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VOLUME LI. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26,1931 No. 44
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SHALL THE CITY PURCHASE
FIRE TRUCK AND PUMPER? [
There seems to be some misunder
standing in regard to the fire truck
which is proposed to be purchased if
the bond issue to be voted on carries.
The principal reason for buying a
truck is to get a pumper to acceler
ate the water pressure. The fire at
the Bazelman yard showed the neces
sity of some way to increase water
pressure. If, instead of the Hanford
ice house catching fire, it had been
some building in a remote part of
town which caught, it would have
meant that a stream of water could
not have been thrown more than a
very few feet, and would probably
have meant a total loss owing to lack
of water.
In case of a fire where there are
several wooden buildings it is almost
impossible to approach near enough
to keep the fire from spreading. With
the hydrant pressure as it is now a
stream of water cannot be thrown
over 26 or 30 feet to do any good.
With the use of a pumper it can be
thrown twice that far and with much
better results. The heat from a burn
ing building is such that firemen can
not approach near enough to do any
good with the present water supply.
If a fire gets a start, about all they
can do is to protect and try to save
adjoining property. One large fire
loss would more than pay the cost of
a truck properly equipped with a
pumper.
There is much talk about the cost.
A truck, equipped with a pumper
having a capacity of 500 gallons a
minute, can be purchased for $6,000
or less. If the $7,000 for the truck
and other equipment is voted the tax
es necessary to be levied to pay the
bonds will be comparatively small.
The valuation of the town for assess
ment purposes is about $1,200,000.
To pay off $1,000 of bonds a year and
pay the interest would mean a levy
of about a mill and a quarter on a
$1,000 of assessed valuation. This
would mean that if property is as
sessed for $1,000 the annual cost for
paying the bonds would be $1.25.
Everyone knows that the assessed
valuation is much less than the ac
tual valuation. If a man has $5,000
worth of assessed property it would
cost him $6.25 a year, for the first
couple of years and from that on it
would cost less as the bonds are paid
off and interest stopped. If a man
has $5,000 worth of assessed prop
erly it certainly ought to be worth
$6.25 to him to know that it is pro
tected against fire by adequate fire
fighting apparatus.
The loss of one large building in
the town through lack of fire fight
ing equipment would mean far more
in taxes than it would to purchase
the equipment in the first place.
Every property owner should look at
his assessed valuation and figure the
cost to him based on a $1.25 a year
and it will show that voting for these
bonds is the cheapest fire insurance
he can get.
THE ANTON TOY STORE
ROBBED MONDAY NIGHT
The Anton Toy general store was
broken into and robbed Monday
night. As far as Mr. Toy can ascer
tain the robbers took two suits of
clothes, two pair of Florsheim shoes,
two hats, a few neckties and a trav
eling bag. Entrance was effected by
breaking the upper glass from the
north window on the east end of the
store and entering on the balcony,
which is used for the ladies ready-to
wear. The iron grating was first pul
led from the window.
The robbers seemed to be very par
ticular about the articles that they
stole. It seems that they looked over
the clothing rack pretty carefully be
fore selecting the two suits; many of
the suits had been taken from the
rack and replaced; the two pair of
shoes taken were removed from the
boxes and the boxes replaced upon
the shelves; none of the other shoes
had been disturbed; the hat boxes
were somewhat disheaveled by the
parties who seemed to be looking for
their exact sizes; the neckties were
taken with less deliberation as was
also the traveling bag.
Late this evening Mr. Toy discov
ered that two ladies black winter
coats with fur trimmed collars and
cuffs, valued at $39.75 and $24.75,
were also missing.
Mr. Toy estimates his loss about
$180. He carries no burglar insur
ance.
REGULAR BLIZZARD
COMING THIS WAY
A regular old time blizzard is rag
ing over this section of the state as
we go to press. We understand that
the storm extends west through Ne
vada where the storm is very bad.
Valentine reports .02 degrees below
zero and that the roads are blocking
up rapidly; Ainsworth .02 above and
snowr so thick and heavy that one can
scarcely see across the street; at Stu
art it is .08 above and heavy snow;
at O'Neill at this time (six o’clock
Thursday evening) the mercury
stands at 10 above but gradually fall
ing. I
BEGHTOl_CARTER
The wedding of Vance Richards
Beghtol and Miss Marjorie Fae Car
ter occurred at the home of the
bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. I
Carter at Fourth and Everett streets
this morning at 9:30 o’clock, in the
presence of members of the immed
iate families of the contracting part- j
ies. The ring ceremony was perform- ■
ed in a very impressive manner by
the Rev. H. D. Johnson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of thisj
city. t - :
The attendants were Miss Gladys
Williams, and Karl Beghtol, brother
of the groom, both of Hastings, Ne- j
braska.
The bride wore a dress of white
satin and a tulle veil held in place by j
a wreath of orange blossoms, and
carried a bouquet of light pink roses.
The bridesmaid wore a pistachio
green flat crepe dress and carried a
bouquet of roses of a deep pink color.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Carter of this
city: she was graduated from the
public school of O’Neill with the class
of 1929. She has attended the state
University of Nebraska; for the past
eight months she has been secretary
to Dr. McPherson at Hastings, Ne
braska.
Mr. Beghtol is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. James V. Beghtol, of Hastings,
Nebraska. He was a student of the
state University of Nebraska, Col
umbia college, and for two years he
was a student of literature in Paris,
France; he is now connected with the
American Historical Society with
headquarters in Brooklyn.
Those attending the wedding were
Dr. and Mrs. James V. Beghtol, At
torney and Mrs. Karl Beghtol and
Karl Beghtol Jr., Mrs. George D. As
pinwal, Miss Gladys Williams, all of
Hastings, Nebraska; Mrs. Arthur
Blum and daughter Charlotte, of
Sheridan, Wyoming, Mr. and Mrs. E.
B. Carter, O’Neill.
The wedding breakfast was served
at the Golden Hotel dining room fol
lowing the ceremony. The color
scheme was pink and white. The cen
terpiece was a large wedding cake
upon which was a basket of roses j
made from icing; the cake was trim- j
med with sweet peas.
The bridal couple departed soon
after the wedding breakfast for New j
York City; they will stop enroute at
Omaha, Tipton, Iowa, Chicago, Mon
treal, Niagara Falls, Buffalo and j
other places of interest. %
The Frontier joins with the many
friends of these young people in
wishing them continued joy and hap
piness.
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DISTRICT COURT
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The case of Janies Hood was being
tried in the District Court before
Judge Dickson, with Ted McElhaney
reporting, as we went to press last
Thursday. Hood was charged with j
the possession of a still, mash, and I
intoxicating liquor. The jury return
ed a verdict of guilty on all three
counts. The Judge has not yet pro-j
nouneed sentence on Hood.
The case of Moses Trussell vs.
Harry Ferguson, of Ewing, Nebras
ka, occupied the attention of the
court Friday and Saturday. Trussell
brought suit for $15,000.00 personal
damages which he claims resulted
from injuries received when a car
driven by Ferguson ran into his team
and wagon to which was attached a j
couple of mowers. Ferguson is an j
agent for the Rawleigh Products Co.
The accident occurred about one mile
west of Royal, Nebraska. The plain
tiff claims that the impact caused
him to fall backward from the seat!
upon a disc, injuring his back; he
claims that, from this injury traum
atic neurosis has developed, which;
he claims is permanent. The conten
tion of the defendant was to the ef
fect that if Trussell was injured in
the collision, he (Ferguson) should
not be held for damages because
Trussell had no warning lights or
displayed no flags on his wagon or
machinery in the rear. The case went
to the jury Saturday evening, the
jury arrived at a verdict that night;
the sealed verdict was opened and
read Monday morning at the open
ing of court. The verdict in sub
stance was to the effect that the jury
found for the plaintiff in the sum of
$4,000.00.
The first case to come to trial Mon
day was The Guarantee Life Com
pany, of Davenport, Iowa, vs. Yvo
Sanders and his mother, Mrs. Martin
Sanders, of Ewing, Nebraska. Suit
was brought on a promissory note
given to the company by Sanders and
endorsed by his mother. The defense
to the action was to the effect that
the note was merely accommodation
paper given for the purpose of help-j
ing the insurance company over some,
rough spots with the inspectors, and
not given for value received. The in
surance company contended that the
note was given by Sanders to satisfy
obligations which he owed the com
pany at the time of closing a part
nership with another party with
whom Sanders had been operating an
insurance office for the Guarantee
Life Company in Fort Dodge, Iowa, j
The jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff inj the sum of $3,329.46,1
which was the full amount of the
note and interest to date.
The damage case of Alfred L. Dorr
vs. James B. Fullerton, resulting
from an automobile collision which
occurred in February, 1930, was tried
to the jury Tuesday. Dorr brought
suit against Fullerton for $300 dam
ages; Fullerton filed a counter claim
in the sum of $375. Dorr claimed in
his testimony that Fullerton’s car
was on the wrong side of the road
and was responsible for the accident; j
Fullerton testified in substance that
his car was on the proper side of the
road and that Dorr’s car was on the
wrong side of the roadway. The ac
cident occurred about six miles east
of O’Neill. The jury brought in a
general verdict for the defendant,
which leaves the case in the same
condition as when the case came to
trial.
Harold Williamson, who was ar
rested about the middle of February
charged, with others, with the theft
of several sets of harness from par
ties in Holt and adjoining counties,
was brought before Judge Dickson
Tuesday where he plead guilty to
burglary and the theft of a set of
harness belonging to Ed Roche, who
resides in the eastern part of the
county. Judge Dickson gave the
young man a good talking to, point
ing out to him the falacies of too
much freedom at night, of too much
automobile, drinking and earrousing
around nights and being a “good fel
low” with the gang, the disgrace
brought upon himself and his widow
[ ed mother, his crippled brother and
other relatives who had expected
better things from him. The Judge
sentenced Harold to one year in the
state reformatory for men at Lin
coln.
The case of the State of Nebraska
! vs. Charlie Simmons was begun Wed
j nesday morning. The Hewitt gas
(oline and oil storage house in the
1 western part of Atkinson was broken
; into about 5:30 o’clock on the morn
! mg' of February 20th last. City
I Nightwatchman George Spence, of
, Atkinson, who discovered parties in
| the storage house and went to the
! scene before the parties left, says
that he held a flashlight in the face
of one of the burglars while he was
starting the car and making his get
away, and was very positive of his
identification of Charlie Simmons as
that robber. Mr. Simmons defense
was an alibi that he was at home and
in bed asleep at the time it is claim
ed that the breaking and entering oc
curred. The case was given to the
I jury before supper Wednesday even
|ing; they returned a verdict of not
guilty about nine o’clock that night;
l Judge Dickson was present and re
ceived the verdict. The Judge dis
charged the defendant.
Judge Dickson says that all of the
jury cases have been tried and the
docket is clear of jury cases for the
first time in forty years. The jury
i men were all excused Wednesday
! Elimination Declamatory Contest !
’ The district elimination contest whs held in the auditorium of the
) Public School last Friday evening, March 20th. Following was the
| program: 1
j 2:30 P. M. I
I Selected ... O’Neill High School Orchestra i
EXTEMPORANEOUS (
•Mary Quigley .. Valentine i
| Maxine SLayner __ „ Stuart
j Ervin Jochens . Long Pine I
Sylvia Oley Speaks Melvin Pilger, O’Neill j
ORATORICAL |
Acquitted But Not Vindicated Rollie Peterson, Bassett ,
| The Unknown Soldier Florence Cramer, .Valentine
| The Masterful Man ofthe Ages Frieda Koch, Johnstown |
The Prince of Peace Willus Peterson, Stuart i
y 'The Constitution - Susan Campbell, Kilgore j
| The Prince of Peace Eldred Fry, Ewing |
i The Flag Burdette Miller, O'Neill j
f 7:30 P. M.
| Selected - — . O’Neill High School Orchestra 1
j DRAMATIC 1
Laddie .. Mildred Miller, Ewing j
The Stepmother ... _Lillian Odbert, Long Pine |
j Greater Love Hath No Man . _ Erma Leonard, Bassett 1
| Rescued Adris Fairbanks, Stuart |
Two Faces Marjorie Phelan, Johnstown j
y Mercedes Neva Latta, Kilgore
| Little Boy Blue Arleen Page, O'Neill I
Madame X Adelia Sharp, Valentine j
Piano Solo . ... Helen Toy »
HUMOROUS ;
| The Little Boy’s Bear Story Evangeline Baumann, Valentine
j Paw Rents A Modern Apartment Ned Allendorfer, O’Neill |
OIF On A Picnic Theona Leonard, Bassett i
Hark, Ye Sinnahs Gordon Hunter, Stuart
j Tommy Stearns Scrubs Up Victor Thoendel, Ewing
Keeping A Seat at the Benefit Pauline Maust, Long Pine
Selected O’Neill High School Orchestra
1! *Star indicates the winners who go on to the next contest. The
place has not yet been determined.
Two contestants from each class of this contest will compete in
one of the two Sub-District Contests on Friday, April 3rd.
evening and court adjourned. Those
who are closely connected with the
court say that this has been one of
the most successful terms of court in
many years. The cases were all ready
for trial and the six jury cases were
handled in a creditable manner.
RED CROSS NOTES
The closing program by the class
es in First Aid and Home Hygiene,
conducted by Miss Barbara Hazel,
the health nurse at the Public School
and St. Mary’s Academy for the past
three months, will be held in the
Auditorium of the Public School on
Monday evening, March 30th, at 8:00
o’clock. Following is the program:
1. Playlet by Fourth Grade.
2. Playlet by Girls’ Class of St.
Mary’s Acadamy assisted by mem
bers of First Aid Class.
3. Baby’s Bath, by Class of Public
School.
4. Readings by Public School Girls.
5. Short Talks by Drs. L. A. Carter,
W. F. Finley, J. P. Brown and
Supt. Miller.
6. Health Song by High School Girls.
7. Distribution of Certificates,
KERSENBROCK MARKET
BURGLARIZED RECENTLY
About ten days or two weeks ago
the Kersenbrock meat market was
entered through the rear of the build
ing; a couple of hams and a twenty
dollar bill was taken. No clues to the
robbery have been uncovered.
GLENN ROST PLEADS
GUILTY TO BURGLARY
Glenn Rost, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Rost, residing two and one
half miles northeast of Page, Ne
braska, came before Judge Robert R.
Dickson today and plead guilty to
burglary at the Ed Roche barn on
the night of February 13th or the
morning of February 14th, last.
This plea is the result of the har
ness stealing case that occupied the
attention of the district court last
I week wherein Clifford Wiseman was
' found guilty of breaking and enter
ing the Ed Roche barn and taking
the set of harness.
Rost is the second young man of
the gang to plead guilty to burglary
in these harness stealing cases this
week. Harold Wiseman plead guilty
and was sentenced Tuesday..
Judge Robert R. Dickson sentenced
Rost to one year in the state reform
atory for men, in Lincoln.
W E INGA RTN E R—M A X WEL L
George W. Weingartner and Miss
Gladys Marie Maxwell were united in
marriage by Rev. Benj. Kuhler at the
Methodist parsonage last Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Mrs. A. V. Virgin and Mrs. R. A.
Weingartner were present at the
ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Weingartner will go
to housekeeping on the Carlon farm
south of the Burlington round house
where they will farm this year.
The Frontier joins their many
friends in extending congratulations.
OF all kinds of hunger there is
none like money hunger. Physi
cal starvation may be the result
of financial improvidence.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.