XXaMMMaafllHBiaeHMaCHaHII&HnefliaaaMBBBnHnWMMi«KiWKv;iv;:v -' - « JO N : (EERIE [ Power Farming Day) A Very Instructive and Interesting Program in Pictures will be shown at the I K. C. Hall. Farmers and Customers cordially invited. IEP~ E Saturday, Feb. 7th j START YOUR COST-REDUCING UROGRAM NOW! 1 s .. 04 Zfl o X w w i ps r h c We Handle the Celebrated JOHN DEERE “QUALITY LINE” OF TRACTORS AND COST-REDUC- I INC POWER FARM EQUIPMENT. I We will be pleased to have you present on above date to talk with Experts | and see our Complete Display. Warner & Sons jj THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager Entered at the Postofflce at O’Neill, Nebraska as Second Class Matter. GLADYS SIMMONS WRITES ABOUT WASHINGTON LIFE While bridge seems to be the chief indoor sport of most cities, in Wash ington, it Is attendance at afternoon teas. Much is said and written about the complicated system of call-mak ing among official people. It is so ex tensive that a wife of n new Member of Congress will make in one season, if she is conscientious about it, around six hundred first calls, to say nothing of those which she must re turn. If some of these calls can be made at afternoon teas, of course, it is more pleasant. Many ladies have them. Five days of the week are set apart for calling. On Monday, the calls are made on the wives of the Chief Justices; on Tuesday, on the wives of Congressmen; on Wednesday, on the wives of the Vice-President, the Speaker of the House and Cabinet; ! on Thursday, on the wives of Sen ators; on Friday, on the wivea of diplomats. Of the diplomats there are so many (fifty-three embassies and legations) that some of their ladies are always at home on Friday. Last Friday we called on several. All of the countries, even the small- j er ones, have beautiful legations or embassies. One center near which are located ten or more is upper Six teenth Street. This group is due to one remarkable woman, the widow of a Senator from Missouri. She own ed considerable property along Six teenth Street, and conceived the idea of making it an outstanding lo-; cality. She biult her own home there, called Boundary Castle because at that time it was on the edge of the city. It looks like pictures of old European castles, and is one of the ! show places of Washington. Then she l gradually built, along the street, | beautiful buildings after her; own plans, and succeeded in renting; or selling them to different countries i for embassies or legations. One of the most beautiful of these she offer ed as a gift to the government as a home for the Vice-President. It was I refused for two reasons: it was more : magnificent than the White House, i and would cost too much to maintain.. Eventually she sold it, and it is now the Spanish Embassy. Her efforts have made of Sixteenth Street a more attractive place. j The embassies we visited on this j Friday were similarly arranged; cur-^ ved driveway to the entrance, ent-1 ranee hall with cloak rooms, a beau tiful stairway to the reception rooms above. There, the ambassador and his wife, in formal garb, received in the drawing room, and tea was serv ed in the dining room. Of course, these varied greatly In decoration and furnishing, but all were elabor ate, formal and luxurious. In the Greek Legation the most idividual features were the many etchings of classic Greek ruins, and the minister who constantly urged dainty refresh ments upon his guests. The French drawing-room and dining room walls were lined with portraits of French military heroes. The Dutch Embas sy seemed a veritable museum. Its great halls were lined with beautiful carved chests, inlaid tables, brass ware of Oriental design, ancient weapons, fur rugs inches deep. In all, tea, coffee, punch, cakes, sand wiches and bon-bons were served from beautifully apointed tables. At each, crowds of fashionably dressed menand women visited through the rooms. So again a pleasant afternoon spent, and an act of courtesy extend ed to guests in our country. GLADYCE W. SIMMONS. ACCIDENT STATISTICS FOR NEBRASKA Compiled by the Nebraska Press Association and the Rehabiliation Division of the State Department of ! Vocational Education. Report for Two Week Period Ending 1 January 27, 1931 No. of Accidents Deaths Inj. Tot. Motor vehicle 143 8 164 162 Other public 66 1 63 67' Agriculture 60 0 60 60 Industry Iff 0 19 19, Home ‘ _ 41 6 38 431 Total ...329 17 334 361 j Of the 334 persons injured 13 were! permanently disabled. Home accidents: Cleaning clothes J with gasoline caused 2 severe burns and 1 death. Explosions while start- j ing fires with kerosene or gasoline caused 3 injuries and 2 deaths. Caus es of other home injuries were as follows: falls on stairs, if; falls from 1 elevations, 2; other falls. 7; cuts, 3; scalds, 3; burns, 5; electric machin ery, 1. Agriculture: Accidents with farm' machinery caused 3 injuries and 6, disabilities. Twelve farm accidents were caused by animals, 6 of which i were by infuriated bulls; other caus es: runaway, 3; falls, 4; infections 3. There were 23 wood cutting acci dents divided as follows: falling trees, 12; buzz saw, 6; others, 5. Industrial: There were 18 indus trial injuries. Causes: falls, 4; ex-' plosions, 3; power nuvrhinery, 2; fal ling objects, 3; electric shock, 1; oth ers. 5. Sports: In the field of sports skat ing caused 7 injuries; basketball, 4; riding, 4. Other public injuries: Eleven child ren were injured by falls at school. Most of the other public injuries were caused by falls. Motor Vehicle: 26 trucks were in volved in accidents. 6 accidents were caused by hit-and-run drivers. 8 peo ple suffered fractures from cranking cars. One car struck an unguarded gravel pile and 2 others were upset by striking heavy gravel wash from nmintainers. Motor Vehicle Report for 2-Week Period Ending January 27, 1931. Cause of No. of Accident Accidents Dths Inj. Skids 18 2 21 Tire blows out 2 0 3 Mechanical defects 4 0 1 Loses control 13 3 15 Pass’g car struck oncoming car 1 0 2 Speed 4 0 0 Ditched by pass’g car 10 0 Collision 28 >0 43 Struck obstruction _ 7 0 7 Struck pedestrian .. 20 3 18 Driver intoxicated_2 0 2 Blinding lights _ 5 0 5 Reckless driving _11 0 10 Railroad crossing 6 0 4 Miscellaneous 21 0 23 Total 143 8 154 Total Causalties Since Jan. 1, 1931 Total lnj. Dis. Dths Casual. Motor vehicle 300 1 19 329 Other public 84 5 6 94 Agriculture 81 13 1 95 Industry 33 0 1 34 Home 71 1 10 82 Total 578 20 36 634 NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK OWNERS You are requested to buy your Li cense before March 1st, 1931, or be subject to a fine after that date, as we intend to enforce the law. Please buy your license before that date and avoid arrest. 37-3 PETER W. DUFFY. Sheriff of Holt County, Nebraska RIVALS MEET AS TEAM-MATES IN “MAYBE IT’S LOVE” To two of the star football players on the “All-American” eleven in “Maybe It’s Love,” the Warner Bros. Vilaphone collegiate comedy at the Royal Theatre. Sunday and Monday, February 8-9, the stadium in which the big game was filmed and record ed brought memories of another classic struggle. Russell Saunders and Kay Mont gomery all-American selections from the University of Southern Cali fornia and University of Pittsburgh respectively, recalled the eventful New Years’ Day when U. S. C. met Pittsburgh in the intersectional bat tlca year ago at the famous Pasa dena Ro=e Bowl. Joan Bennett, Joe E. Brown and James Hall play the featured roles in “Maybe It’s Love,” the screen play of which was written by Jos. Jack son; William Wellman directed. MRS. ROSALIE AKERT Mrs. Rosalie Akert, a resident of O’Neill for a number of years, pass ed away at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Roy Beebout at Johnstown, Nebraska, on Tuesday of last week, at the age of 72 years and 11 months. Mrs. Akert visited at the home of Mrs. H. W. Heriford and with her many old time O’Neill friends, re turning home just before Christmas. She resided in France and Swit zerland during her early life; she came to O’Neill thirty-eight years ago. Mrs. II. W. Heriford, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis and Mrs. Ed Leach drove to Johnstown last Thursday to attend the funeral services. LEROY HITLER A number of O’Neill citizens drove to Ewing, Nebraska last Tuesday U> | attend the funeral services for Lc-1 Roy Butler, who passed away at his ! home in Ewing, Sunday night at ihe age of about 84 years. Mr. Butler and family were in the ■ party of ten families who emigrated from Benton county, Iowa, in 1870 and homesteaded jn the vicinity of Ewing. He was a prominent and one of he influential citizens of the county for many years. SISTERS GO TO OREGON FOR P. J. HANLEY RITES (Omaha Bee-News) P. J. Hanley, formerly of O'Neill, died at Portland, Oregon, Monday of pneumonia. Mr. Hanley was born at O’Neill in 1878. lie had been in Port land 25 years, engaged in railroad contracting and employment agen cies. He is survived by his wife and five children; two sisters, Martha and Mary, and two brothers, James and John of Omaha. His sisters left on Tuesday for Portland to attend the funeral, which will be held Thursday, at 9 a. m. Mr. Hanley wras a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Han ley, pioneers of O’Neill. REDBIRD WILL HOLD COYOTE HUNT SUNDAY A coyote roundup will start from the lines near Redbird next Sunday promptly at two o’clock. If you want in the hunt, be at the store in plenty of time to get a good start. J. C. PENNEY STORE CHANGES MANAGERS Peter Todsen, of Ord, Nebraska is the new manager at the J. C. Penney Comptny store in this city. Mr. Tod sen came Tuesday morning and re lieved Mr. Allinger who tendered his resignation as manager last week. Mr. Todsen has been with the Pen ney stores for several years. He be came associated with the Penney stores at Grand Island; later he was with them at St. Louis, Missouri and at Ord, Nebraska. FEBRUARY FIRST LIMIT FOR OLD LICENSE PLATES February 1st was the last day of grace for those who are driving a car or truck without having a 1931 license plate. Anyone driving a mo tor vehicle after that date without the new' plate is liable to a fine if ar rested by either a local or state offi cer. Notwithstanding the above facts, the county authorities have extend ed the time in w’hich everyone driv ing a motor vehicle in the county must have a license. Anyone maybe arrested outside the county for vio lation of the law after February 1st. JOHN KERSENBROCK WANTED TO BE STOUT The following news story appear ed in last Sunday’s edition of the Omaha World-Herald; the picture of Mr. Kersenbrock also appeared over the article: “O’Neill, Neb., Jan. 31.—John Ker senbrock, owner of a meat shop here, i declares that when he was a boy, he wanted to be the strongest man on earth. “I came close to it, but lately I wish I were a little weaker,” he said recently. “It’s no joke to jump into bed and have the thing go down with a sick ening crash. Too, I’ve had dozens of chairs squeak for help, twist out of shape and then put me on free exhi bition in the center of a crowd. Com iing*in from duck hunting one time, I we found Jim O’Donnell’s car stuck in the mud. I pushed it out and I re ceived a stiff lecture for bending in the back of the car.” “I was raised at Crete, Neb., and am the smallest of seven brothers.” He is more than six feet tall and has weighed as much as three hundred pounds.” INMAN ITEMS John Conard, of Emmet was a vis itor in the John Anspach home Sun day. Win. Griffith, of Bassett was in In man, Saturday looking after his properties. The Ladies Aid will serve a waffle and hamburger dinner at their par lors on Thursday of this week. Miss Midred Keyes, who teaches near Stuart, spent the week-end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Keyes. Delbert Luke, who has been work ing at Gordon, Neb., came Sunday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luke. Mr.and Mrs. Roy Goree and child ren of Long Pine were in Inman Sat urday visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Goree and other relatives. Judge and Mrs. C. J. Malone, Mrs. Geo. Miles and Mrs. Lloyd Gilb’spie, of O’Neill were visitors at the home of Mrs. Mary Hancock, on Tuesday afternoon. E. R. Baker is having his store Cotton Frocks Outstanding Values! ■ , i J. C. PENNEY CO., Inc. ■ " ' Vi.—— ■— -i . > building painted this week, which is improving the looks of his building and also supplying a job for an un employed man. Elmer Johnson held a sale at his home six miles south of Inman on Tuesday. Elmer has decided to quit farming and will move his family to Fremont, Nebraska in the near fu ture. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wellman and children came over from Royal, Sun day for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Carpenter. Mr. Well man returned the same day but Mrs. Wellman and the children remained for a weeks’ visit. A series of Evangelistic meetings will be held at the Methodist church beginning next Sunday evening. Mrs. Peterson, of Pilger, has been secur ed for the meetings; she has been an evangelist for a number of years and is very successful in her work. Fred and Levi Outhouse, who have been employed at Belle Fourche, S. 1)., came home Sunday night for a visit with their parents Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Outhouse; they were accom panied home by their cousin, Paul Dobbin and two daughters, Lois and Lucille, who visited until Monday. From here they went to Omaha for a visit. A large crowd of friends and rela tives gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Keyes, Sunday, the occasion being the birthday anniver saries of Mrs. Herbert Rouse, Floyd Keyes and Mrs. A. P. Carpenter A big dinner was served at noon, the main feature of which was a large birthday cake illuminated with can dles; the day wras pleasantly spent in visiting. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Keyes and family; Mr.and Mrs. Herbert Rouse and fam ily; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Keyes and family; Mr. apd Mrs. A. P. Carpen ter; also Mr. and Mrs. Henry Well man and children, of Royal. EMMET ITEMS Joe Pongratz is enjoying a new radio these nice days. Dean Beckwith returned home Sat urday night from Springfield, Minn esota where he spent the past week visiting friends. John Kee and son Mevrin sawed wood for Billy Schmohr, Tuesday Mrs. John Kee and Nayadene visited with Mrs. Schmohr in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Art Barnes and child ren, of O’Neill and Mr. ar.d Mrs. Wil liam Coleman and children of Phoe nix were Sunday guests at the Guy Beckwith, home. The ground-hog certainly saw his shadow Tuesday so according to tra dition, there will be six weeks more of winter weather. It would surely be fine if the weather would be like the past six weeks and then clear up. Harold Seger came up from Nor folk Sunday morning and spent the day with relatives and friends. He took his mother, Mrs. G. A. Seger back with him for a week’s visit. They left for Norfolk by buss early Monday morhing. A crowd consisting of relatives and friends gathered at the George Pon gratz home Sunday night, and gave Mr. Pongratz a happy surprise, the occasion being a birthday anniver sary. Delicious birthday cake and other refreshments were served and the guests departed wishing Mr. gratz many happy returns of the day. The Pleasant Dale school teacher and pupils are husiiy preparing for h next P. T. A. meeting which will be on Thursday nigfft, February 12. The refreshment and entertainment committees are also busy. Mrs. Luel la Parker and the Red Cross nurse plan to come out from O’Neill; this promises to be a very interesting meeting and everyone is urged to at tend. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES Benj. Kuhler, Pastor Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preaching hour 11. a. m Theme, "Heroes of the Ages—What Makes Them?” Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Spe cial program, Lincoln Day. Evening services at the Methodist church. Rev. Johnson will deliver the sermon. We hope to have special music both morning and evening. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES Sunday School 10 a. m. Mr. C. E. Yantzi, Supt. Classes for all ages. Morning worship, 11 a. m., subject of sermon “Time A Gift and Respon sibility.” C. E. Prayer Meeting at 6:20 p. m. Miss Evans will lead. Topic “God the Father.” We invite you to the above ser vices. Last Sunday night a* large and ap preciative audience witnessed the playlet ‘Thanksgiving Ann” at the Presbyterian church. A very fine spiritual message was given through this play. Everybody present will re member it longer than they would a sermon preached. H. D. Johnson, Pastor. HOME CF fiOOD PICTURES Rex Beach's “THE SILVER HORDE” From snow-swept reaches of the North comes drama to inflame emo tions of a world! Meet Cherry Ma lotte—tough and proud of it—’till she met the man who could forget anything but other men. Rex Beach’s mightiest story blazes on the screen a soul-staggering panorama of the wild northlands forms vivid back ground for breath-taking thrills and racing drama. Matinee Saturday 2:30; 10-25c; night admission 10-40c. Sunday annd Mon., Peb. 8-9 ‘MAYBE IT’S LOVE” With Joan Bennett and Joe E. Brown and the All American Football team. What makes a football player battle on the gridiron?Is it glory? Is it taste of victory?1 ‘Maybe It’s Love.” A scrimmage of laughs in this grin ning collegiate romance with the All American football team in action. Matinee Sunday 2:30, adm. 10-35c; night admission 10-50c. Tuesday & Wed.. Peb. 10-11 “BILLY THE KID" W i t h John Mack Brown, Wallace Beery, Kay Johnson and Karl Dane. The true life story of a western bad man. The one big, stirring outdoor story of the g reat west—-a master piece of thrills, blended with a love story of surpassing power. Thursday, Feb. 12 Loyal Sherman and Mary Astor in “THE ROYAL BED” Critics everywhere shout its praises, this joyous farce that lands with a bang as the New Year dawns. Witty, sparkling, human. The unexpected drama that has snapped the world to attention.