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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1930)
Repeating Rifles I ; j Stuffed Animals Aeroplanes Tool Kits The time when all the world is joined in one heartbeat, in one thought, in one purpose—to spread joy and gladness all about us. Although it is our hope and aim to spread cheer and good will through ali the days of the year, we find special delight in giving expression to the feeling that is within us and give glad welcome to the op portunity offered by the Yuletide season to broadcast our greetings. Our store is filled with Toys for the children, appropriate gifts for the cider ones including Moth er, Father, Wife, Sister, Brother or the Sweetheart. We want you to make our store your headquarters while in O’Neill. Special Christmas Gift Assortment Model 59 Bolt Action Single Shot Rifle—a new Win chester .22 cal. rifle that makes an ideal gift for boy or girl or the young man or woman shoot er ....*.-. $8.45 No. 8921—3 cell Focusing Headlight—the flashlight in its handiest form. Lights wherever you look and leaves both hands always free. $2.95 No. 6810— Assortment of six 2-cell Focusing Spot lights in handsome color with chronium finish trim. A light of great usefulness anywhere in an extra appealing gift form; with batteries.$1.75 No. 4950, Camp Pattern Pocket Knife, the knife for the boy and unsurpassed for anyone who has a pocket. Spear blade, combination can opener, cap lifter, screw driver and punch blade .$1.75 No. 3831 Winchester Boys’ Holler Skates, pair $2.25 j Supreme in strength—supreme in mileage—su- j preme in easy-running qualities. i No. 20—Camp Axe, with high grade leather sheath, j The ideal small axe for any purpose and especial- j ly for the boy in camp and the out of doors.$1.80 j No. WOllOiA, Fuji Octagon Pattern Nail Hammer j Full polished. Just the thing for father and prac- j tical of the practical ...$1.60 \ No. 2932, Stag Handle Senator Pattern Three-blad- j ed PocketKnife. Spear, pen and file blades. $1.50 j No. W 8—5V4-inch Ladies’ Pattern Scissors. Full j nickel-plated. Fitted bows. Carefully ground and j set. A real gift for any woman.$1.45 j Warner & Sons j ! Child's Chair and Tabic Dump Trucks Largo Balls Fire Trucks Kiddie Car Trains Child’s Pianos 3Z7-DBC27 Bassinet Boy’s Tricycle €5. H. NICHOLS TELLS ABOUT NURSERY I'ONDS G. H. Nichols, field man for the Game, Forestation and Parks Com mission, receives many inquiries from Holt County citizens concerning fish ponds. “Here are a few require ments which are necessary in order to make a success of the fish rearing game,” so says Nichols: 1st—A liberal supply of pure wat er under perfect control. 2nd—A pond area large enough to provide plenty of shallow places for spawning beds. 3rd—Vegetation to furnish cover and feeding places for young fish. 4th—F u 11 protection from flood waters. 6th—Drainage system that will permit drawing down water to the last drop. 6th—Keep pond free from all other fish except kind to be reared. Swat the turtles on sight. 7th.—Keep live stock away from pond; they tramp out spawn beds. 8th.—Remove moss from deeper part of pond early in season; saw it off with a barbed wire close to bot tom. It will float to shore, where it may be taken out. One patron with only one half acre pond, sold $308.00 worth of fingorling bass in 1930. His pond met all the above requirements. EDUCATIONAL NOTES In accordance with Article 22, Sec tion 6609, H. J. Ernst has been ap pointed Attendance Officer for Holt County. It w ill be his duty to keep a close cheek on the attendance of children between the ages of 7 and 16, and see that they attend school regularly. The Compulsory School laws for Nebraska require that child ren between the ages of 7 and 16 at tend, regularly, a public, private or denominational school for a period of not less than 160 days in a 0-months school and proportionately in shorter term districts. All parents or guardians of child ren of school age ate held respon sible for the attendance of their children. Persons who fail to keep children for whom they are respon sible, regularly in school for the re ■ quired length of timo, according to j ; the Nebraska statutes, Article 22.1 [Section 6508—M, subject themselves] to a fine of not less than $5.00 nov i more than $100, or u penalty not to I exceed three months in the county jail. Up to this time this work has been taken care of by the County Super- j intendent with fairly good results but, the attendance officer will be able to j keep a closer check than can be done by this office. j Until they have earned an Eighth 1 tirade diploma no circumstances will exempt a child from regular attend- ! a nee at ; hool except illness or men- I tal deficiency. Under these circum-1 stances the parents should write to the County Superintendent or the at tendance officer, giving the reasons for the child remaining away from [ ' school. | Patron’s Day wos observed in most , of the rural districts in Holt County j or near November 11th. In a few i districts illness or other circumstan I ccs made it net sary to postpone the , date. Teacher; report the day very ! sucessful and interesting and very i well attended. Patrons over the , county are to be commended for their j hearty co-operation in visiting their schools and showing an interest in i what the teacher and oupils were do ing. I have talked with a large num ber of teachers and they feel a re newed interest and ambition to make their school work a success. Patron’s Pay has become an established occa sion over the state and have proven to be a very valuable project since it stimulates the interest, of the patrons in the school work. Parents should visit their school and show an inter est in what is being accomplished by their children. We are making a strong effort to bring the childicn of llolt County up to the highest possible standard of good health. A Red Cross nurse has been employed in portions of the county for the past two years. This year most of the towns in the county are participating in this service. The Red Cross chapters of the various towns have offered to extend the ser vices to rural schools close to towns. In order to give this service to as many schools as possible we have de cided to combine districts and have a Health Day. Plans are being made for such a meeting to be held in Dis trict No. 81 on Monday, December 8. The children will be examined and health talks and advice will he giv en. On November 14th. school districts 79 and 98 held a joint program and box social which netted them $33.00. District No. 98 have organized an Uncle Sam’s Boys and Girls Club. They have eight members and have held six meetings. Over 200 Normal Training students from the various schools of the coun ty wrote on Teachers’ examinations on last Saturday. All districts of the county who have not already organized the Boys and Girls clubs for citizenship and character education, should do so at once. This seems- to be the most I practical method of touching char j acter education as required by the course of study. Much more can be accomplished by discussion and ac tual experience than by general class room work in this subject. Materials for this work were given out at the pre-opening meeting. Teachers should report their organizations just as soon as they are well organized. The name chosen for these citizenship clubs is Uncle Sam’s Boys and Girls and each member is presented with a badge with this inscription and an appropriate emblem. A number of the schools have already asked for their badges. The new school building in district 38 is progressing rapidly and will be finished by the Christmas holidays. This is a fine, modern type building with full basement and is a valuable addition to the district. It will re place a building that for several years has been entirely too small for the number of pupils attending the school. LOCAL NEWS Miss Florence Loamy spent Sun day with her parents at Pierce. Miss Elsie Kruegger of Inman was visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence Bergstrom, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nemic and son Bobby of Spencer spent Sunday at the Clarence Zimmerman hdhie. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cowperth waite left Monday for California where they will spend the winter. Charles Carter and family, of Chambers, spent Thanksgiving at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Carter. Miss Catherine Cox left Monday morning for her home in California, to spend the holidays with her moth [ er and sister. Rex Brown stopped in O’Neill for a short time last Thursday and again Sunday. Rex is representing an Oma ha poultry firm. The kiddies have begun to write letters to Santa Claus. That long whiskered old gent will be looking into the stocking in just seventeen more days. L. A. Jones, local manager of the Armour Creamery, made a business trip the first of the week to points w’est along the C. & N. W. Railway, in the interest of the creamery. Patronize your home merchants and keep your dollars working for you. Money sent to the eastern mer chants is gone forever and helps to build some other community not your own. James and Dick Robertson, w'ho are attending the state University, and Miss Rebecca, who teaches at Davey, spent Thanksgiving vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. Rich Ragan and four children of Creighton were in O'Neill Friday; Mr. Ragan came to transact ! some business while Mrs. Ragan and j the children visited with her parents.' Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quinn. Attorney General Sorensen, when; asked about the popular game of | “Bingo,” called attention to the state j law1 forbidding everything in the way ! of a lottery. This is a law that is often broken. Quite often newspapers I are asked to advertise and boost for, this and other similar games of, chance w'hich* are occasionally spon-j sored for the purpose of raising a lit- j tie money for some worthy cause; persons operating such games, or1 newspapers advertising them are : ;; >ject to prosecution for doing so. j Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pierson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carnes, of Neligh were Thanksgiving guests of the la dies’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Harnish. Some people are all take and no give. They constantly receive bene fits, and make no return. Many child ren are that way. They have receiv ed untold blessings from their par ents, but they will not contribute anything to the family life. When people live in a community they gain benefits from it every day. It gives them their living, protects them from crime and disease, it educates their children. We owe something in re turn for these and other benefits. One good way to make that return for their and other benefits is to sup port home town business with our patronage.—Pierce Leader. Mrs. Wm. Egger and Mrs. John McClellan entertained 20 guests Sun day afternoon,November 30th, as a surprise to their mother, Mrs. Mary McClellan, in honor of her sixty fifth birthday anniversary. The after noon was spent visiting until four o’clock when a delectable lunch was served to the relatives and neighbors present; the feature of the lunch was a huge cake, of unique design, repre senting a castle, and was decorated with sixty-five lighted candles. Mrs. McClellan was presented with many beautiful gifts. Those present were Mrs. A. McDonald and son Albert; Mrs. J. P. Lansworth and son John; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ridgway; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rieken; Mrs. Eric Burg and on Willner; Mrs. A. Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Boshsrt; Mrs. T. F Oallagher and daughter Marie; Mrs. James Currens and sons Francis and Dule; Mrs. Jake Ernest; Miss Mag gie Eggers; Walter Eggera; Mrs. E. L. Karr; Mr. and Mrs. Win. Eggers. «