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VOLUME L, O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930. ■ • No. 49
STATE ENGINEER ROY L.
COCHRAN VISITS O’NEILL
State Engineer Cochran was i n
O’Neill Saturday on a tour of inspec
tion of Highways No. 8 and No. 20.
He said that he found the conditions
far from what should be desired. He
expressed sincere wish that that part
of No. 20 over Douglas Street be
paved. The character of the subsoil,
he says, makes it impossible to main
tain under even moderately heavy
traffic. In discussing this particular
point as to traffic, he stated that it
was his expectation that the traffic
over No. 20 through O’Neill will be
double within the next year and per
haps five times as great as at pres
ent within the next two or three
years. The reason for this being im
provements made on No. 20 imme
diately west of Sioux City as well
as in the western part of the
state through Cherry, Dawes and
Sioux counties. It will undoubtedly
introduce a problem on the lighter
soil roads through sections of Holt
county, he said. The “cupping in”
which is characteristic after a rain
in this section, cannot be overcome.
Asked in regard to estimate of
costs, Mr. Cochran stated that it was
his belief that the estimates were
safe, and that in any event if there
was any doubt in the minds of the
property owners, it would be possible
and entirely feasible to advertise for
bids with the understanding that if
the bids exceed a certain amount,
they should be rejected. This, he stat
ed, would give ample protection to
the property owners who might be
afraid of a higher price than that es
timated.
Asked about Federal Highway No.
13 south, bids on which have been de
ferred until June, he said that he ap
preciated the demand for this road
and that it would be of some service
to O’Neill and to the country south,
but that so far as traffic was concern
ed No. 20 would probably carry ten
times the traffic as would be carried
over this north and south highway.
He appeared to be concerned more |
about taking care of present as well
as prospective traffic on No. 20 than
he was concerned in the construction
of No. 13. He stated, however, that
some improvement would be made
between O’Neill and Bartlett this
year.
Asked in regard to probable relo
cation of Highway No. 20 through
O’Neill, he stated as his opinion that
if the city proposed a project at this
time he would be able to get Federal
approval along Douglas Street. How
ever, he stated that it would not be
entirely improbable that if improve
ment through O’Neill was deferred
until such time as a higher type sur
face were constructed on the road
adjacent to O’Neill, then and in that
event it would not be improbable
that a relocation could be accomplish
ed starting from some point east of
O'Neill and angling northwest to con
nect with the present location of No.
20 where it joins with No. 8 north of
O'Neill. Such relocations have been
accomplished with Federal aid on
other roads.
Asked further whether he would
consider that if Douglas Street were
paved at the present time, it would
guarantee a continuance of the loca
tion of No. 20 over Douglas Street,
he stated that in his opinion this
would undoubtedly perpetuate this lo
cation on Douglas Street for two
reasons First being the investment
already in place in the use of Fed
eral aid by the state, and secondly
the responsibility under our state
law as well as under our Federal pro
ject agreements to maintain high
ways constructed with Federal aid.
Mr. Cochran is a very busy man,
but he promised to give any further
information anyone wished to have
in regard to roads O’Neill is inter
ested in. He stated that he regretted
very much our inability to absorb all
of our available Federal aid and hop
ed that local communities would rec
ognize the opportunity for availing
themselves of the use of this Federal
aid in lightening their tax fund for
local improvements.
I HOLT COUNTY RECEIVES
OLD FASHIONED SOAKING
This community has received one
of the best soakings that she has en
joyed for many years. Rain began
falling in O’Neill on the night of
April 10th and we have had rainy,
cloudy weather practically all of the
time up to Wednesday morning of
this week. The sun shown Wednesday
afternoon and the indications are that
the rainy weather will soon be at an
end for a time; along about the first
of August we will perhaps be pray
ing for rain, but we can get along
nicely now for ten days with plenty
of warm sunshine.
The precipitation for the past week
was as follows: April 25th—.61; 2fith
—.f>4; 23th—.14; 29th—.13; 30th—i
.32: total for week, 1.74; total for
period 4.63 inches.
SEVEN LARGE STILLS TAKEN
FROM FEDERAL OFFICER BAY
RESIDENCE LAST TUESDAY
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Perhaps the largest raid ever made
in O’Neill by a federal officer was
made by Federal Officers George
Bay and E. E. Cook, assisted by j
Harry Bowen and John Stauffer
when they backed up to the George I
Bay residence and carried out seven i
large stills that had been placed in
the officer’s basement for safe keep- j
ing pending the settlement of the;
charges filed against their owners by 1
the Federal Department of Justice, j
The stills were taken to the court j
house where they were broken up by :
the officers and Harry Bowen; the
copper was sold to Herman Klingler
for 5c a pound.
MRS. «GEORGE AGNES
GIVES DEBUTANT PARTY
FOR MISS MILDRED AGNES
Mrs. George Agnes entertained
twenty-five couples at the Golden
Hotel on Monday afternoon of last
week at a debutant party for her
daughter Miss Mildred. A number of
the guests were from out of the city.
Three Times More Frigidaires Sold
Than All Other Makes Combined
Makes Ice Despite Great Heat
k -mmmmmmmm at
TNTENSE interest has
A been aroused by the
heat test being shown
in Frigidair^ display
windows throughout the
United States, where
subjected to temper
atures of 120 degrees,
this electric refriger
ator freezes ice cubes.
This unusual demon
stration followed engi
neering research to de
termine the maximum
temperature under
which this could be ac
complished. With sides
of the cabinet subjected
to a radiant heat tem
perature of 180 degrees,
tests showed ice could
be frozen.
Interstate Power Co.
Merchandise Department O’Neill, Nebraska
ENTHUSIASTIC LIONS CLUB
ORGANIZED IN O’NEILL
O'Neill has a Lions Club.
Twenty-three of O’Neill’s business
men met at a six o’clock luncheon at
the Golden Hotel, Monday and per
fected the organization of a Lions
Club.
The officers of the club for the re
mainder of the fiscal year are:
Dr. L. A. Carter, President
W. H. Harty, Secretary-Treasurer
Roy Carroll, First Vice-President
.1. B. Ryan, Second Vice-President
F. K. McCarthy, Third Vice-Pres..
R. W. Brown, Tail Twister
Guius Cadwell, Lion Tamer
Board of Directors:
Roy Griffin
W. C. Templbton
G. E. Burge
Dr. J. P. Brown
Larry Slater, commissioner for |
Lions International who has been in |
O'Neill for a couple of days signing \
up the membership, presided as j
chairman of the meeting and also re
cited the history of Lions Internation
al sin£e the organization of the first
dub about thirteen years ago, in
Chicago.
Lions Clubs are non-politicul and
non-sectarian; they are organized for
the promotion of the principles of
good government and good citizen- j
ship; they take an active interest in
the civic, commercial, social and
moral welfare of the community; the
membership of the clubs are more
closely united in the bonds of friend
ship, good fellowship and mutual
understanding; the clubs are design
ed to further education, enlarge so
cial and civic opportunities, support
the laws, direct public counsels, and
in every way make the lives of men
better and happier.
The Lions Club of this city will
meet each Tuesday from 12:10 to
not later than 1:25 p. m., at the Gol
den Hotel where they will enjoy a j
luncheon during the business hour.
Much interest is being manifest j
among the people of the community !
and a number of business men have I
already signified their intention of'
joining the club within a short time, j
Service clubs have grown rapidly
during the past few years; they are
doing wonders in bringing the people
of the town and country in closer
j touch with each other.
; The business and professional men
and all who are public spirited and
wish to help develope the activities
and the program of the Lions, are
invited to join the club.
Monday, May 26th, has been desig
nated as “Charter Night” at which
time Lions from various parts of the
state will be here to take part in the
festivities.
Following is the list of member
ship:
George Agnes
H. W. Allinger
A. E. Bowen
Dr. J. P. Brown
R. W. Brown
G. E. Burge
Gaius Cadwell
Roy Carroll
Dr. L. A. Carter
Edward Gatz
L. G. Gillespie
W. B. Graves
Roy Griffin
\V. H. Harty
Ralph Mellor
George A. Miles
Guy C. Miller
J. B. Ryan
Robert Smith
Anton Toy
W. C. Templeton
Walter Warner
Frank Youngkin
F. K. McCarthy
L. C. Walling
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF
FIFTEENTH CENSUS
The population of the following lo
calities are the preliminary reports
of the enumerators and are subject
to correction:
Chambers Village ...
Iowa Township
Sand Creek Township .
Fairview Township
Dustin Township
Chambers Township _
Inman Village
Verdigris Township
Village of Page
Steele Creek Township
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3 3 65 JJ
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'Jl 31 65 31
259 256 16
294 452 64
281 233 53
135 115 24
148 175 33
394 446 102 1
284 315 6
583 608 133
359 271 11
339 3071 61
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
The county Board have placed the
bounty of 5c each on crow eggs.
Mrs. L. A. Burgess entertained
several little boys and girls this
afternoon at a party in ronor of her
son Warren’s fifth anniversary.
The Mellor Motor Company have
just installed a new “car bar” where
cars may be serviced with oil at the
display tank where four grades of oil
are on tap; the bar is electrically
lighted and makes a very pretty ap
pearance as well as making it more
convenient and serviceable for the
public. The Mellor Motor Co. have
also installed an automatic car wash
er, an outside car lift, which with the
j Try The Ideal Garage
Auto Laundry
Cars Washed $1.50
Washing
Greasing
Repairing
Frank Clements, Prop.
air pump, is on the cement platform
east of the garage. A new tilling
pump is being placed in front of the
garage and everything will soon be
in tip-top shape. Mr. Mellor says
that he is going to have the finest
garage in this part of the state be
fore he quits adding new features to
his business.
POPULATION OF O’NEILL
SHOWS LIGHT INCREASE
Tabulation of the wards of O'Neill
by the Census Supervisor shows an
increase of fifteen over the 1920 cen
sus.
In 1920, St. Mury’s Academy was
credited with a population of 134,
which, of course, was due to the fact
that the pupils who were attending
the Academy were listed; the 1930
census does not permit the listing of
the pupils unless they actually reside
in O’Neill. St. Mary's Academy is
not included with the O’Neill popula
tion but is enumerated as a separate
district.
The population of O’Neill City ex
clusive of St. Mary’s Academy in
1920 was 1978; in 1930 it is 1988.
Population of St. Mary’s Academy
in 1920 was 134; 1930 it is 25.
The city of O'Neill has made con
siderable improvement in the busi
ness and residential sections during
the past ten years; new industries
have located in the city which has
brought a number of families to
O’Neill.
The cause of the apparent shortage
in population is perhaps due to the
fact that the large families of ten
years ago have grown up and many
of the children have located in other
parts of the country. It seems that
the younger generation have small
er families; this might be said of the
entire country.
According to the reports from the
office of the supervisor of the census
as published each week in the Fron
tier, the county in general is going
to show at least 500 less population
than it did ten years ago.
For the purpose of comparison we
publish the preliminary returns from
other cities and towns in this district.
1930 1920
Plainview 1215 1199
Atkinson 1128 1300
Ainsworth 1376 1508
Pierce 1265 1105
Laurel 864 830
Coleridge 610 674
Wausa 754 688
Niobrara 761 736
Inman 284 315
Bassett 035 664
Page 359 271
Brunswick 352 359
Oakdale 558 707
Long Pine 935 1200
Lynch 498 589
MUSIC WEEK PROGRAM
To be given under the auspices of
the O’Neill Woman’s Club, who will
have their regular Music Week pro
gram on Wednesday evening, May
7th, at 8 o’clock. This program has
not been entirely completed as yet,
but will consist of piano and vocal
numbers, violin, readings, papers and
community singing. A few of those
who will appear on this program are
Misses Laemie, Merrell, Kramer,
Scott, Malone, Loree Sauers, Anna
Toy, Frances Youngkin, Masters Les
ter Shoemaker, Jack Cromwell and
several others.
A short business meeting will be
held at the close.
Mrs. C. B. Scott, Chairman.
MUSIC WEEK PROGRAM AT
HIGH SCHOOL ON MAY 7TH
Music Week program will be held
at the Public School Auditorium on
Wednesday, May 7th, at 2:30 p. m.
Parents are especially invited. Fol
lowing is the program:
Toy Orhcestra Kindergarten
Piano Solo Florence Surber
1 Song Mary Haffner
Piano Solo Myrle Burge
Song Glee Club
Song Nona Bressler
Piano Solo Helen Toy
Song By Fourth Grade
(Accompanied by Robert Sauers)
Piano Duet Anna Toy, Loree Sauers
Presentation of prizes in the Radio
Contest.
Visitors are welcome at the reg
follows
ular class-room music periods , as
Schedule of Music Classes
11:15 to 11:30 3rd Grade
11:35 to 11:55 0th Grade
1:15 to 1:30 2nd Grade
1:35 to 1:50 1st Grade
1:55 to 2:15 4th Grade
2:25 to 2:45 7th and 8th Grades
2:50 to 3:10 5th Grade
Radio Contest—Rules
1. There will be two divisions:—
4th and 5th grades; Cth, 7th and 8th
grades.
2. Any boy or girl may enter; each
pupil should give his name to Miss
Willis.
3. The contest begins Tuesday,
April 29th and lasts until Tuesday,
May 6th.
4. At that time a list of composi
tions, other than jazz, heard over the
radio are to be handed in. The list
should contain: (a) name of piece and
composer, if possible; (b) station
i from which heard, time and day.
500,000 New Yorkers Were Wrong
They each paid $5.50 to see
“NO, NO, NANETTE”
on the stage. They should have waited to see it at
O’Neill prices. A First National and Vitaphone
color Hit, with Alexander Gray, Louise Fazenda,
Bernice Claire, Lucien Littlefield and Bert Roach.
Spectacular scenes in full natural color. Ten great
i Stars—Five sensational Song Hits. Cyclonic dances,
: plus one of the most lovable and laughable romances
j you’ve seen in months.
Royal Theatre, May 8-9-10
[ You'll hear them sing and dance to “As Long As I’m
; With You,” “Dance of the Wooden Shoes,” “Were
1 You Just Pretending?” “Teo For Two” and “I Want
| To Be Happy.”
IT’S BIGGER AND FUNNIER THAN
THE FAMOUS STAGE SENSATION.
