek with Gene Will at the Frank
Snyder home week before last.
Faulk Brothers had the misfortune
to have their straw stack burn to the
ground while threshing Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder, Geo.
Fink and wife and Gene Will visited
nt the Claude Hamilton home Tues
day.
Mr. nnd Mrs. R. H. Murray, Mrs.
Bernard Matthews and Mrs. Clyde
Streeter and children spent Monday
of last week at the Ernest Perkins
home.
Mrs. Lush and daughter Glea vis
ited at the Frank Snyder home Wed
nesday and Thursday, going friom
there to Mrs. Sawyers’ and other
friends, returning to her home Sun
day.
EMMET ITEMS
Little Miss Genene Freed has been
quite ill with a cold but is much im
proved at this time.
A group of little girls helped Olive
Beckwith celebrate her tenth birth
day on Saturday.
Mrs. John Pick and two sons, of
Walthill, Nebraska are at the John
Jones ranch caring for Mrs. Pick’s
father, Mr. Alfred Vrooman.
Mrs. R. E. Young and daughter
and Mrs. Fred Beckwith and Mrs.
Vern Beckwith helped Mrs. Leon
Beckwith ‘‘feed’’ the threshers Mon
day.
Charles Chase and father of At
kinson drove out to the G. A. Seger
home Sunday morning and took Har
old back with them to spend the day
in the city.
Francis Weller, Jr., and two cous
ins, Calvin Hamlar and Robert Freed
went for a camping trip on Brush
Creek Monday; they were accompan
ied by Calvin’s father.
Mr. Ralph Young suffered two bad
ly cut fingers which were injured in
a threshing machine Thursday at his
home. The oats spout was clogged
and he attempted to clean it out with
his hand, when his fingers were
caught in the auger. His wife took
him to the doctor at once. He is
getting along quite well now and has
not stopped work on account of the
accident.
Gene Dickson suffered a severe
cut on one of his legs by a mower
Thursday. Bill Dvorak was unhitch
ing a team of mules from the mower
and had all the tugs unhooked and
the mower out of gear when the lit
tle boy came up in front of the sickle
just as something frightened the
mules and they started to run, pull
ing the machine by the neck-yoke.
Had the tugs been hooked, the acci
dent might have been much more ser
ious. The little boy is receiving the
best of care at the Atkinson hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hamlar and son
Calvin and daughter Katherine, also
little friend Betty Jane Mather, of |
Pueblo, Colorado, arrrived Thursday
to visit relatives of Mrs. Hamlar.
They visited first at the home of Mrs.
Bert Freed, then at the home of Mrs.
Francis Weller. Monday evening
all the relatives gathered at the Ed
Barrett home for supper. From Bar
rett’s, the Hamlar family went to;
the home of Mrs. Agnes Calmer, in j
Atkinson. They planned to begin |
their homeward journey Wednesday i
morning. Mrs. Hamlar is a sister of
Mrs. Bert Freed, Mrs. Francis Wel-j
ler, Mrs. Agnes Colmer and Eddy (
and Pat Barrett. Lyle Freed return
ed to Pueblo with the Hamlar family
where he will remain two weeks and
try to find errfcloyment at that place.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Oscar Weathcrwax purchased a
Chevrolet six recently.
Dorothy Ott has been visiting at
the Roy Karr home the past week.
Threshing is nearly finished in this
locality; haying iB juBt beginning.
Charlie Fox purchased a Whippet
coupe of Walter Stein on Saturday.
Steve Hicks and son Clarence are
building the new cottage for George
Nelson; the dimensions are 26x28.
The Larkin Club picniced on the
Engle Creek Friday afternoon; every
one enjoyed themselves by swim
West’s Shorthorn Sale
As we are leaving the farm, we will sell at public auction at the
Win. West farm 2 Mi miles north and 5 east of Page; 7 miles north
and 4 west of Orchard; 12 miles north and 1 east of Ewing, on
Thursday, August 22nd
Free Lunch at 11 o’clock; bring tin cups. Sale immediately -’Her
69—HEAD OP CATTLE—65 — 4—HEAD OF HORS
5 c av: giving milk; 10 cows with calf at side; 2 heifers to be
30on; 7 dry cows, tobe fresh in spring; 10 heifers, to be fr<
spring; 8 yearling heifers; 3 spring calves; 1 registered bull
old; 8 long yearling bulls; 1 two year old steer. All cattle n ^
lot are eligible to register and papers will be furnished with
one-half of said herd.
96 HEAD OF SHEEP. — MACHINERY & HOUSEHOLD G*>OOS
TERMS: Sums4of $20 or under, cash; over that amount six n .as
time willbe given on approved security at ten per cent interest
rar ged with the clerk before sale. No property to be removet
settled for.
Mrs. Mary E. West, Ernest E. Wes?
ADMINISTRATORS
Col. Buv Wanser, Auctioneer. E. C. McElhaney,
mini;
Callers at the Griffith home Tues
day were Harry Van Borg, William
Hubby, Miss Kathryn Taylor and
Mra. Fossie.
Harry Van Borg left by way of
Yellowstone Park, and other points
of interest, before returning to his
home in Ohio.
Virgil Ott, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Ott, was operated on at the
Spencer hospital last week. He is
still in a critical condition.
Mrs. Fossie, of Colome, South
Dakota, and Miss Kathryn Taylor,
of Bristow, came for a visit at the
Eric Borg home on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Larson, daughter
Helen, and son Harold, and Mrs.
Freeburg and son, of Mead, called at
the Griffith home on Monday.
Miss Mabel Day and Miss Merle
Omart, who are teaching Bible
School at Paddock Union, are stay
ing at the Fred Lindburg home.
Miss Lillian Harrison, who is help
ing her aunt, Mrs. Nellie Stevenson,
who is nursing at Valentine, came
home for a vacation on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Borg, and Harry Van
Borg motored to old Fort Randall
and other points of interest, on Sun
day.
Mrs. C. E. Griffith and daughter
Opal Jean, and son Walter; Mr. and
Mrs. Eric Borg and daughter Marie
visited at the Fred Lindburg home
on Thursday.
Harry Van Borg, of Akron, Ohio,
is visiting his uncle, Eric Borg, and i
cousin. Axel Borg, anso his cousin,
Mrs. C. E. Griffith, who is visiting !
here at this time.
We are sorry to learn that one of
our neighbors, Joe Ulerach, is going »'
to have a sale and leave this com- >
munity soon. We wish them success ^
in their new home.
Visitors at th Frank Griffith home 1
on Sunday were: Harry Van Borg,
of Akron Ohio; Mrs. C. E. Griffith
and children, of North Platte; Misn
Dorothea Grady and brother Jack,
of O’Neill; Mr. and Mrs. Will Kac
zor and son Edward. Other callers
were Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Borg; Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Robertson; Mrs. R. D.
Spindler and children; Harold and
Helen Larson; Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Crawford and children.
SURROUNDING AND
PLEASANTVIEW ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Miller were
guests of Chas. Schane’s Sunday.
W. R. Greenwood and wife were
callers at Nels Anderson’s Sunday. '
Mrs. Henry Lessmnn and daughter
Mrs. Henry Winkler and husband,
autoed to Norfolk Thursday and
spent the day with Mrs. Winkler’s
daughter, Mrs. Percy Watenbaugh
and husband. They also called on
Mae and Rosa Heeb.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Besaey and
family are entertaining Mr. Bessey’s
brother and family of Madison.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Geoke on August 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Bessey and
family were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Barnes and family
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Abbott and son
Joe and Mrs. Albert Klinger, were in
Spencer Tuesday and were dinner
guests at the home of Mrs. Klinger’s
uncle, John Kerr, near Fairfax, S D.
Mrs. Allun Walndfer and children
were dinner guests at the Ed Steskal
home Tuesday.
AUTO DRIVERS LICENSE
I have received the application
blanks for Auto Drivers License and
we are ready to take applications for
license. All drivers over 16 years of
! age must obtain license in their coun
j ty between Sept. 1 and Oct. 1, 1929.
! Make application now and avoid the
rush. Fee 76c and license cannot be
issued to children under 16 years of
age.
If you do not like the law or the
questions please remember Uie Leg
islature made the law, and don’t;
blame the County Treasurer.
W. E. Conklin,
County Treasurer.
Food Sale
The Missionary Society f the
Presbyterian Church w id
a food sale at the Grac 3
Saturday August 17.