The Frontier.
VOLUME LI. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1931. No. 37
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O’NEILL FIRE DEPARTMENT
ASKS FOR NEW FIRE TRUCK
The O’Neill Fire Department pre
sented a petition to the city council
last Tuesday which was signed by a
large percent of the business men
and residents of the city asking the
city council to p urchase a new fire
truck to be added to the fire fighting
equipment. The matter received the
action of the council at a special
meeting Wednesday evening; the
council has taken the necessary
steps to have the question placed
upon the city ballot this spring, at
which time everyone will have a
chance to express their opinion as to
whether or not the city will be fur
nished with a new fire truck.
There are many reasons why a
new truck should be purchased; the
matter will be discussed through the
columns of the O’Neill newspapers
later.
DEAD BANK ROBBERS
ARE NOW WORTH $3,000
Some time ago the Nebraska Bank
er’s Association made a temporary
offer of $3,000 for dead bank rob
bers; the order became permanent on
February 1st, according to a report
made public by the secretary, W. B.
Hughes, who also issued a schedule
of assessments to be paid by the
bankers for the dead bandits. Banks
having resources of $125,000 or 1 ess
will pay $4 of each $3,000. Others
pay on a graduated scale ranging up
to $26 for banks with resources of
$25,000,000 to $30,000,000.
Mr. Huges gives the reward full
credit for the absence of bank rob
bers in Nebraska during the past
few months; he is of the opinion that
the bandits will give Nebraska a
wide berth in the future; bankers in
other states are forced to stand
losses.
[CAR BURNS ON HIGHWAY
LAST SUNDAY EVENING
About eleven o’clock last Sunday
night the fire department was called
to extinguish a fire that was about
to consume a Graham-Paige sedan
on the highway in the western part
of the city. The car was consider
ably damaged by fire.
It seems that the Graham-Paige
! sedan and an Essex car had started
west; after they had turned north
} the Graham-Paige stopped and the
driver of the Essex turned his car
around so that his light would shine
on the stalled car; they were engag
ed in fixing the vacuum tank when a
Ford sedan came around the corner
a block and one-half away and crash
ed into them; the Ford caught fire
but a deluge of sand extinguished
the blaze; the Graham-Paige also
caught fire a few minutes later and
the department was called. The occu
pants of the Ford car—two ladies
and two gentlemen, and one of the
j men who were working on the stall
l ed car, were cut and bruised but not
I seriously injured. The cars belonged
I at Ainsworth and Norden, Nebraska,
i One of the parties injured was Hoy
W. Lindburg; we were unable to ob
tain the names of the others.
THE LIONS CLUB
DISCUSS TRAIN SCHEDULE
The Lions Club met as usual in the
Grand Cafe for their noon-day lunch
eon Tuesday. The matter of change
in the train schedule on the North
Western was the main topic of dis
cussion following the dinner. Wires
were sent to the Railway Commis
sioners and to some of the legislat
ors; the action of the club may have
been the wedge that caused the
North-Western to withdraw their ap- i
plication for a change in train ser
vice; however, the change was not
made.
Mr. White, representing the Good j
Roads Association was present at
the dinner and talked to the club }
relative to the five-year program of
highway paving. The club took no
part in the promotion of the work of
Mr. White other than introducing [
him to the business men whose name
he had on his list.
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C. & N. W. TRAIN SCHEDULE
WILL NOT BE CHANGED
A short time ago the Railway Com
mission granted the Northwestern
Railway C o m p a n y authority t o
change their train schedule for a
thirty day period; the change would
eliminate No. 13 which arrives at
7:15 a. m., and substitute No. 3 to
arrive about midnight; the change
would substitute train No. 003 for
Nos. 11 and 1-1 between Long Line
and Chadron.
On February 2 the Railway Com
mission revoked the order and called
a hearing upon the matter 'for Febr
uary 6th. The Northwestern on
Tuesday withdrew its application for
the change in schedule so the trains
will continue on the old schedule.
The Lions Club at their noon lun
cheon Tuesday took the matter up
and wired the Railway Commission
The change would be detrimental
to the mail service; the daily papers
that arrive here in the morning
would not reach O’Neill until 3:30 in
the afternoon; all first class mail
would arrive practically eight hours
later.
RED CROSS
A meeting of the local Red Cross
board was called by the chairman,
Mrs. D. Stannard, Monday afternoon.
Business affairs were taken care of
and satisfactory reports heard from
various committees.
Miss Barbara Hazel, the health
nurse, gave a splendid report of her
work in the Public School and St.
Mary’s Academy for the month of
January.
After hearing this report one real
ized the great need of u health nurse
also the efficient work being done by
Miss Hazel.
Outside of school hours Miss Hazel
is conducting one adult and one stu
dent class in Home Hygiene and one
adult class in First Aid.
COUNTY AGENT CASE
WON BY FARM BUREAU
At O’Neill last Saturday, Judge
Dickson decided the case brought by
the Holt County Farm Bureau
against the Board of Supervisors in
favor of a County Agent for Holt
County. In summing up the case,
Judge Dickson showed that a law
had been passed by the United States
Congress in 1914 allowing the states
to participate in an educational fund
for the prothotion of better practices
in agriculture; that the Nebraska
Legislature had passed a law in 1915
taking advantage of this fund for
such counties in Nebraska as cared
to use it; and that the only way that
a county could take advantage of this
educational opportunity was to or
ganize a faint bureau and petition
the county for money to be used in
maintaining a county agent He also
showed that large sums were appro
priated annually by the Federal and
State governments to be used in this
work.
Judge Dickson said that tne Hoard
of Supervicors had checked the peti- :
tion carefully and that he believed
that they were honest in their belief :
that there were not 600 legal sign
al's but that the census of 1930 show
ad a reduction in the population in
the county from over 17,000 in 1920 [
to 16,509 in 1930, and that under the
law, therefore only 550 signers were |
necessary to constitute a legal peti
tion in Holt County. He compliment
ad the Board of Supervisors on their
efforts to save the tax-payers money
but said that under the law they
must allow the budget of $3,300 ask
ed for by the Farm Bureau.
In view of the fact that the plain
tiff’s petition charged that the popu
laion of the county was in excess of
17,000 and that 600 signers were
necessary on the petition, that the
Board of Supervisors, in checking
the petition assumed that the popu
lation of the county was in excess of
17,000 as stated in the petition; and
that it was questionable whether or
not the petition for the county agent
was signed by 600 qualified petition
ers and that the petition was not
changed as to population until the
case was about concluded, Judge
Dickson thought that, under the cir
cumstances, and for the fact that
the county board believed that there
were not 600 legal signers to the pe
tition, the costs should not be taxed
to the board personally but should be
paid by the county, and taxed the
costs to the county.
In addition to the $3,300.00 receiv
ed from the county, the Farm Bur
eau will receive $1,200.00 each year
from the State and Federal funds.
The County Agent will receive a sal
ary of $2,200.00 per year and $600.00
for car expense. The office assistant
will receive about $800.00 and the re
mainder will be used for rent, light,
heat, telephone, postage, office sup
plies, furniture, etc.
Mr. James W. Rooney, who has
been selected by the Farm Bureau
Board, will begin work immediately.
He has been in charge of the Boys
and Girls clubs in Boone and Ante
lope counties for nearly two years,
and comes to Holt County very well
recommended. The Farm Bureau
board is very anxious to have fir.
Rooney organize as many Boys and
Girls clubs this spring as' possible,
and would be glad to have anyone
who will help in this work get in
touch with him at once.
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First Showing of the
New Spring Frocks
They come in all the new materials and color
ing and they will delight those who wish to dress 1
smartly without being extravagant.
We have a large selection, all sizes and half siz
es, and invite you to come in and see the wonderful
values. Prices ranging from
$6.50 to $16.75 and up
Chapman’s Style Shop
TWO HOLT COUNTY LADIES
FEATURED ON COVER PAGE I
The late issue of the Outdoor Ne
braska, a magazine published by the
Game, Forestation and Parks Com
mission, carried the pictures of Miss
Dona Scott of Chambers, and Mrs.
Vivian Grant Curren, of Star, Ne
braska, on the cover page. The ladies
are dressed in hunting garb, have
their rifles with them; they had just
taken a mink frofn a trap and were
holding the little animal when the
picture was taken near one of the
trout nursery ponds on the Grant
ranch north of Star postoffice, in the
northeastern part of the county;
Mrs. Curren and her husband reside
jon the ranch; Miss Scott teaches
i school in that vicinity.
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NORTH WESTERN ROAD
TESTING TWO-CENT FARE
The Chicago & North-Western
Railway Company are testing out
i the two-cent per mile car fare over
seven sections of their road. The new
, rates went into effect last Sunday for
| a three months period. If the two
I cent fare proves to be a success on
the lines chosen the experiment will
undoubtedly b e extended to other
parts of the North-Western system.
"The sections over which the fares
will be effective are:
"Madison to Platteville-Lancaster,
Wis.; Green Bay to Laona, Wis.;
Sterling to Peoria, 111.; Rochester to
Tracy, Minn.; Watertown to Gettys
burg, S. I).; Des Moines to AJgona,
la., and Norfolk to Niobrara, Neb.”
WOMAN’S CLUB
The regular meeting of the Wo
man’s Club was held at the club
rooms Wednesday evening.
Mrs. R. E. Gallagher gave a very
vivid description of a trip she took
to Boston.
Mrs. Dave Loy told of her trip to
Salt Lake City.
Mrs. George B ressler, who went
as a companion to her sister with the
Gold Star Mothers to France last
year, gave a most interesting des
cription of the trip, also places visit
ed. She displayed several souvenirs.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year:
President Mrs. F. J. Dishner
1st Vice-Pres. Mrs. Gaius Cadwell
2nd Vice-Pres. Mrs. L. G. Gillespie
Sec.-Treasurer Mrs. R. M. Sauers
Corres. Sec’y Mrs. W. J. Biglin
Auditor Mrs. S. L. Berry
Custodian Mrs. J. H. McPharlin
Parliamentarian Mrs. H. E. Coyne
COYOTE HUNT FOR
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 15TH
A coyote hunt is planned for the
Meek neighborhood for Sunday, Feb.
15th. More details will be published
next week.
THE CHARITY BALL
GOING OVER GREAT
The Charity Ball is going to be a
great success according to the Wel
fare Committee of the Woman’s Club
who are sponsoring the event. Tick
ets are being sold now by the ladies.
The ladies wish us to state that
only those who have dance tickets
or are with escort will be allowed on
the dance floor. Spectator tickets
are 25c in the balcony.
THE ANNUAL MEETING
BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATION
The Covered Wagon Area . Council
Boy Scouts of America held their an
nual meeting in Hotel Norfolk |ast
Thursday evening.
The program opened with a dihner
at 0:30 o’clock followed by a program
devoted to the promotion of Boy
Scout work; there were about , 200
covers laid for the banquet.
The same officers were re-elected
for the coming year. D. T. Murfin of
Page and Dr. J. M. Puselik, of Spen
cer were appointed members of the
: executive board for the Covered
I Wagon Area.
F. J. Sexsmith, chairman North
| Central District; H. B. Burch, finan
cial chairman and H. D. Johnsori, all
of O’Neill; Dr. J. M. Pusilek and Mr.
Harper of Spencer; Rev. Paul Riggs,
of Orchard were among thpse who at
tended the meeting from the f'Jorth
Central District.
“THANKSGIVING ANN”
The play “Thanksgiving Ann>V at
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening, was given to a large and
appreciative audience.
The program opened with a piano
solo, played by Miss Elizabeth Hen
ry.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sauers took the
part of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen,
a well to do family who bought every
thing for their pleasure, then gave
to the church and charity the little 1
they had left.
The Allen children were reprefent
ed by Margaret Cadwell, the . little
daughter and Cleland Johnson,' the
small son.
“Thanksgiving Ann," the colored
maid, who believed in ‘systermatics,”
Mrs. Jeanee Scott. ,
A colored servant, Guy C. Miller.
A collector of funds for the church,
Christie Yantzi.
“Thangsgiving Ann” believed in
putting aside a portion of her salary
for the church and did not approve
of the way her employer gave, so in
a very clever manner she convinced
the Allen family that the only' way
to give was systematically.
A quartette composed of Messrs.
R. M. Sauers, Roy Carroll, Christie
Yantzi and Guy C. Miller, sang be
tween scenes.
A silver offering was taken, to be
used by the Missionary Society.
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