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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1930)
Sample Ballot GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1930 Proposed Constitutional Amendment SENATE FILE NO. 149 □ “FOR amendment to the Constitution fixing individual liability of stockholders in banking corporations or banking institutions, and pro viding for the immediate collection of such liability upon the failure of such corporations or banking in stitutions,” and □ “AGAINST amendment to the Constitution fixing individual liability of stockholders in banking corporations or banking institutions and providing for the immediate collection of such liability upon the failure of such banking corpora tions or banking institutions.” Proposed Constitutional Amendment SENATE FILE NO. 189 □ “FOR amending Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution of Nebraska to read as fol lows: “Section 3. The credit of the state shall never be given or loaned in aid of any individual, as sociation, or corporation. The state legislature, how ever, in order to help pay any deficit in the Deposit ors Guaranty Fund and to discharge the obligations thereof to depositors in banks closed by the Depart ment of Trade and Commerce prior to December 31, 1931, may appropriate out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of eight million dollars or as much thereof as may be deemed necessary, and such appropriation shall be deemed to be for a public purpose, namely, to relieve distress and prevent suffering and to stabilize and strengthen the state banking system.” □ “AGAINST amending Section 3 of Article XIII of the Constitution of Nebraska to read as follows: “Section 3. The credit of the state shall never be given or loaned in aid of any individual, as sociation, or corporation. The state legislature, how ever, in order to help pay any deficit in the Deposit ors Guaranty Fund and to discharge the obligations thereof to depositors in banks closed by the Depart ment of Trade and Commerce prior to December 31, 1931, may appropriate out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of eight million dollars or* as much thereof as may be deemed necessary, and such appropriation shall be deemed to be for a public purpose, namely, to relieve distress and prevent suffering and to stabilize and strengthen the state banking system.” Sample Ballot NON-POLITICAL GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1930 FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Ufor ONE n I CHARLES W. TAYLOR JOHN M. MATZEN FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Vote for ONE □ LUEl^LA A. PARKER □.. SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS District School Levies, 1930 Dist. Free No. Gen. Bond High Tot. 83 20 1.8 21.8 84 3 4 1.8 8.8 86 6.6 1.8 7.3 87 8 1.8 9.8 88 11.1 4 .9 16 89 4 1.8 6.8 96 4 1.8 6.8 91 6 1.8 7.8 92 7.6 1.8 9.3 93 7 1.8 8.8 96 12 1.8 13.8 »« U 1.8 12.8 97 7 1.8 8.8 98 7 1.8 8.8 99 7.6 1.8 9.8 100 8 1.8 9.8 105 1 1.8 2.8 101 8 1.8 9.8 102 10 1.8 11.8 108 10.5 1 J» 12.3 107 8 .9 8.9 108 12 1.8 18.8 HO 0 1.8 7.8 HI 8 1.8 9.8 US 8 1.8 9.8 116 1.8 1.8 118 11 1.8 12.8 119 4.5 .. 1.8 6.8 120 8 1.8 9.8 121 20 1.8 91.8 122 8 1.8 9.8 123 5.5 1.8 7.8 124 10 1.8 11.8 125 4.5 1.8 6.3 127 10 1.8 11.8 128 10.5 2 1.8 14.3 131 8 2 1.8 11.8 132 1.8 1.8 134 9.5 .9 10.4 Sample Ballot GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 1930 Proposed By Initiative Petition □ This act relates to cities and vil YES lages and public electric light and power districts which own or oper □ ate electric light and power plants, NO distribution systems and transmis sion lines. It authorizes the exten sion of such lines and systems for the purpose of serving farmers and others living outside such cities and villages and also authorizes the owners of such plants to provide means for financing same. Proposed By Initiative Petition □ This law (1) gives cities and towns YES owning electric light and power plants the right, provided cost is paid □ out of net earnings, to extend their NO lines beyond their border to serve farmers and others, and (2) the right to pay for power plants, etc., by pledging future earnings instead of by taxation, and (3) provides that no publicly-owned plant may be sold except up on approval of sixty percent of voters and filing of statement of original cost, etc., with Department of Public Works and limits amount of money which may be spent in campaign for sale of plant. Proposed By Initiative Petition □ This is an Act relating to cities, YES villages and public electric light and power districts which own or oper □ ate electric light and power plants, NO distribution systems and, or trans mission lines; prohibiting the sale of such plants, systems, or lines, except for cash, and unless authorized by a vote of the electors: regulat ing such election; forbidding the giving or receiving of anything of value in connection with such sale or purchase for such plants, systems or lines, and to fix a penalty for violation thereof. 135 8 1.8 9.8 136 2 1.8 3.8 137 20 8 28 138 2.5 1.8 4.3 141 4.5 1.8 6.3 142 7.5 1.8 9.3 143 6 1.8 7.8 144 15 1.8 16.8 145 9.5 1.8 11.3 146 4.6 1.8 6.4 147 8 1.8 9.8 148 3.5 3 1.8 8.3 150 16 1.8 17.8 152 1.6 1.8 8.3 155 6.6 1.8 8.3 157 4.6 1.8 6.3 158 8 1.8 4.8 169 7 1.8 8.8 160 10 2 1.8 13.8 163 4.5 1.8 6.3 165 3 1.8 4.8 168 3 1.8 4.8 169 7 1.8 8.8 170 11 1.8 12.8 171 11 1.8 16.8 172 8 1.8 9.8 173 7.5 1.8 9.3 174 8 1.8 9.8 176 17.2 1.8 13.8 177 12 1.8 13.8 177 12 1.8 13.8 178 14.3 1.8 16.1 178 14.3 1.8 16.1 180 7 1.8 8.8 181 6.6 1.8 T.3 183 8 1.8 9.8 184 8 1.8 9.8 187 7.5 1.8 9.3 188 7 1.8 8.8 189 20 1.8 21.8 192 7 1.8 8.8 193 16 1.8 16.8 194 4.5 1.8 6.3 196 6 1.8 7.8 197 12 1.8 13.8 202 9 2.6 1.8 13.4 203 7 1.8 8.8 205 2 1.8 3.8 206 5 1.8 6.8 207 5 1.8 6.8 208 11 1.8 12.8 209 7 1.8 8.8 210 4.5 1.8 6.3 211 7 1.8 8.8 212 7 1.8 8.8 213 7 1.8 8.8 215 8 1.8 9.8 216 8 1.8 9.8 218 8 1.8 9.8 220 16 1.8 17.8 222 7 1.8 17.8 223 1.8 1.8 224 16 1.8 16.8 225 8 1.8 9.8 226 2 1.8 3.8 227 8 1.8 9.8 228 16 .45 16.45 229 2.6 1.8 4.3 231 8.5 1.8 5.3 233 8 1.8 9.8 234 1.8 1.8 236 1.8 1.8 238 16 1.8 17.8 239 lp 1.8 11.8 240 20 1.8 21.8 241 4 1.8 5.8 242 7 1.8 8.8 248 6 1.8 7.8 244 8 1.8 9.8 246 8 1.8 9.8 246 2 1.8 247 1.8 1.8 248 11 1.8 12.8! 249 4.6 1.8 6.3 260 2.6 1.8 4.3 251 15 1.8 16.8 2V4 5 1.8 6.8 18% 4.6 1.8 6.3 90% 2.5 1.8 4.3 Upon the above motion being put to vote by the chairman it was declared carried and so ordered. Minutes of board of equalization for Aug. 25, 1930, read and approv ed. 5 o’clock p. m.; board of equaliza tion adjourned sine die. John Sullivan, E. F. Porter, Chairman. Clerk O’Neill, Neb., Aug. 26, 1930 Holt County Board of Equalization met pursuant to adjournment; all members present; board called to or der by the chairman. Minutes for Aug. 31, 1930 read and approved. The following claims were audited and approved and on motion allowed on the general fund and clerk in structed to write warrants in accord ance therewith: Della M. Harnish __ $ 90.00 Marjorie Dickson —. 90.00 Margaret Donohoe __ ... 90.00 Edith J. Davidson . 90.00 Ira H. Moss «■_ . 4.70 Ira H. Moss _ 183.33 E. F. Porter _ 170.18 Luella A. Parker -189.58 W. E. Conklin __ 630.83 C. C. Bergstrom_ 263.25 Elizabeth Egglostoa _ 90.00 C. D. Keves . 250.00 Peter W. Duffy __ 279.26 Grace Joyce - 104.17 C. J. Malone .... _ 183.33 B. T. Winchell _ 131.70 Inez O’Connell _... 91.66 Harry Bowen _ 110.00 The following claims were audited and approved and on motion allowed on the road fund: Standard Oil Co. ... _ 256.01 Lyle C. McKim 16.01 Frank Valla ... _ 15.00 Texaco Service Station _ 125.16 Emil Sniggs - 6.00 John Sullivan .. 25.00 H. R. Rouse 7.00 Alphonse Olberding ......... 50.00 O’Neill Battery Station 5.35 Nicholas Ool Corp.-- 35.58 Wm. Krotter Co._ 400.00 A. B. McKay . 12-90 Clinton McKim ... 110.00 M. J. Minihan_... . 160.00 Wm. Krotter Co. ___ 7.65 F. M. Keating & Sons ..— 6.17 Jas. Hawk _ 115.00 Jay Hughes - 10.00 Frank Hawk _.._40.00 Sidney Faulhaber_110.00 James E. Davis ._—. 11.20 D. A. Lubricant Co... 93.66 Central West Trans. Co. __ 109.00 Francis Bazelman__ 20.26 Atkinson Oil Co.___ 440.00 Wm. Dexter ___ 110.00 John Uteinhauser __ 52.20 J. C. Stein.. 41.00 E. Gibson _ 11.50 Hugh L. James --— 21.60 L. C. McKim ... _ 22.50 Don Nelson _ 10.00 Clarence J. Tasler___ 18.25 W. H. Stein_ 6.60 Standard Oil Co.- 435.20 Nick Schmidt --- 4.00 Otto Ancher Co._ 85.00 O’Neill Battery Station _ 11.45 Patrick O’Donnell _ 80.00 Nicholas Oil Co.-76.66 T. E. Newhouse_19.17 Chas. F. McKenna_ 9.45 Mellor Motor Co. _ 171.73 Wm. Krotter Co. - 45.37 Wm. Krotter Co. . .65 J. S. Service Station .. 6.60 H. Hubbard 31.64 Halsey Hull ._.. 35.00 S. W. Hytrek . __ 49.10 Frank Eppenbaugh -- 20.95 D. A. Lubricant Co.--156.58 Elden Carver ^—-- 9.00 Henry Baum . 12.50 Arbuthnot & Reka- 98.04 John Sullivan 30.00 Laurence Hayes . 110.00 Richard Minton _ 110.00 Harry SulHvan _ 110.00 L. E Skidmore _ 32.80 The following claims were audited and approved and on motion allowed on the bridge fund: E. Gibson _ 29.90 E. Gibson . 24.50 L. E. Skidmore _ 22.80 Dick Porter . ___— 110.00 John Steinhauser _ 26.00 Western Bridge & Cons. Co 8000.00 Levi Yantzi 10.00 Will Sparks . 42.00 Will Hobbs 42.00 L. C. McKim „ . 36.00 Lyle McKim 21.00 John Sullivan 10.00 Wheeler Lbr & B. Sup. Co. 732.63 do . 406.75 do 664.11 Geo. W. Bittner . 3.00 Bauer Henry Lbr. Co 4.00 C. & N. W. Ry Co. 528.17 Davis Paint Co. _.__ 37.30 J. W. Finch 9.00 Stuart Hartigan __ 1.50 Wm. Krotter Co. _ 194.58 Tom Keyes .- 34.50 Laurence Murray .. 32.50 L. C. McKim ' 37.00 L. C. McKim _ 416.75 John Sullivan _ 23.00 Lyle McKim .. 23.00 O’Neill National Bank . 695.50 Roy Waring _ 7.20 Chet McClanahan .. 110.00 John Sullivan . . 20.00 Hugh L. James 7.30 L. H. Steinhauser _^_ 10.00 J. C. Stein _ 42.60 Western Bridge & Cons. Co. 4189.29 Lyle McKim _ 13.00 William Sparks _ 24.00 Tom White . 12.00 Wheeler Lbr & Bridge Co. 393.52 do 465.78 Paul S. Bittner . 6.00 M. Campbell & Son . . 2.80 E. Gibson 39.90 Farmers Co-Op. Co. . 13.50 Scott Hough _ 50.00 Tom Joyce . 12.00 Wm. Krotter Co__ 3.05 F. M. Keating .. 26.80 L. C. McKim ..._ 22.00 do .. 27.00 Lyle McKim 19.00 Standard Bridge Co. 1102.50 L. C. McKim _ 27.50 do _ 25.00 Rosicky Hardware Co. 5.50 12 o’clock, noon; on motion board adjourned until 1 o’clock p. m. uuiin ouuivcui, jzj. r. rurter, Chairman. Clerk O’Neill, Neb., Aug. 26, 1930 1 o’clock p. m. Holt county board met pursuant to adjournment, all members present. Board called to order by the chair man. The following claims were audited and approved and on motion allowed on the road dragging fund: Chris Westron__ 38.55 Oral Reiken_ 7.50 Victor Marquardt _ 24.00 Frank Mlnarik _ 33.10 John Hynes _ 102.00 Kasper W. Harley __ 22.00 C. D. French ™ 16.80 Sam Anderson . 22.60 Henry Braun _ 16.65 C. T. Farr _ 4.20 G. W. Blackburn .. 26.60 Clarence Wrede . 14.70 Clarence Wayman _ 12.95 L. VV. Sobotka _ 11.90 Lloyd Robertson. 8.24 Emmet Medcalf_ 10.15 William Jutte _ 19.20 Halsey Hull _ 9.80 Franz F. Friesen _ 9.80 Alfred Doud _ 8.40 L. W. Barthel ___ 16.80 Kenneth Adams _ . 16.80 Ray Aldridge . 11.90 William Murray __ 6.30 Harry Donohoe _ 5.60 6 o’clock p. in.; on motion board adjourned until Aug. 27th, 1930, at 9 o’clock a. m. John Sullivan, E. F. Porter, Chairman. Clerk O’Neill, Neb., Aug. 27, 1930 9 o’clock a. m. Holt county Board met pursuant to adjournment; all members present but Stein. Board called to order by the chairman. Minutes for Aug. 26, 1930 read and approved, Fred Bazelman appeared before the board in regard to damages to house occupied by Abbott family. James A. Donohoe appeared before the board in regard to tax matters of Ida L. Parker (See Resolution below.) 12 o’clock noon; on motion Board of Equalization adjourned until one p. m. O’Neill, Neb., Aug. 27, 1930 RESOLUTION Mr. Chairman: Whereas it appears that ki the year 1918, Sanford Parker owned property in the city of O’Neill sub ject to the assessment and payment of personal tax as follows: Money, actual value _$1,000.00 Diamond, actual value_ 300.00 Piano_ 175.00 Sewing Machine_. 10.00 Household effects _ 1,077.00 Automobile_._ 650.00 3282.00 ACCIDENT STATISTICS FOR NEBRASKA Compiled by the Nebraska Pres* Association and the Rehabiliation Division of the State Department of Vocational Education. Report for Two Week Period Ending September 23, 1930 No. of Accidents Deaths Inj. Tot. Motor vehicle 227 14 296 309 Other public ™ 76 1 76 77 Agricultural_ 48 2 44 46 Industrial _ 30 6 27 33 Home _ _ 51 6 41 47 During the last two weeks there were 44 persons disabled which brings the total since Janutry 1, 1930 to 344. During State Safety Week acci dents were reduced 26% but now they have increased again to almost a nor mal rate. Motor vehicle accidents and casualties are more than normal. The number of persons injured by acci dents due to excessive speed jnmped from 19 to 43. Skids, excessive speed, striking pedestrians and railroad crossing accidents accounted for 12 of the 14 deaths. Accidents due to reckless driving and passing street and highway markers increased tremendously. Persons injured by accidents due to cars passing increased from 17 to 31. A study of types of accidents in which 25 trucks were involved dis closes that: there was one truck in 16 lost control accidents; 1 truck in 25 speed accidents; 1 truck in 17 struck obstruction accidents; 1 truck in 23 struck pedestrian accidents; 1 truck in 5 railroad crossing accidents; 3 trucks of 13 cars to cause accidents by passing signals and markers; 2 of 4 drivers to fall asleep were truck drivers; of those to pass cars and strike oncoming cars 5 out of 7 were trucks and of machines which hogged the road and forced other cars into the ditch 6 out of 10 were trucks. In sports, football caused 8 broken arms and legs, and baseball 2 broken legs. There were 5 injuries from horseback riding. Guns accidentally injured 5, disabled 2 and killed 1. 27 children broke their arms and legs in falls. Of these, 3 were per manently disabled. I In all types of accidents power ma chinery injured 18, disabled 3 and killed 6. Falls injured 42, disabled 12 and killed 5. Cuts and abrasions in jured 18 and caused 8 infections. Burns and scalds injured 10 and kill ed 2. Animals injured 19, disabled 1 and killed 2. Motor Vehicle Report for 2-Week Period Ending Sept. 23, 1930 Cause of No. of Accident Accidents Dths Inj. Skids . 15 3 21 Tire blows out ’_ 2 0 5 Mechanical defects_ 5 0 5 Loses control . 16 0 20 Speed ._... 25 2 43 Passing car struck car passed 300 Passing car struck oncoming car 7 0 16 Ditched by pass’g car 10 0 15 Collision 33 0 46 Struck obstruction 17 0 17 Struck pedestrian 23 3 20 Driver intoxicated 4 0 3 Driver asleep _... 4 0 9 Passing signals and highway markers . 13 0 20 No lights ___ 10 2 Blinding lights _ 5 0 3 Reckless driving 17 0 26 Railroad crossing_ 5 4 2 Miscellaneous _ 18 1 22 Aviation ___ 110 224 14 296 Accident CaKualtiee since Jan. 1, 1930 Accident Inj. Dis. Dths Tot. Motor vehicle 2818 66 194 3078 Motor vehicle 3333 84 219 3636 Other public 832 62 167 1061 Industrial_ 412 58 61 531 Agricultural 543 77 57 677 Home _ 582 63 87 732 Total ..5702 344 591 6637 Report for the Two Week Period Ending October 7, 1930 No. of Accidents Deaths Inj. Tot. Motor vehicle 277 29 380 409 Other public_ 69 2 73 75 Agricultural ... 74 4 70 74 Industrial _ 26 2 25 27 Home _ 128 11 117 128 574 48 665 713 During the last two weeks there were 34 persons disabled which brings the total since January 1, 1930 to 378. Eleven children were injured by falls from horses and 45 other child ren suffered fractures while at school or play. Twenty-one ether boys re* ceived fractures and sprains while playing football. Farm animals injured 28, disabled 4 and killed 4, while farm machin ery injured 15 and disabled 8; 6 other farmers were impaled or lacerated by pitchforks. In the home, cuts and abrasions in jured 32, falls injured 21 children, 30 adults and killed 4 adults. Power machinery in the home injured 8. Burns and scalds resulted in 17 injur ies and 4 deaths, most of these were carelesness with oil and gasoline. Two children were poisoned, 3 drown ed in tanks and one strangled. At a season of year when motor ve hicle accidents should decline, we seem to suddenly have developed a mania for accidents by direct law violations. Most flagrant causes of the 277 motor vehicle accidents which have within two weeks killed 29, dis abled 13 and caused injury to 389 other persons are: Intoxicated drivers, 7; blowouts 10; loose gravel 18; blinding and defec tive lights 18; 12 railroad crossing accidents injuring 20 and killing 9 persons; excessive speed and passing highway markers 47; trucks were in volved in 44 out of the 277 accidents. Trucks participated in 6 of the 18 ac cidents responsible for the 29 motor vehicle deaths. The wilful consistent traffic law violater is a potential murderer, not susceptive to safety education and subject to control only by drastic traffic law enforcement. Is Nebraska to submit to traffic murders at the rate of 2 a day as peacefully as we have submitted to terrorization by bank bandits for lack of an enforeement personell?