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VOL. UL 1 O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 9, 1931 N». ;>9
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A YOUNG FARMER
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BECAUSE ILL HEALTH
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Robert Venker, 22, hung himself
iu the barn at the Benker home three
and a half-miles southeast of Page
last Saturday. He was discovered
hanging in the barn about sundown
that evening by his mother. Mrs.
George Venker. He had evidently been
dead several hours.
As the evening came on Robert was
missed from the premises. Another
son of Mrs. Venker. Will, had arrived
home from an errand and gone out
for the cattle. Mrs. Venker seeing
the barn doors all closed opened the
barn and found her son.
He had been in ill health which
seemed to work upon his mind. J. D.
Cronin, county attorney was notified
and visited the Venker home but no
official action was required. Under
taker Frank Biglin was called and
brought the body here to prepare for
interment, taking the same to the fam
ily home Sunday afternoon.
The funeral was held Monday from
the house to the Methodist church in
Page, thence to the cemetery just east
of Page. Rev. Farley was the clergy
man i* charge. Young men of the
neighborhood who acted as pallbear
ers were: Louis nad Edgar Wood,
Iceland Knudson, Herbert Steinberger,
I.awrence Asher and Frank t runk.
The deceased is survived by his
mother and brother Will who are on
the home farm and a brother, John
Venker, whose home is in Idaho.
A STATE HISTORY
Some Seventy-five Holt County
Families to be Mentioned
in New Volume
—
Congressman J. N. Norton of Polk
has been selected as chairman of the
board of governors in charge of the
new state history. The name of the
volume is Nebraskana and the work
is being carried on under the direction
of the Nebraskana society.
Nebraskana will include biograph
ical sketches concerning every im
portant man and woman in the state.
It is expected that Holt county will
be represented by approximately 75
families. An eligibility committee
has been appoined and at the present
time this group is preparing a list of
individuals who W’ill appear in Ne
braskana from this part of the state.
Within the next eight weeks the list
will probably be complete for O’Neill
and surrounding territory.
“Every loyal Nebraskan will want
to see his state advance as rapidly as
possible,” declared Congressman Nor
ton. “We believe that the adequate
preservation of history is one of the
important duties of our citizenship.
Our committee will base its selections
entirely on merit and any Nebraskan
should feel honored at being named
for this distinction.”
Other officers of the Nebraskana
society are: Attorney C. L. Clark of
Lincoln, vice-chairman; Dr. H. Adel
bert White of the University of Ne
braska, secretary; County Attorney
Robert M. Baldwin of Hebron, editor.
In order that O’Neill and Holt
county may be fully represented it
is urged that every person in this
locality selected for this honor co
operate in supplying as much mater
ial concerning himself as possible.
September passed with considerably
less than normal rainfall, there be
ing recorded at the station here 1.71
inch of rain. October starts out as
if it might bring a greater amount of
moisture. Tuesday night there was a
heavy downpour, but Weather Observ
er Bowen’s “test tubes” showed a
measly .65. We have a suspicion that
they got clogged with the hail which
accompanied the rain and didn't give
us a fair count.
John Green, who had been here for
a week or ten days disposing of a
large quantity of firewood, returned
yesterday to his home at Madison.
Last winter Mr. Green hauled mnay
loads of the splendid hard wood from
the Eagle Creek and Niobrara, selling
considerable here at that time and
storing some, which he has now sold
out.
Sheridan Simmons has a letter from I
ills son Phillip at Ft. MeArhtijr, Cal.
He is a sargent in the quarter master
corns, and is another O’Neill boy to!
make good.
During these times of depression
and numerous bank suspensions
throughout the country, O’Neill is par
ticularly fortunate in having such
strong financial institutions as the
two banks of this city. They are both
on the Roil of Honor lists of banks of
the United States and are known to
be two of the most liquid banks in
the state. The official statement of
the O’Neill National Bank which is
published elsewhere in this issue
shows it has cash and United States
government bonds on hand amounting
to $315,651.00 with total deposits of
$452,200.00. In other words they have
70 per cent of their deposits in cash
and U. S. Bonds.
William Grothe, one of the substan
tial farmers of the Emmet neighbor
hood, was a caller Tuesday. Mr.
Grothe was one of tHe large exhibitors
at the Holt County Fair, taking six
teen first prizes, sixteen second prizes
and sixteen exhibits not among the
winners. In addition to what the
weather did in curtailment of produc
tion. Mr. Grothe says he has recently
sustained loss by thieves and thinks
he can just about put his fingers on
the guilty one. The thieves have a
particular liking for the large and
choicest heads of cabbage. A recent
visitor made away with twenty of the
best heads in the patch.
HONORED BY POPE
I’ius XI Confers Title on Former
O’Neill Woman
Mrs. Arthur E’. Mullen, wife of the
Democratic national committeeman,
has been given the medal, “Pro Ec
clesia et Pontifice.”
The Knight of St. Gregory is one
of the highest distinctions conferred
upon a layman in the Catholic church.
The medal “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice”
is conferred upon Catholic 'men and
women who. in a general way, foster
w orks of religion and charity.
Mr. Mullen, Mr. Binkley and L. C.
Nash had previously been given the
medals, but this is the first time it
has ever been given to women.
Mrs. Mullen has been a leader in
the Diocesan Council of Catholic Wo
men since its organization in 1920. and
for two terms was president of the
National Council of Catholic Women.
Railroads Reduce Rates
J. W. Rooney, county extension ag
ent, has been been informed by Bur
lington officials that this territory is
given half-rates on hay and forage
and a two-third rate on grain and mill
feeds, applying both in and out of
O'Neill. The Northwestern had pre
viously made a similar announcement.
These are relief measures applying in
drouth affected areas.
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School Boy Vsits Metroplis
The following comes from a
pupil in the eighth grade of the
Chambers school:
The first day of the South Fork
Fair at Chambers, Mr. Rooney called
all w'e boys and our fathers to find
out how many would like to sell their
baby beeves.
Eight boys decided to sell their
calves. Walt Scott took the calves
to Omaha Sunday evening.
Monday morning Mr. Rooney and:
Glenn White took all we boys, and
left about 3:00 o’clock for Omaha.
W’e arrived about 11:00 o’clock. We
went right to the exchange builing
the first thing to sell our calves. We \
saw some other Club calves from I
Neligh which were really fat.
After dinner in the cafeteria we
went to see our calves auctioned off.
The four highest brought OVfec and the
others lower.
In the evening we went to the
Orpheum theater, saw the orchestra
and vaudeville.
We stayed over night in some cab- \
ins in a tourists park.
W’e saw some Polo horses on the j
way to Swift’s Packing house, there:
we saw all kinds of meat and also sawr!
them make wieners. We saw them!
kill, skin and butcher the hogs sheep
and cattle.
We visited the W’OW’ building and
went up 20 stories but did not have
time to broadcast so we went to the
Park and saw several interesting
things including the wild animals.
After looking around Neyrotain. we
started home. We arrived about 2:00
o’clock in the morning.
I enjoyed my trip to Omaha very I
much, “Thanks to Mr. Rooney,” and
I expect to visit Omaha again some
time.
Clarence Grimes.
Nebraska Towns Do
ing Many Public Jobs
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The following record of industrial
activity lists items showing invest
ment of capital, employment of labor
and business activities and opportun
ities. Infqrmation from which the
paragraphs are prepared is from local
papers, usually of twons mentioned,
and may be considered genreally cor
rect.
Booth and Olson contractors, com
pleted paving work on Primary Road
No. 20 between South Sioux City and
Jackson
Hastings—Meeting to be held here
October 14 by Nebraska GoGod Roads
Association to vote on $50,000,000
road bond issue. _
Homer—Hospital on the Hill, open
ed by Dr. A. A. Larsen.
Tekamah—Cornerstone laid for new
high school building.
Long Pine — Construction being
rushed on new highway west of here.
West Point—Formal opening of Iowa
Nebraska Light and Power Company’s
office and display room held.
Ogallala—Uhlig Oil Co. opened fil
ling station at Spruce and Front
streets.
Doniphan—Ben F. Grant opened
Grant Barber Shop in building va
cated by Andy Peterson.
Daykin—Culverts and grading to if
done on Road District No. 42, south
west of city.
Thedford — Grading and claying
work on road west of here, completed.
Tekamah—Modern laundry being e*
stablished in this place.
West Point—Natural gas for heat
ing and cooking turned on by Iowa
Nebraska Light and Power Co.
Plattsmouth—Pease Style Shop in
Bckins building installed Neon sign.
McCook—Valley Motor Co. moved
garage to building at 320 West B
street.
Lincoln—State Highway Depart
ment opened bids for 521,000 feet of
snow fence to be distributed to var
ious highway maintenance stations
over the State, for maintaining snow
free highways during winter.
Cakland—Mrs. E. G. Bristol Tog
gery and Art Shop moved to new
location.
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Ogallala—Ogallala Tire & Battery
Co. moved into new quarters inThay
er Garage .
Kearney—Liberty Dry Cleaning Co.
at 2013 Central Ave., expanding busi
ness.
Lyman—Coffee Cup Cafe opened its
dooss for business.
McCook — Contracts awarded by
Council for paving East Fifth Street
and Water improvements on Fifth and
Sixth streets east.
The 7.5 miles of State Highway
No. 91 between Lindsay and Newman
Grove, will be graveled this fall.
Lincoln—Bids will be received Oc
tober 16 on approximately $170,000
of bridge and highway construction
work.
Red Cloud—Graveling of highway
south from here to Kansas State line,
completed.
Lincoln — Capitol Commission let
contract for underground drainage
system at capitol grounds.
Sidney—Sites inspected for pro
posed $80,000 Federal building here.
Wausa — S i dewalks constructed
throughout town.
Blair—$26,000 improvements voted
for local light plant.
Curtis—Work progressing rapidly
on paving in second district.
Verdel — Construction of school
building rapidly nearing completion.
Wymore — Wymorian Cafe o n
Soutth 7th purchased by Mrs. WT. M.
Yost of Clay Center, Kansas.
Arnold—New equipment installed
in State park.
Elmwood—Laying of gas pipe line
in city completed.
Hooper—Grace Lutheran Church
dedicated number of improvements in
their edifice.
Laurel—Andrew Paulsen purchased
Van Auker pool hall here.
Plymouth — Ten-mile stretch of
Grain Growers Highway west from
city graded and now open to travel.
Hay Springs—Old building occupi
ed by Ralph Strotheide hardware
store to be razed to make way for
construction of modern building.
Lyman—Construction of basement
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of proposed City Hall building pro
gressing.
Neligh—Grading on Highway No.
14 north from this place being rushed.
Hooper—Interior of Hooper State
Bank improved.
McCook—Large bridge to be con
structed over Republican river south
of city, and will be 300 feet in length.
Scotia—T. J. Stoetzel office build
ing rented for one year and will be
cleaned and renovated for new loca
tion of public library.
Nebraska City — Celebration held
here for opening of new pavement
north, south and east of city.
Doniphan—Cement sidewalk laid in
front of Burger buildings.
Johnson—Missouri Valley Gas Co.
laying gas pipe lines from main line
into this town.
Contracts will be let in near future
for work on highway from Decatur
through Winnebago reservation to
Winnebago, according to State En
gineer Roy Cochran.
Beemer—Main Street to be paved
soon.
Creighton — New churn purchased
for Creighton Coopoerative Creamery.
IT FOR PROMOTION
|Owen Meredith Takes Examination to
Become Colonel
J. H. Meredith tells us his son Owen
a native of this city, has recently tak
en tlie examination for promotion to
the rank of Colonel.
| Owen went from here to West Point
.Military Academy some twenty years
[ago and has been going up tbe scales
in rank sinee graduation from the
government’s greatest military train
ing center. At present he holds the
rank of lieutenant colonel of Infantry.
He is stationed in Kentucky.
The examination is something of a
surprise to his folks here as some
four hundred officers with priority
claims to promotion will have to be
jumped over in this instance.
The Catholic Daughters meet on
Thursday. October 15th at the home
of Mrs. Casper Pribil.
M. R. Sullivan, who has been put in
charge of a defunct bank at Harting
ton, came over to see home folkB Sun
day.
Mrs. J. J. Harrington is home from
a visit at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Earl Beulow at Racine, Wiscon
sin.
Mrs. Polk departed Monday for
Springfield, Nebr., and other south
state points, expecting to be away
some months.
Joe Haas of Amelia was up Tuesday
for a truck load of syrup for the
Amelia store, they taking part of a
carload received at this point.
The Catholic Daughters will con
duct a benefit sale, beginning Satur
day and continuing through October,
in the building south of Stannards.
Tom Baker and Miss Ruth Riley of
Riley Bros, ranch were transacting
business in the city Monday. This
office was favored with a pleasant
call.
The Ladies Guild of the Presbyter
ian church will meet with Mrs. Clar
i see Zimmerman Thursday afternoon
October 15, Mrs. Gifford Bachman as
sisting.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will gve u chicken pie dinner,
mi Thursday, October 22nd, in the
church parlors. We will start serv
ing at 5:30 p. m.
H. W. Tomlinson tells us of tHe re
cent arrival of a granddaughter at
his daughter's home in West Point.
MPs. Tomlinson, who had been at
West Point for some days, is home
again.
William Decker, one of the promi
nent citizens of Verdigris Township,
was in O'Neill Friday, Mr. Decker
said word had been received that day
at Page of the deatli in California of
Bill Lord, an old resident of tlie Page
country.
Mr. and Airs. Claude Hancock, ac
companied by Aliss Rulli Kramer and
Miss Bettie Jones, were N'eligh visit
ors Sunday afternoon. Aliss Kramer’s
parents reside at N'eligh. Rev. Mr.
Kramer living pastor of .lie Presbyter
ian church there.
HOLT COUNTY’S OLD
COURT - HOUSE
IS UNDER SUSPICION
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At the risk of being waited upon
by a committee or bombed or other
wise dealth with. The Frontier would
respectfully suggest that Holt county
needs a new court house. This is far
from the "physicologlcal moment" for
any propaganda for an enterprise en
tailing additional public expense and
we are calling attention to this need
knowing it is similar to swimming
against the current.
Some fifteen years ago Judge Dick
son. feeling that the huildng was un
safe. called an architect out from
Omaha to pass upon the safety of
the structure. The architect was
amazed that it stood al all. As a re
sult of Investigations at that time the
building was “tied" together by bolta
and iron plates. The cupola was torn
away, removing some tons of weight
from the roof. A sense of a little
more security came with the comple
tion of this work to those who are at
the court house.
Upon occasion, in the event of an
important lawsuit, the old court room
is jammed to the doors. Then is tta*
danger—If danger there be. The build
ing was erected in 1886 and sets upon
no oilier foundation than the brick
of which the walls are built. In other
words, the walls extend into the
earth with no stone foundation. It
is thought these are crumbling away
and one day the walls may collapse.
This may be said to be conjecture,
but it’s conjecture based on visible
conditions. Judge Dickson believes It
not only advisable but necessary that
the building be looked over by a com
petent architect at this time.
If a lot of Holt (’ounty men now
unemployed could be put to work, un
der proper engineer supervision, the
building of a court house and possibly
other county jobs, the entire indus
trial interest' of the county would feel
the beneficial effects.
The present building has served its
generation, has been rearranged as to
office room and some little added, but
it is quite inadequate for our present
needs and sooner or later will have
to be replaced.
Harold and Deo Zimmerman visited
in O'Neill Sunday. Both of these boys
are natives of this city and both now
live at Hastings. Nebraska.Harold be
ing in the clothing business and I,eo
groceries. They intended to go on to
Spencer for a visit with their mother
and sister.
O. E. Burrel of Verdel, on his way
to the southwest corner of the county,
where he makes his future was
in the city over night Thur; lap. Mr.
Burrel is a brother of Mrs. Ijaries
Hemstreet, whose husband wfh, be re
membered by old readers as a former
O'Neill hotel man.
Ralph J. Kelly, one of the able
newspaper men of north Nebraska,
and editor of the Graphic at Atkinson,
had business in O’Neill Tuesday. Mr.
Kelly is giving his community a good
paper, both editorially and mechani
cally. The Frontier enjoyed a short
visit during his stay in town.
Much local interest has been shown
in the world series, blit those who
f know not of the old diamond on west
Douglas street, with Tim Hanley in
| the box, Sliver Triggs behind the bat,
(Jus Hanlon on iirst and Elmer Mer
rintan on third, don't know the real
thrill of a ball game.
David M. Armstrong and Janies
Mever are in the county jail to dis
eover or rediscover tHat the eighteenth
amendment is no joke. A still or two
| and n quantity of mash and other
products were taken by officers at
the Armstrong place on the Kagle
amid the flies and filth of the swine's
pen.
(This item was handed in after our
October 1 edition was printed:) A
reunion was hoid at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Williams last Mon
day and Tuesday. Mrs. William’s
uncle, Andrew Quigley of Chicago
and cousin Miss Mary O’Brien of Wil
mington, 111., whom she has not seen
for many years, and brother James
Feehan, Greely, Neb. andMatt Feehan
of Albion and sister Mrs. B. Hutchin
on of Albion were there. Mr. Wil
liam’s brother, Walter Williams and
family, Clarence and Warren of St.
Lawrence, were also there visiting,
being enroute to Houston, Texas,
thence to Seattle, Washington, where
they will make their future home.