THE spender never succeeds in
anything he undertakes, and
never fails to place the blame
for his lack of success upon
others.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
John Layng, a representative of the
Grolier Society, a publishing house
in Kansas City, and selling the Book
of Knowledge, was arrested on Nov
ember 27th upon complaint of the
School Board of School District No.
180, Holt county, charging him with
fraud and misrepresentation. Layng
posed as an official sent out by the
State Department of Education to
place a new course of study in the
schools of Nebraska and thus stand
ardize them. He tirst went to the
school houses, gave the teacher and
pupils a talk and checked up on the
Libraries, then went to the School
Boards and made them believe that
the books now in the schools were
worthless and would no longer be ac
cepted by the State Department, and
that in order to continue their school
the state made it compulsory that
his book, “The Book of Knowledge,”
be placed in it. In some districts he
told that the state, in order to help
out the schools, were paying $40.00
on each set and the district should
pay the balance of $69.90 (which was
really the full price of the books.)
He used various tactics in different
districts. One of his methods was to
antagonize members of the school
boards against each other and also
against the County Superintendent,
hoping in this manner to offset any
advice which they might have been
given against patronizing agents.
Mr. Layng is a man of above the
average intelligence, very clever, and
his natural official bearing helps to
lend credit to his stories. In every
place that he could he collected the
cash for the books, demanding that
the school boards make the checks
to him personally. He succeeded quite
well at first but soon districts began
comparing notes and found out what j
he was doing. Although it had been I
nearly three weeks since he had tak
en the first orders, he had never
turned in any order to the company.
It is doubtful whether he ever intend
ed to turn in the cash orders.
A representative of the company
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There’s
a mother
longing
for
this gift
She has gone along so
patiently all these
years, doing her work
uncomplainingly, growing a little older, a little
wearier every cleaning day.
Because her arms were once young and strong,
everyone forgets that the burden of cleaning is many
times heavier for her now than then.
Because she has never had anything but obsolete
broom and dustpan with which to do her cleaning,
no one-thinks that she looks wistfully, almost envi
ously, at her younger neighbors, who save their
strength with Hoovers.
If it is important to them, with all their youthful
vitality, to have the aid of a Hoover, think how
much more its wonderful helpfulness would mean
to herl Can you let this Christmas go by without
giving it to her? m
You can get a Hooverfor as little
as $59.50 cash — with the famous J
cleaning principle "Positive Agi- ■
tat ion." And you can pay for it in
small monthly amounts^ paying f
only $6ul5 down. Liberal allow
ance for your old cleaner.
Interstate Power Co.
Merchandise Dept.
came to O’Neill in an effort to settle
the matter out of court. He stated
that they did not approve of Layng’s
methods, that at all times they want
ed their salesmen to be honest. He
offered, in the name of the company,
to do anything that was fair, to set
tle the matter with Holt county, and
that the company would take up the
question with Mr. Layng, personally.
The complaining district agreed to
withdraw the charge if the company
would settle with each district that
had given an order, in a manner sat
isfactory to the district and would
pay all the costs of the case. Four
hundred and thirty dollars ($430.00)
in cash was returned to the districts
and orders for fourteen sets of books
were cancelled. All costs were paid
by the company. Mr. Layng was re
leased after being in custody nearly
two weeks.
We notice by the Nebraska State
.Journal that Miss Irene Keidel, for
merly of the Atkinson public school,
had the highest average out of fifty
nine Normal Trainers who took the
state teacher’s examinations in Lan
caster county. She earned an average
of 89% in the three subjects that she
took.
Xhe reports of the Teacher’s ex
amination have been received, record
ed and sent out from this office. The
following pupils received 100% in the
Mental Arithmetic examination:
Lydia Zahradnicek, Vernie McDow
ell, Mildred O’Connell, Dora Ford,
Minerva Douglas, Ruth Young, Rob
erta Walrath, Ella Kazda, Rose Spin
dler, Viola Naber, Evadene Hitch
cock and Savilla Alton, all of the At
kinson public school; Cecelia Bauer,
of the Ewing public school; Robert
Gallagher and Teresa Pongratz, of
St. Mary’s Academy; Helen Toy and
Alice Page of the O’Neill public
.school; Grace Smith of the Stuart
school and Regina C. Ruther of the
Inman public school.
The following received grades of
100'i in Arithmetic: Dorothy Ann
Reel, Robert Gallagher, Lucille Mil
ler, of St. Mary’s Academy; Made
line Leach of the Stuart public school,
Viola Naber of the Atkinson public
school and Helen B. Thoendol of the
Ewing public school.
Madeline Ullom of St. Mary’s Acad
emy received a grade of 100% in the
Civil Government examination. The
grades as a whole were very high
this time.
District No. 55 held a program and
box social on December fith. The pro
ceeds, which amounted to $17.00, are
to be used for play ground equip
ment; the teacher is Miss Nellie War
ing.
cichool district No. 1 tZ, Miss Win
nie Davis, teacher, held a program
and box social on November 22nd and
received $19.00 which is to be used to
purchase a new teacher’s desk.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting of the stockholders
of the O’Neill National Bank, held in
the hanking rooms of said bank, in
O’Neill, Nebraska, between the hours
of 9 o’clock a. m., and 4 o’clock p. m.,
on January 14th, 1930. ""he object of
this meeting is the election of a
Board of Directors of said bank for
the ensuing year, and the transaction
of such other business as may prop
erly come before the meeting.
Dated at O’Neill, Nebraska, this
9th day of December, 1929.
S. J. WEEKES, President.
MEEK AND VICINITY.
William Hubby called at Griffith’s
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. A. L. Borg called on Mrs. Wil
liam Clausen, Monday.
Ralph Rousch spent Saturday at
the Will Kaczor home.
Mont Karr is quite ill at the home
of his son Roy and family.
Mrs. Clarence Hicks and daughter
Twilla, caled on Mrs. Griffith, Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Griffith spent
Thursday at the Orville Harrison
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lindburg and
daughter, Helen June, visited at the
Pete Lindburg home, near Joy, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Mart Schelkopf has been
quite ill for several days and her
friends are wishing for her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. George Hansen and son Ger
ald, spent Saturday at the home of
Mrs. Hansen’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Henifin.
i ne messes. nonesn, 01 vvoioacn,
are cutting posts on the old Hicks
ranch, and boarding at the Clarence
Hicks home. They expect to cut 5,000
posts.
Rev. Marks, who was to have be
gun a series of meetings at Paddock
Union, could not come at the time
scheduled, but expects to come in the
near future.
Some from here attended the Ep
worth League play at Bristow, on
Friday evening, and report a good
time. The play entitled “The Man in
the Moon” was well attended.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Geo.
Hansen, on Wednesday afternoon.
Several were unable to be there, but
the ladies disposed of quite a bit of
their fancy work and Mrs. Hansen
served a delicious lunch.
SURROUNDING AND
PLEASANTVIEW ITEMS
Joe Kubik and Tom Murray were
in O’Neill, Monday.
The family of Henry Hagel Sr., is
sporting a Whippet coach.
Van Humphrey, mail carrier on
Route No. 1, is quarantined in with
small-pox.
Miss Grace Abbott is home again
after spending a few weeks at the
John A. Robertson home.
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Wm,
Grothe spent the evening with her at
her home near Emmet, Tuesday even
ing to remind her of her birthday.
Luncheon and the usual good times
were had. all returning home wish
ing Mrs. Grothe many returns.
Service on Sale Bills—The Frontier.
MISCELLANEOUS
—
Dr. Edw. J. Nor
wood, O. D., the
Expert Eyesight
Specialist from
Sheridan, Wyoming, again in O’Neill
Dec. 20th, at Golden Hotel. Have
• your and your children’s eyes exam
ined. He is a very expert and broad
ly experienced Retinoscopist, Opthal
moscopist and Opthalmometrist,
| which enables him to perfectly fit
i your glasses and properly diagnose
! vour eye condition. Here every sixty
1 days. 28-2t
For Morning, Evening or Sunday
Omaha Bee-News, call Burdette Mil
ler, Phone 153W. 28tf
Wanted to buy or trade for a good
i ranch close to O’Neill; give full des
cription and price.—Box 454, Elgin,
Nebr. 28-10
FOR SALE
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For Sale: Purebred R. C. Rhode
Island Red Roosters, $1.00 each.—
Mrs. Chas. Wrede, Agee, phone
5-F12. 29-2p
For Sale: Purebred R. C. Rhode
Island Red Roosters, $1.00 each.—
Henry Martin, Agee, phone 5-F23. 2t
For Sale: A No. 1 Pop Corn at 10c
j per pound. Call or see George C.
I Robertson. 29-2
MALE HELP WANTED
Man with car wanted to call on
farmers in Holt (east part) County.
Make $8 to $15 daily. No experience
or capital needed. Write today.—Mc
Ness Co., Dept. T., Freeport, 111. 291
(First Publication Dec. 12, 1929.)
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR SUPPLIES
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids wil be received at the office of
the County Clerk of HoltCounty, at
O’Neill, Nebraska, up to noon the 1st
day of January, A. D., 1930, for the
furnishing of the books and blanks
for the various offices of Holt County
for the year 1930 and that said bids
shall be opened by the Board of Su
pervisors of said county and the con
tract awarded to the lowest and best
bidder.
1 he following- is the probable num
ber of each of the items of books,
blanks and stationery that will be re
quired during said year:
Class “A” Books
<> Records, 8 quire bound, medium
plain, each.
(> Records, 8 quire bound, medium
printed heads, each.
6 Records, 8 quire bound, medium
printed page, each.
f> Records, double cap, 8 quires
printed, each.
<> Records, double cap, 8 quires
printed heads, each.
3 Loose leaf records, medium, plain,
each.
(} Loose leaf, records, medium,
printed heads, each.
(> Loose leaf records, medium, print
ed page, each.
1 8-quire personal tax list.
3 Double medium tax list, 10 quires
printed page, each.
300 Special Index tabs with shields
for tax lists.
10.000 Tax Receipts, 200 in a book,
duplicate, well bound, ruled and print
ed to copy, furnished, numbered con
secutively, per M.
1 Dozen Sheriff’s pocket documents,
each.
34-quire personal assessment rec
ords, each.
fi 2-quire personal assesment rec
ords, each.
7.000 Duplicate personal assess
ment schedules, per M.
7,000 original personal assessment
schedules, per M.
<>00 Smeads, Banded files specially
printed, per M.
12 assorted schedule files, each.
40 Real Estate Assessor’s books.
20 Patent Backs, each.
20 Canvas covers, each.
40 Assesment of improvements on
real estate, each.
1 Dozen Revenue Laws, each.
24 Memorandum of mortgage in
debtedness, Manilla bound, each.
12 Books, Treasurer’s Receipts for
school money, cloth bound, each.
12 Books, order of County Clerk for
Overseers of Highways, cloth bound,
each.
12 Books, receipt of Overseer of
Highways, each.
1 Double Medium Surveyors record
with tracing cloth, 600 pages, each.
2 Rebinding complete records for
Clerk of the District Court, each.
6 4-quire day fee books, half bound,
printed heads, each.
36 Special files, each.
1 Real Estate assesment record, 1
quire, each.
500 Special assessment schedule, 10
forms, each.
All above books, except where
binding specified, are to be extra full
bound, numbered and lettered on back
and made of Byron Weston’s lino
Ledger paper.
Class "B” Blanks
2.000 Legal Blanks, full sheet, per
1,000.
3.000 Legal Blanks, half sheet, per
1,000.
5.000 Legal Blanks, quarter sheet,
per 1,000.
3.000 Legal Blanks, eighth sheet,
per 1,000.
2.000 Letter heads, printed 8*4x11,
West End Mills or equal paper 20tbs,
per 1,000.
10.000 envelopes printed, No. 1 Rag
20-tb., size 6*4, white, per 1,000.
1.000 Envelopes printed No. 1 Rag
50-tb., size 10, white, per 1,000.
1,000 Enelopes printed, No. 1 Rag,
50-!b. size 11, white, per 1,000.
Supplies for the County
Superintendent
Class “C"
300 Teacher’s Check Cards.
100 Free High School Certificates.
100 Maps of Townships.
2 Books, Notice to Directors of tax
! levy.
i 100 Folders for Examination.
100 District order books on the
District Treasurer.
100 District Order Books on County
Treasurer.
100 Combination registers.
50 Boxes of teacher’s examination
paper.
100 Clasp envelopes (10*4x7%.)
100 Clasp envelopes (12x9.)
100 Clasp envelopes (15*4x9%.)
100 District treasurer’s bonds.
25 Director’s records.
25 Moderator’s records.
25 Treasurer’s records.
100 Records of visits.
200 Books of perfect attendance
certificates.
100 School Laws.
50 District Treasurer’s bond.
1 Book examination No. for trans
fer. ^
50 History of school district bond.
50 Teacher’s contracts.
100 Census blanks.
50 Desired transfer for school pur
poses.
50 Notice to director of transfer.
50 Petition to change boundary line.
7 Books free high school tuition
statements.
7 Books free high school attend
ance report.
300 Certificates of award (small.)
200 Certificates of award (large.)
1 Alphabetical index (one letter to
the card.)
250 Daily program blanks.
200 Courses of study.
240 Director’s legal blanks.
300 Application for free high
school tuition. (
100 Classification and term sum
mary blanks.
200 Mailing tubes (10 inch.)
200 Mailing tubes (16 inch.)
10 Report of private and parochial
schools.
200 Eighth grade diplomas.
3 Reams drawing paper not punch
ed.)
275 Teacher’s card sets.
250 Institute note books.
3 Reams history note paper (not
punched.)
1,000 Report cards for pupils.
300 Cards application for free high
school tuition by pupil.
100 First grade certificates.
10 Second grade certificates.
1 Book free high school admission
certificates.
15 Reams examination paper, per
ream.
Class “D”
li.uUU Printed Uovernment postal
cards, one side only, cards furnished
by county, per 100.
12 Quarts Carter’s writing fluid,
per quart.
12 Pints Carter’s red ink, per pint.
10 Gross Spencerian Glucium or
Silver series pens, per gross.
4 Gross Velvet pencils, per gross.
4 Gross Faber’s pencils, per gross.
6 Gross Perfection pencils, per
gross.
300 Manuscript covers, per 100.
6 Reams typewriting paper.
24 Reams Alexis bond, per ream.
6 Reams onion skin, per ream.
6 Reams numbered line legal cap,
best quality, per box.
24 Stenographer’s note books, each.
12 Boxes No. 20 Typewriter paper,
per box.
6 Dozen Senate pads 81^x14, per
dozen.
6 Chattel mortgage files, each.
0 Motor vehicle license books, each.
2 Quarts Carter’s mucilage, each.
2 Quarts Library paste, each.
1 Dozen IXL Steel erasers, per
dozen.
5 Pounds rubber bands, per M box.
50 sheets best grade carbon paper.
2 Dozen Webster or equal type
writer ribbons, per dozen.
3 Reams court reporter paper, per
ream.
10 Dozen Tower’s pen holders, per
dozen.
10 Reams marginal ruled type
writer paper, net weight, per ream.
5 Reams Marginal ruled typewriter
paper, light weight, per ream.
1 Dozen 1 !i ounce bottle Ruid’s
stamping ink, per oz.
24 Boxes Hotchkiss staples, No. 1
per box.
1 Gross blotters 4%x9, old English
cloth finish, per gross.
3 Dozen Comet erasers, per dozen.
3 Dozen document boxes, metal
bound, 2x4x10, per dozen.
3 Dozen document boxes, metal
bound, 4x4x10, per dozen.
12 Dozen boxes “DB” eyelets, per
dozen.
2 Dozen full sheets English cloth
finish blotting paper 19x24, per doz
en.
1 Dozen Safety ink stands, No. 2,
each.
1 Dozen Capital ink stands, each.
1 Dozen box letter files, Excelsior,
or equal, each
1 Dozen Adar glass pen racks,
each.
3 Dozen roll Crescent pinss, No. 4,
each.
1 Dozen Crown daters, No. l1^,
each.
Separate bids must be made on
books and blanks. All supplies must
be furnished in accordance with speci
fications furnished by the office or
dering same.
Payments to be made by warrant
on .the County General Fund.
All supplies are to be furnished as
ordered.
Bids must be marked for class “A”
“C,” “D,” as the case may be and ad
dressed to the County Clerk of Holt
County, Nebraska.
The successful bidder will be re
quired to furnish a good and suffi
cient bond for faithful performance
of contract.
The County Board of Supervisors
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Bids to be opened according to the
requirements of the law at the first
meeting of the County Board on and
after January 1, 1930.
(Seal) E. F. PORTER,
29-4t. County Clerk.
Lonjj Time
Loans On Live
Stock Wanted
Tri-State Agriculture Credit
Association.
Farm and Ranch Loans Again
John L. Quij*
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
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W.E.Wanser
(BUV)
Auctioneer
GENERAL AUCTIONEERING i
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Phone 13, Page, Neb.
(27-tf)
Va._ J
DOCTORS
GILLIGAN & BROWN
Office Phone 77
Special attention given to
diseases of the eye
Dr. J. P. Gilligan Dr. J. P. Brown
Res. Phone 10 Res. Phone 223
fJohn N. Stauffer ■
City Dray Line |
Dray and Transfer 1
Piano Moving. Phone 325 1
O’Neill Nebraska I
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| Dr. C. H. Lubker jj
Douglas Methods
J Phone 316, O’Neill. Neb. |
(Graduate Veterinarian *1
H. L. BENNETT
Phone 304. Day or Night.
O’Neill, Nebraska
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DR. L. A. CARTER §
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON g
Glasses Correctly Fitted.
One block South 1st Natl. Bank. H
——Phone 72
O’NEILL :: NEBRASKA jj
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Phone, Office 28 |
O’Neill :: Nebraska jj
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THE HOLIDAYS
to all points on Minnesota,
the Burlington Wisconsin,
and connecting South Dakota,
lines in Iowa, NorthDakota,
Missouri, __________ 'Vest and Northwest
ONLY 1 1-3 OF ONE-WAY FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP
TICKETS ON SALE
Dec. 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 27 and 28—To Pacific Coast points.
Dec. 20, 21, 22. 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28—To points in Nebraska, Kan
sas, Colorado, Western South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Utah.
Dec. 21-24—To points in Iowa, Missouri, Eastern South Dakota, Ill
inois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Returning to reach original starting point not later than January 12.
Tickets are first class and will be good in sleeping cars upon pay
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Half fare for Children
BUY TICKETS AND MAKE RESERVATIONS EARLY
L. E. DOWNEY,
Ticket Agent