Frontier.
VOLUME LI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1931 No. 52
FORMER STUART BANKERS
CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING
John M. Flannigan, president, and
b. fnes C. Flannigan, vice-president
of the defunct Citizens Bank of Stu
art, Nebraska, which closed its doors
on December 1, 1930, were arraigned
in county court this (Thursday)
morning on three complaints contain
ing seventeen counts.
The complaints were brought by
the State of Nebraska through the
office of County Attorney, Julius D.
Ci^onin.
One complaint recites that the
Flannigans as officers of the Citizens
Bank of Stuart, Nebraska, on or
about the 16th day of September,
1930, did unlawfully, feloniously,
willfully and knowingly make and
cause to be made a false entry upon
the books of the bank with intent to
deceive the Secretary of the Depart
ment of Trade and Commerce of the
State of Nebraska, and with the in
tent to deceive the examiners auth
orized to examine into the affairs of
the Citizens Bank of Stuart, Nebras
ka, and the depositors, in that on or
about the 16th day of September,
1930, the said John M. Flannigan and
James C. Flannigan made an entry
on the books of the bank showing
that there was cash in banks and
due from National and State banks
and subject to check of the bank
$61,663.96 whereas the truth was
that on that date the cash in banks
and due from National and State
banks was only $54,163.96. Another
count in the same complaint recites
the fact that the Flannigans swore
to the alleged deception and another
count is brought for having the al
leged deception published.
Another complaint charges that
the Flannigans did unlawfully, fel
oniously, willfully and knowingly re
ceive deposits into the Citizens Bank
of Stuart, Nebraska, after knowing
that the bank was insolvent. There
are eleven counts charged in the com- ■
plaint; the largest deposit mentioned
was $1,026.60. The total of theelev-i
en counts is $2,469.38.
The other complaints allege that
on or about July 5, 1930, the Flan
nigans unlawfully, feloniously, will
fully and knowingly did make a false
entry on the books of the bank show-1
ing that the loans and discounts of;
the bank to be $403,534.83 when in j
reality they were $413,634.83; and
that they made the records show that
there was cash in bank and du? from
National and State banks subject to
check $70,819.84 when in reality
there was only $00,819.84. The other
two eounts in the complaint involve
the swearing to the alleged deception
and then having it published.
The Flannigans are well known
throughout Nebraska, South Dakota
and the adjoining states on the west.
The Citizens Bank of Stuart, Ne
braska was founded thirty-five or
forty years ago by their father, Mike
Flannigan, who also was a promin
ent citizen and a man who enjoyed a
state wide circle of acquaintances
and friends. They were interested in
four banks, The Citizens Bank of
Stuart, Nebraska, The First Nation
al Bank of Naper, Nebraska, The
Bassett State Bank, Bassett, Nebras
ka, all have closed their doors since
the collapse of the Citizens Bank of
Stuart, which closed on December 1,
1930, The Long Pine bank, in which
they were interested to some extent
some time ago, is still running. John
M. Flannigan was president of the
Citizens Bank at Stuart; he was ac
tively engaged with the War Finance
Corporation following the W o r 1 d
War; he was president of the Ne
braska Bankers Association during
1925 or 192(1; he was appointed by
Governor McMullen to a seat on the
Guarantee Fund Commission where
he served until the Legislature abol
ished the commission two years ago;
he was assistant receiver for a num
ber of Holt county defunct banks
under Bliss.
The Flannigans gave bonds of
$2,000 each on the three complaints;
they will have a hearing before Coun
ty Judge C. J. Malone some time
soon.
The following comment on the com
plaints filed against the Flannigans
appeared in this morning’s Omaha
Bee-News:
Lincoln, May 21.—Filing of the
complaints at O’Neill, Attorney Gen
eral Sorenson revealed Thursday,
was the result of a month’s investi
gation by' his department conducted
by' Irvin Stalmaster, Omaha attor
ney', special counsel.
Stalmaster, he said, worked with
auditors of the department of trade
and commerce and County Attorney
Cronin in an investigation of the
bank records. The auditors, he add
ed, first disclosed evidence of alleg
ed irregularities.
The attorney general declined to
say what the total defalcations might
be.
It was indicated in state banking
circles, however, that some of the
complaints were the outgrowth of
preferences shown to certain depos
itors in the payment of their ac
counts. John M. Flannigan was Ne
braska representative of the War
Finance Corp., after the war. This
department was created for the pur
pose of extending loans to farmers.
GRADUATING CLASS OF 1931
O’NEILL HIGH SCHOOL
The “Cla.-s of 1931” will hold their I
commencement exercises at the K. C.
opera house this evening. Following
are the names of the graduates:
George Abdouch
Emma Berglund
Donald Goshart
Gail Bressler
Floyd Burge 1
Raymond Collingwood
Kathryn Grass
Lyle Green
William Griffin
Ilene Grutsch
Gladys Hough
Robert Lamb
Alice Page
Mary Ellen Pinkerman
George Robertson
Violet Robertson
Lena Sanford
Mamie Lou Simonson
Beulah Spangler
Ralph Tomlinson
Helen Toy
Richard Tomlinson
O’NEILL—CREIGHTON
The Creighton Ball Club will be in
O’Neill next Sunday for the first real
ball game of the season. Creighton
beat Redbird 5 to 4 and O’Neill shut
out Inman last Sunday 6 to 0. With
such players as Ivan Oik and Mack
ey with Creighton, and Honeycutt
and Holiday with O’Neill, we can
look for a good game especially as
they play on a f>0-40 gate.
The popular 25c price should bring
out a good crowd. We have asked
for a ball club. Now come out and
give proper support.
Calf Day Specials
These are just a few of the real values we
are giving you that day.
Wednesday, May 27th
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
ELECT CORPS OF TEACHERS
The Board of Education of the
O’Neill Public School have been hold
ing a series of meetings during the
past two weeks for the purpose of
electing a corps of teachers for the
ensuing year.
The salary of each of the teachers
has been reduced 5f V; the salary of
Superintendent Miller will remain
the same.
There are still two or three vacan
cies to be filled. The teaching staff:
for the coming year who have been
elected are:
Superintendent—Guy C. Miller,
O’Neill.
Principal—Roy W. Carroll, Mount
Clare, Nebraska.
Ruth Kraemer, Neligh.
Catherine Lawlor, Lincoln.
Elsie B. Pucelik, Spencer, Nebr.
Roberta Arbuthnot, O’Neill.
Mary G. Horiskey, O’Neill.
Neva Wolfe, Lynch, Nebr.
Betty B. Jones, Randolph, Nebr.
Mrs. Lillian Barker, O’Neill.
Hilma Zimmerman, Mount Clare,
Nebraska.
Vera O’Neil, Dunbar, Nebraska.
Ella McCaffrey, Orleans, Nebraska
Clara B. Evans, Lincoln.
DON’T FAIL TO BE HERE
ON LIONS CLUB CALF DAY
May 27th will be the big day in
O'Neill. That is the day the O’Neill
Lions Club and the merchants of
O’Neill are going to give you special
bargains. There will be music and
entertainment on the streets and
everything will be arranged for the
comfort and enjoyment of those who
come.
There will be a big dance in the K.
C. opera house in the evening where
an excellent orchestra will furnish
the music; the dance is sponsored by
the baseball team.
The merchants have arranged for
and will give many wonderful bar
gains that will pay you to take ad
vantage of; there will also be hiany
surprises for you during the after
noon program.
The Calf Day celebration will long
be remembered by those who are here
on Wednesday, May 27th—next Wed
nesday.
WHO CAN REMEMBER
FIF'n YEARS AGO?
The following was clipped from a
recent issue of the Nebraska State
Journal and tells what happened to
The Frontier fifty years ago and
what Judge Kinkaid did forty years
ago:
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY
The office of The Frontier at
O’Neill was broken into by a mob
and the type and furniture thrown
into the street. The cause of the out
rage was the coureageous defense of
innocent men made by the editor and
proprietor, W. D. Matthews. He was
undismayed by the attack and in
tended to stock up his office imme
diately.
FORTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Judge Kinkaid decided in a Sioux
county case that the improvements
on a homestead should nit be assess
ed for purposes of taxation.
CARL TAYLOR SENTENCED
TO STATE PENITENTIARY
Charged with forging the name of
Sol Ritts, of Newport, Nebraska, to
a check for the small sum of $3.45,
Carl Taylor was brought before Dis
trict Judge Robert R. Dickson where
he plead guilty and was sentenced to
serve from one to two years in the
state penitentiary at Lincoln, and
was fined $100.00.
We understand that Taylor has
been writing checks of this nature
and passing them out to different
business houses where he obtained
money.
Taylor is 52 years old and has
been working as a farm hand on the
Sol Ritts farm.
CONARD—ANSPACH
John David Conard, only son of
Mrs. Pat McGinnis, of Emmet, and
Florence Emaline Anspach, oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ans
pach, of this place were united in
marriage at the Methodist parson
age at Neligh, Friday evening, Rev.
Roy Richmond performing the cere
mony. The happy couple then went
on to Omaha, where they spent a
few days. The bride is one of In
man’s most popular young ladies,
: having taught in the Inman schools
the past two years. The bridegroom
is one of Emmet’s prosperous young
business men, being postmaster at
that place. Mr. and Mrs. Conard
will make their home in Emmet.
THE FERN CAFE
ROBBED THIS MORNING
Thieves removed the glass from
the rear door of the Fern Cafe some
time early this morning between the
hours of 3:00 and 5:30 o’clock and
took the small change amounting
[ to five or six dollars. No clues to the
; robbery have been discovered.
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MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
Appropriate Memorial Day exer
! rises will be held Saturday morning,
May 30th, and in Ewing, Saturday
afternoon. The exercises will be un
der the supervision of the American
Legion of O’Neill.
GROTHE—HAGEL
Lydial Hagel, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hagel Sr„ became the
bride of William F. Grothe, Jr., son
of Mr, and Mrs. Wm. F. Grothe Sr.,
of near Emmet, Sunday afternoon,
at the home of the bride’s parents,
the ceremony being performed by the
Rev. William G. Vahle of St. John’s
Lutheran church of Atkinson.
The couple was attended by Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, the latter
being a sister of the bridegroom.
The bride wore a dress of white
crepe and a veil with a wreath, and
carried a bouquet of ferns and roses.
The bridesmaid wore a flowered dress
of crepe and white, with pink roses,
and carried flowers.
About 70 guests were present at
a 5 o'clock dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Grothe
Jr. will make their home with the
bridegroom’s parents, where they
will help with farming and stock
raising two miles northwest’of Em
met.
Out-of-town guests were: Mrs.
Henry Roth, Sr., of Atkinson, grand
mother of the bridegroom; Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Hagel and son, of Lincoln,
the former being the brother of the
bride; Mrs. Marie Schwab and daugh
ter, of Council Bluffs, la., sister of
the bride; Fred Grothe, Wisner.
Other guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Banks and family; Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Hennings und family; Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Prangue and family; Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Roth and family; Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Roth; Mrs. Paul Roth and
son; Mrs. Lizzie Bauman and fam
ily; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kahler and
family; Mr. and Mrs. George Krum
and daughter Freda; Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Klingler; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Ries and daughter Katherine; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Heiser and daugh
ter Katherine; John Weber.
The Frontier extends congratula
tions to the newly married couple.
CARSON—SCOTT
Mr. Duane Carson, of Redbird. Ne
braska and Miss Dona Scott of
Chambers, Nebraska, were united in
marriage at Council Blull's, Iowa, on
Saturday, May 2, by Rev. Bonhaw.
Mrs. Carson is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. J . Scott, who live at
Chambers. She graduated from the
Atkinson high school with the class
of 1929 and since that time has been
teaching school in Holt county, hav
ing taught the past year nt Star, Ne
braska.
Mr. Carson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Carson, living at Redbird,
Nebraska. He is a graduate of the
Lynch high school with the class of
1927. He later attended the Nebras
ka Wesleyan University at Lincoln,
for two years. He has taught school
the past year at Scottville, in Holt
county.
Mr. Delwyn Anderson and Ruth
Talick, of Lincoln, accompanied the
couple to Council BlufFs.
The couple will make thoir home
at Redbird for the next year, as each
will teach in that vicinity.
The Ladies Guild of the Presbyter
ian church will meet with Mrs. Geo.
Davies, on Thursday, May 28th, with
Mrs. Kilpatrick assisting.
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EX ASPER ATE I) WOM AN
ENTERTAINS PEDESTRIANS
A fistic encounter that may be just
another chapter in the home life of
a couple from Sioux City, entertain
ed the pedestrians along east Doug
las street last Monday afternoon.
Two cars hummed eastward peace
fully through the busy section of the
city until they reached sixth street;
the rear car, which was occupied by
three women, passed the other car,
occupied by two men; one of the wo
men yelled to the men to “stop that
car” and at about the same time one
of the women jumped from the fast
moving car; she turned several flip
flops before she regained her feet;
after she again got in motion she
demonstrated her pugilistic ability
by landing several to the nose and
jaw of one of the men she seemed to
have been chasing, according to some
by-standers; the second round was a
little topgh on the woman who seem
ed to have gotten the worst of the
melee; the third round was a victory
for the woman who took the car and
drove away. Following a consulta
tion with Chief Hough the parties
seemed more contented; they all de
parted eastward in their cars, and
thus the story ends. One of the men
was a former resident of O’Neill.
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CALF DAY!
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Chicken Coops . $1.29 I
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8-quart Blue and White Preserving Kettle $1.00 2
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