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VOLUME LI O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15,1931 No. 34
REp CROSS SEEKS AID FOR
DROUTH-STRICKEN AREAS
Following is a copy of a telegram
received Tuesday by Dr. W. J. Doug
las, Chairman of the Holt County
chapter, American Red Cross, from
Wm. M. Baxter, Manager of the Mid
western Branch American Red Cross
St. Louis, Missouri:
. Dr. W. J. Douglas, Chairman
Holt County Red Cross,
Atkinson, Nebraska:
Greatly increased demands during
last ten days have made imperative
immediate campaign for Red Cross
relief fund to meet emergency situa
tion in part of twenty-one states in
drouth-stricken area. Minimum ten
million dollars needed to prevent un
told suffering and actual starvation
of thousands of families. Polluted
water supply caused by dying cattle
added to winter hardships in some
sections. President Hoover in pro
clamation tomorrow will urge imme
diate and generous response. Confi
dent your people will not fail to meet
their share this humanitarian need,
but because of general conditions de
sire to impress you necessity most
vigorous possible campaign. Suc
cess our effort will be regarded as
test of Red Cross by President and
entire Nation and we must not fail.
Your chapter quota $200.00. Report
action taken.
WM. M. BAXTER.
THE FARM BUREAU BOARD
BRING SUIT AGAINST COUNTY
The Farm Bureau Board have
brought a mandamus suit against
Holt County to compel the county to
employ the county agent asked f6r
by the Farm Bureau Board.
The county board refused the re
quest for the county agent at their
last meeting, giving their reason for
so doing, the present financial condi
tion of the county and the further
fact that they considered that the pe
tition did not require the correct
number of legal signers.
The suit will be tried before Dis
trict Judge Dickson next Saturday.
J. A. Donohoe will represent the
Farm Bureua Board; County Attor
ney Julius D. Cronin will defend the
action of the county board.
THE COUNTY BOARD
REORGANIZE, TUESDAY
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The new County Board met Tues- j
day and effected their organization1
for 1931 by electing John Sullivan
chairman. Chairman Sullivan ap
pointed the following standing com
mittees for the year:
Court House Committee:—James,
McKim and -Root.
Finance Committee: Skidmore, Mc
Kim and James.
Printing and Supplies:—McKim,
Stein and Root.
Tax Committee: Steinhauser, Skid
more and Stein.
Bond Committee: Root, Steinhaus
er and James.
Bridge Committee: Skidmore, Mc
Kim and James.
Settlement of County offices: Stein
and entire Board.
Claims: James and entire Board.
The Board is composed of the fol
lowing members:
District No. 1—Joe Stein, Meek.
District No. 2—L. C. McKim, Op
portunity.
Dist. No. 3—John Sullivan, O’Neill
District No. 4—L. E. Skidmore,
Ewing.
District No. 5—Rodell Root, Cham
bers.
District No. 6—John Steinhauser,
Stuart.
District No. 7—Hugh L. James, At
kinson.
The Board is checking the county
officers and transacting the routine
business.
PRESBYTERIAN GENTRY
HOLD A STAG PARTY
The men who are affiliated with
the Presbterian church held a stag
party in the church basement Tues
day evening. The evening was spent
in playing various games. Several
ladies came in the late evening and
arranged the tables and served oy
sters, sandwiches and coffee. Covers
were laid for thirty-four.
The gathering was in the nature
of a get-together party and was
greatly enjoyed. Similar meetings
are anticipated each month.
MR. AND MRS. WALKER
ENJOYING WESTERN TRIP
The following news item appeared
in a recent issue of the Corvallis,
Oregon, daily paper: “Mr. and Mrs.
John Walker, of Page, Nebraska, are
guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
C. O. Anderson on North 4th street.
They are here to spend several weeks
at the Anderson home. They came in
time to spend part of the holidays
and have accompanied Dr. and Mrs.
Anderson to Newport for a brief vis- |
it at the beaches and their first
glimpse of the Pacific. Mr. and Mrs.
Walker say they are enjoying their j
stay in Oregon and have seen sever
al things new to them.”
Mr. and Mrs. Walker are leaving
this week for San Francisco; they
will also visit friends at San Diego
before they return.
EARL GARNETT WANTED
FOR FORGING A CHECK
Peter W. Duffy went to Omaha,
Wednesday where he expected to get
Earl Garnett, who is alleged to have
forged a check for $10.00 on P. L.
DeBerry, in favor of A. J. Allison,
and drawn on a Grand Island bank.
A small amount of goods were pur
chased by the party who presented
the $10 check in payment, receiving
the difference in cash.
CHALFANT—LEWMAN
DeWayne Chalfant and Miss Claud
ia Lewman, both of Clearwater, were
married at the Presbyterian manse,
January 10th, by Rev. H. D. John
son.
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BECKER—MORL AN
Ernest Becker, of Verdigre, and
Miss Mildred Morlan, of Creighton,
were married at the Presbyterian
manse, by Rev. H. D. Johnson, Jan-1
uary 14th.
LIBRARY NOTES
The librarian of the Public Library
reports the following:
350 Fiction and Junior books re- ;
ceived this month.
Adult circulation the past year.
6240. ... \
New readers, 155.
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January
Clearance Sale
DISHES
All breakfast and tea sets
331 o|o off
25 Piece $7.00 Breakfast Set.$4.67 $12.50 Tea Set. $8.33
Fancy Colored dishes and Japanese
hand painted plates
33 °b Discount
All open stock dinner ware
15% off
Look over our Variety department. Hundreds
of staple articles at very low prices
Warner 6? S< >ns
O’Neill, Nebraska
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] EDWARD GATZ,
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
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1 Manager
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I ECONOMY WITHOUT SACRIFICE Jf quality is assured when buying your groceries :
-- from a Robert C. Moore Store. Every item of stock
assembled in our warehouse is most carefully tested and scrutinized by life-time experienced buyers.
Every item must pass this most careful test and is your assurance of quality. Throughout a period
of almost fifty years our firm as a wholesale organization has been known for handling quality foods
and the same high standards are still maintained.
RADIO PROGRAM
For particulars concerning our word contest, tune in on Radio Station WJAG, Norfolk, every Tuesday
and Friday, 6:30 to 6:00 P. M. THANK YOU!
Please note herewith some special prices for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17
SSPINACH
s Small Size. 10c
PORK and BEANS
I Med., 2 foo. 15c
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PRUNES
Santa Clara Sweet Prunes,
fresh from California, pack
ed in 26 pound boxes, 90-100
size, per box
$1,29
SALMON
An extra special—our choice
Pink Salmon, of regular
stock, splendid flavor and
texture—1 lb. tall tin
10c
I TTI A la<iy wanted a saek of one of the supposed highest grade flours sold in
ll I I IIJ 1^ Nebraska. The manager sold her one sack of Pantry Pride for trial. She
■*" came back and bought three more sacks of Pantry Pride Flour and ex
pressed the delight with her experience in the use of Pantry Pride Flour. This is only one of the
many instances that have actually happened in the last few months in the Robert C. Moore stores.
You too will like Pantry Pride Flour. Every sack is positively guaranteed to
give you satisfaction and the qquality isequal to the best. 48 LB. SACK PAN- ^
1 TRY PRIDE FLOUR *1^
IH O M I N Y
Morning Light Hominy pre
pared bl removing the hulls
from white corn of a select
variety, per can
5c
CORN
Morning Light Corn is pack
ed in enamel lined tins
which insures against corro
sion and danger of poison.
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COFFEE
Very high grade bourbon
Santos Peaberry Coffee,
fresh roasted and fresh
ground to your order.
DOUBLE WEDDING
IS KEPT SECRET
A double wedding, performed New
Year’s day and kept a secret for
some time afterward has just been
announced after friends had learned
of the event.
Harlan Elam and Eddie Tepner,
both of Orchard, Nebraska, were the
bridegrooms, the former taking as
his bride Miss Bernice Cederberg, of
near Venus, Neb., and the latter
choosing Miss Lois Weir, of near
O’Neill. The Rev. Roy A. Richmond
of Neligh performed the ceremony.
Mr. Elam has been' employed at
the C. L. McBride store at Orchard
for a number of years and made his
home with his parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. A. J. Springston, until last Oct
ober, when Mr. Springston assumed
a charge at Broken Bow. Mrs. Elam
who is a daughter of Mrs. John Leis
ure, has lived near Venus for some
time and has a large number of
friends there.
Mr. Tepner is a son of Mrs. Frank
Tepner, of near Chambers, Nebraska
and has been employed at the M. A.
Goldsmith store, Orchard, about two
years.
The above is taken from the Fri
day issue of the Norfolk News. Mrs.
Tepner is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Weir, who reside a few
miles southwest of O’Neill on the
Mrs. Della Shaw farm. She teaches
school in district No. 14 near the
Niobrara river dam north of O'Neill.
ALMOST FIFTY-ONE WEEKS
WITHOUT ZERO WEATHER
The temperature dropped to seven
degrees below zero some time during
Tuesday night according to the offi
cial weather department supervised
by Harry Bowen. This was the first
sub-zero weather since the twenty
second of January, 1930. There has
been only a few cold days this win
ter so far.
FRED KACZOR
Fred Kaczor, father of Mrs. George
Bay of this city, passed away Mon
day at the home of his son William,
residing on Camp creek, just east of
Meek postoffice, at the age of ninety
years. He has been bedfast most of
the time for the past year. For sev
eral months he has resided at the
home of his son William, but his
home was with his son John on his
own homestead, five miles north of
Spencer, Nebraska.
He leaves six sons and two daugh
ters, and a large concourse of old
friends to mourn his death.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday from the William Kaczor
home at one o’clock and from the
Presbyterian church at Meek at two
o’clock; burial was in the Pleasant
Valley cemetery near the church.
An obituary will be published next
week.
W. T. Hayes, of Atkinson, was
shaking hands with old time O’Neill
friends Wednesday.
B. S. MULLEN SELECTED
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE
(Longview, Washington, Times.)
Announcement was made today by
R. L. Sailors, mayor-elect, of the se
lection of B. S. Mullen to succeed Ed
Berger as chief of police when Mr.
Sailors takes office next Tuesday.
Mr. Mullen’s selection was made
last night at a conference between
Mr. Sailors and six of the incoming
councilmen, Frank Gowdy, who is
ill, being the only absentee. Mr. Mul
len was immediately notified of his
selection and an acceptance was ten
tatively given. At the same time Mr.
Berger was notified that he would
not be re-appointed.
Longview’s next chief of police is
not a new man to the department,
Mr. Mullen having served three years
on the department prior to 1927. Mr.
Mullen is a married man. He lives
with his wife and three children at
the family home at 2824 Washing
ton way. He is 40 years of age and
attended the University of Nebraska
for two years.
“Barney,” as his friends know Mr.
Mullen, was born in O’Neill, Nebr.
He came to Longview in 1923 from
Gillette, Wyo., where he had lived
for five years. His first year here
was spent as manager of the Long
view auto park. In 1924 he joined
the Longview police force, serving
until 1927, when he went in the in
surance business.
PROHIBITION DRAG NET
BRINGS IN THREE MORE
Jack McAllister, his son John Mc
Allister and E. R. Kreger, all of At
kinson, Nebraska, were arrested and
brought to O’Neill late this after
noon, charged with liquor law viola
tions; the arrests were made by fed
eral officers Bay, Carpenter and
Wheeler, assisted by constable H. W.
Tomlinson.
THE FRONTIER IS OFFICIAL
PAPER OF THE COUNTY
The Frontier has been designated
by the County Board of Supervisors
as the Official paper in which the
proceedings and legal notices will be
printed during the year 1931.
SCHOOL NOTES
Our Little Folks
The Kindergarten have made a
I sand table miniature golf course,
| which they have been enjoying this
week.
The First and Fourth grades are
! studying about the Eskimos. They
are going to decorate their sand
tables to represent an Eskimo scene.
Eighth Grade
The pupils of the Eighth grade re
ceived some very interesting letters
and Christmas gifts from the schools
'of Honolulu; they aslo received two
letters from Liberia, Africa.
The following earned head marks
in Spelling: Anna Toy, Marjorie
Hunt, Opal Ellison, Violet Pinker
I man, Merle Spangler, Virgil Dens
berger.
Marjorie Hunt was chosen cheer
leader by the eighth grade.
Wilfred Martefelt, Orville Green,
Opal Ellison, Marjorie Hunt, Anna
Toy and George Cook each earned
100 in their six weeks’ history test.
The Land O’ Cotton
If you can’t endure the cold north,
come to “The Land o’ Cotton.” The
Boys and Girls Glee Clubs will take
you south the latter part of January.
Watch for further details next week.
SIXTH GRADE SCHOOL NOTES
Delta Gunn, Myrtle Brown and
Kenneth Miller were exempt from all
examinations having earned an aver
age of 90'/r in each subject.
The Pirates expect to play Bassett
this Thursday.
The following pupils in the 6th
grade have a perfect attendance for
the first semester: Myrtle Brown,
Eldrey Gaskill, Robert Gaskill, Opal
Persons and Ellen Stauffer.
The Pirates played St. Mary’s
grade boys Friday of last week; this
was the second game scored in favor
of the Pirates.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
A special Eighth Grade examina
tion will be held on Friday, January
30, 1931 at Stuart, Atkinson, O’Neill,
Page, Inman, Ewing, Chambers,
Amelia and Scottville, District 38.
This examination is for Eighth grad
ers only.
The next State Teachers’ examina
tions will be held on Saturday, Jan
uary 17th at Atkinson, Ewing and
O’Neill.
There will be no Holt County Edu
cational Directory printed this year.
Anyone residing in the county and
desiring information which has for
merly been listed in these directories
should communicate with the County
Superintendent’s office.
District No. 70 organized their
Uncle Sam’s Boys and Girls Club
I last Week and elected officers.
The regular Parent-Teacher meet
j ing was held in district No. 91 last
Tuesday evening. County Superin
■ tendent Luella A. Parker and Miss
i Barbara Hazel, Red Cross Nurse,
visited the school in the afternooa
and Miss Hazel examined the child
ren. In the evening she gave a talk
j to the parents.
On Friday evening, January 9th,
Superintendent Luella A. Parker and
Miss Hazel attended the Parent
Teacher meeting at Phoenix, District
51. This organization includes three
school districts, 51, 53 and 193. Miss
Hazel gave a very fine talk to the
parents. This was a very interest
ing meeting and was well attended.
There were also a number of visitors
present.
The Holt County Spelling Contest
will be held some time in March; the
exact date will be announced later,
now is the time to begin preparation
for the contest.