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VOL. LIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1932. No. 1
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LARRY SNELL AND H. LINDBERG
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
j THEY ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY
Larry H. Snell and Harold Lind
berg had a narrow escape from ser
ous injury on highway No. twenty
about five miles west of Stuart last
Saturday afternoon about four thirty,
when a gravel truck pulled into them,
hitting Snell’s car between the front
and rear wheels, throwing it into the
ditch at the side of the road, the car
rolling over three times. Mr. Snell
suffered a dislocated shoulder and
bad body bruises. Lindberg was badly
shaken up and stunned, but not ser
iously injured. Snell’s car is a total
wreck.
Mr. Snell said that they were driv
ing along the highway, going forty
miles an hour when they saw the
gravel truck ahead of them going in
the same direction. When he first
noticed the truck he said he did not
know whether it was standing still or
moving. As he came closer he noticed
that the truck was dumping gravel
and he pulled out to the left to go
around the truck. As he got closer to
the truck the driver of the truck
started to turn his car to the left and
Snell said that he put on his brakes,
then the truck stopped and he figured
that he was going to let him go by
and drove on. Just as he was passing
the truck the driver pulled his truck
to the left, hitting the Snell car in the
side, between the front and teai
wheels, throwing it into the ditch, with
the result as above stated.
GIVES PROGRAM AND PICNIC
Last Friday, May 20, Miss Tressa
Pongratz, who taught in Dist. 24, gave
a program and picnic in commemora
tion of the Washington Bi-centennial
in the Morton grove. The committee
in charge had everything well planned
and timed and we can frankly say
that those who attended from the sur
rounding territory certainly enjoyed
themselves. Mrs. Erwin Givin, Mrs.
Dave Erb, Mrs. Pongratz, Mrs. Dan
Troshinsky, Mrs. George Robinson and
Mrs. Morton were in charge of the
eats and drinks and Miss Treesa cap
tioned the rest of the games. One of
the leading features was a ball game
between the Eagleites and the Black
Birds, which finished 7-8 in favor of
the Eagles.
We had a combination of delightful
pleasure and all the eats and drinks
that a mortal man could absorb and
enjoy.
The farmers, more than anyone else,
owe it to themselves and their families
to relax from their ardorous duties
and have a change of recreation oc
casionally. This closes a successful
term of school for Miss Pongratz.
IN COUNTY COURT
The case of John Robertson vs.
Howard Pettijohn, a suit on two
promissoi’y notes, occupied the at
tention of the County Court last Tues
day. Robertson brought suit on two
notes, one given on October 1, 1930,
and the other given October 1, 1931,
both for $40.00 and each of them due
in six months from date. The peti
ion of the plaintiff, filed May 7, 1932,
asked judgment against the defendant
in the sum of $91.30 and interest from
date of suit.
The defendant denied owing the
notes and alleged, in his answer, that
they were paid in full. Further an
swering, by way of a counter claim,
defendant alleged that there is due
him from the plaintiff—itemizing the
bill—the sum of $112.00, after giving
credit of $80.00, the two notes in
question and he asked judgment for
the $112.00 with interest thereon and
costs of suit.
The plaintiff in his reply denied
each and every allegation made by
the defendant in his set off and the
case came to trial on May 24th at
10 a. m. A jury was selected, and two
of them being excused the attorneys
on both sides agreed to try the
case before a jury of four men and
the trial proceeded. Several witnesses
were examined on both Sides and
after arguments of the attorneys the
case was submitted to the jury, which
returned a verdict for the defendant
and assessed the amount of his re
* covery at the sum of the two $40.00
notes, with interest thereon to date.
The pupils and teacher of District
159, closed a successful term of school
last Friday, they also enjoyed a pic
nic at the Eagle creek. Miss Uhl will
teach in the same school the coming
year.
ATTEND LIONS CLUB MEETING.
A largedelegationof the local Lions j
went up to Bassett Monday night to
attend a sectional meeting of the
Order of Lions at the above town that
evening. Among those from this city
who attended were: Mr. and Mrs.
Anton Toy, N. W. Jochum, O. W. Car
roll, L. G. Gillespie, Pete Todson,
Archie Bowen, L. E. Jones and George
Miles. About 50 members of the
Order from Atkinson were in attend
1 ance as well as delegates from
Springview, Stuart, Long Pine, Wood
lake and Randolph. The meeting was
addressed by District Governor Miller
of Kimball, and Deputy District Gov
ernor Peasinger of Randolph. The
local boys say they were royally en
tertained by the members of the Bas
sett club.
DROWNS AT NIOBRARA DAM
Howard Ware, one of the pioneer
settlers of northern Holt and Boyd
counties, was drowned in the power
dam on the Niobrara river north of
this city last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Ware was fishing at the dam
and with him was a young man named
Adams. Young Adams slipped on the
shale rock on the bank and fell into
about twelve feet of water. Mr. Ware
plunged in after him, losing his life
in the attempt to rescue his compan
ion, who was later rescued and re
suseicatpd ,by dam employees who
were working nearby. Mr. WTare’s
body was recovered, but all attempts
to resusicate him after the body was
taken from the water failed.
Howard Ware was one of the prom
inent settlers of Boyd county. He was
a county commissioner for many years
and held many other positions of
honor and trust in the county to the
north. He had many friends in this
county who will regret to hear of his
death.
The funeral was held yesterday at
Spencer and many people from this
county were in attendance.
Another Pioneer Passes
Mrs. Elizebeth Johring, wife of the
late Benjamin H. Johring, died at her
home in this city Wednesday morning,
May 25, 1932, at the age of 79 years,
11 months, and 24 days. Funeral
services will be held Friday afternoon
at 2 p. m. and burial in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Elizabeth Behrens was born at
Bremen, Germany, June 1, 1852. As
a young girl she came to America with
her parents. On March 17, 1869, she
was united in marriage to Benjamin
H. Johring at Mason City, 111. To this
union twelve children were born, five
of whom are living to mourn the death
of a kind and loving mother. The
children are: Mrs. Anna Hughes, Mrs.
John Jennings, Mrs. Matt Ernest, Mrs.
Ralph Lawrence and Fred H. Johrirtg,
all of O’Neill.
In the spring of 1884 Mrs. Johring
came with her husband and family
to this city, from Linocln, Nebraska,
and located on a farm about five miles
northwest of this city, where the
family resided until about twenty
years ago, when they moved to this
city. As one of the pioneers of the
county, Mrs. Johring passed through
all the hardships and vicissitudes of
the early days with its trials and trib
ulations. But success crowned their
efforts and when they left the farm
and retired to O’Neill they were so
situated that she passed her declining |
years in comfort surrounded by her;
children and grandchildren. She had
always enjoyed good health until the
past four weeks, when the infirmities
of old age brought on the illness that
resulted in her death.
The children and grandchildren of
the deceased have the sympathy of
their many friends in their hour of
bereavement.
BRIEFLY STATED
Judge Dickson drove over to Spen
cer yesterday to attend the funeral of
Howard Ware.
Archie Bowen is building a new
stucco addition to the back of his
store building.
M iss Teressa Connolly has accepted
a position as clerk in the office of
^ Sheriff Peter Duffy
Miss Marguerite Hatch arrived from
I Lincoln Tuesday to be the guest of
Miss Edna Simonson.
Mrs. Chas McKenna and Mr*. W. J.
Hiltabrand returned Sunday from a
short trip to Sioux City.
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We understand that Dean Saiah,
who left here about a month ago, is
now employed at Oak Park, 111.
D. T. Murfln, editor of the Page
Reporter, was in O’Neill Monday, and
paid The Frontier a fraternal call.
Mrs. C. J. Malone went down to
Omaha last Saturday morning for a
few days visit with her daughter.
Mike Rotherham, one of the pion
eers of eastern Holt, was in the city
the first of the week visiting old time
friends.
Dr. E. J. Oxford, of Chambers, was
in the city Friday evening and left
Saturday morning on a business trip
to Omaha.
County Surveyor Norton left the first
of the week for Savannah, Mo., to con
sult some physicians regarding the
condition of his health.
George Mellor, who was taken to
hospital at Lynch a couple of weeks
and operated on for appendicitis, re
turned home yesterday.
Mr. Bender, of Cornlea, who owns
a couple of farms northeast of this
city, is in O’Neill this week looking
after his real estate interests.
Thomas Hanrahan, one of the pion
eer settlers of western Holt was down
from Atkinson yesterday, visiting his
many friends in this city.
Mrs. Mike Gallagher and Mrs. Dell
Baker of Casper. Wyo., arrived
Wednesday morning for an extended
stay with relatives and friends.
Mrs. F. C. Gatz and daughter, Mrs.
Jack Vincent, went down to Omaha
last Saturday for a few days visit
with relatives, returning Monday night.
Judge and Mrs. R. R. Dickson re
turned last Sunday from Lincoln,
where the Judge had been sitting with
the Supreme Court for the past week.
Mrs. Catherine Matthews, of North
ern Shields, was a pleasant chile,« at
these headquarters Monday, extend
ing her subscription to this household
necessity for another year.
Charles Woods, age 47, of Verdigris,
and Miss E)dna Hopkins, age 22, of
Inman, were united in marrige at
Inman last Thursday evening by Rev.
Mertie E. Clute, Methodist Minister.
Edward Adams, of Chambers, one
of the pioneer bankers of Holt county,
was a pleasant caller at this office
last Tuesday, extending his subscrip
tion to this disseminator of current
events.
Miss Hilda Gallagher left Tuesday
morning for Denver, Colo., where she
will attend the graduation exercises
of her sister, Miss Helen, who will be
graduated from Loretta Heights col
lege on June 1.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wagman, of
Mission Hill, S. D., were in the city
last Sunday visiting relatives and
friends. Mr. Wagman saysr that it is
very dry in his section of South Da
kota this spring.
Rev. H. D. Johnson and family left
Tuesday morning for a two week’s
visit in Denver, Colo. While there he
wil attend the Presbyterian General
Assembly and the commencement ex
ercises of Denver University. They
expect to return June 10.
Mrs. Chas McKenna and Mrs. Ira
Moss entertained at a seven o’clock
dinner Thursday night. Mrs. H. J.
Hammond won the high score at
bridge, and Mrs. Hugh Coyne, Mrs.
William J. Hammond and Mrs. Ed
ward Gatz won the other prizes.
Joe Wrede, of Garvin, la., and his
sisters, Mrs. Joe Ruppenkamp, Mrs.
Harry Snodgrass, and Mrs. Lewis
Ruppenkamp were in the city visiting
and looking after business interests
over the week-end. They report more
rain in Iowa than is necessary and
are surprised at the condition here.
They left Sunday morning.
Sister Mary Eugene, visiting at the
home of her mother, Mrs. O. F. Biglin
and her brothers and sisters here for
the past two weeks, returned to her
home at Sioux City Saturday. Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Biglin accompanied
her, making the trip via auto. Mr.
and Mrs. Biglin visited relatives at
Jackson over Sunday, returning home
Monday afternoon.
According to Harry Bowen, weath
er observer for this city, the rainfall
here for this year is far below the
normal average. The rainfall this
year, including that of last evening,
by months, is as follows: January .60;
February 1.21; March .78; April 1.83;
May 2.46, or a total of 6.88 so far this
year. The average rainfall for the
county is about twenty-four inches a
year, so it will be seen that we are
considerable below normal this year.
This section was visited with the
heaviest rainfall in the past four
years, last Tuesday night. The rain
fall amounted to one and forty-six
hundredths inches, and was quite gen
eral over the county and, we under
stand, went clear across the state.
According to Weather Observer Bow
en this is the heaviest rainfall—that
is in one rain—that has fallen in this
section for four years or more and it
begins to look as if the back of the
old bogy, drouth, was broken. We all
hope so.
V. V. Rosenkrans, one of the pion
eers of northeastern Holt, was in the
city Tuesday and favored this office
with a pleasant call. Mr. Rosenkrans
was in the city to attend the eighth
grade graduation exercises at the K. C.
Hall that afternoon and at its con
clusion visited with numerous friends
in the city. He has been a resident
of this county for over fifty years and
has lived on his present place, in
Steel Creek precinct, since his arrival
in the county, when he homesteaded
the land. He says that he thoroughly
enjoyed the “Do You Remember
When” column in last week Frontier
and that he remembered most of them,
but could not give dates.
Severe Rain And Wind Storm.
A rain that was blown by a heavy
wind visited this city last evening,
starting at 6:30 p. m. It rained for
about one hour and the precipitation
during that time amounted to thirty
five hundredths of an inch. We under
stand that the rain was much heavier
in the western and northern part of
the county, the precipitation in the
northern and eastern part of the
county, running from one to four
inches. It was a real soaker.
We understand that a very severe
and destructive hail storm visited
Ainsworth and vicinity with a little
hail at Atkinson and north of there.
At the O’Connell farm, one mile east
and one mile south of Atkinson, the
wind destroyed their barns and all
outbuildings, but no one was injured.
It is reported that there was a nine
inch fall of rain at Bonesteel and that
a heavy rain extended throughout
southern South Dakota and through
Boyd county. At Butte they had a
severe hail storm ]that did consider
able damage. We undestand that on
account of the heavy rainfall in the
western part of Boyd county that the
Ponca creek has overflowed its banks
and that allthelowland is under water
and that many of the bridges on the
east and west highway, through the
county, have been washed out.
It is reported that a heavy hail and
wind at Norfolk did considerable dam
age to growing crops and green
houses.
Plumbing and Heating
See me at the H. E. Coyne Hardware
for anything in Plumbing or Heating.
Repair Work, Furnaces
JAS L. HARRINGTON
FLANNIGAN TRIAL STILL ON
The Flannigan trial is still occupy
j ing the attentioin of the district court.
A night session was held Wednesday
night in an attempt to complete the
case this week. The state concluded
its testimony last Saturday and the
defense started introducing its evi
dence on Monday. It is expected that
the case will be completed some time
Saturday.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many kind
friends and relatives who helped us
to bear our sorrow in the loss of our
beloved son and brother, and for the
beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters,
and family.
GOVERNOR BRYAN STOPS HERE
Governor and Mrs. C. W. Bryan,
who are on a tour of the state, ar
rived in the city late Tuesday after
noon and were entertained at an eight
o’clock dinner, followed by dancing,
at the Golden Hotel that evening.
Governor Bryan said that he needed
a rest from official cares and thought
he would take a vacation by making
a trip over the state, to inspect road
work and note conditions in the var
ious sections of the commonwealth.
He continued west from here and
when he reaches the state line will
go south and back to Lincoln along
the Republican river valley. Those
attending the dinner were: Democratic
County Chairman, M. H. McCarthy,
County Agent James Rooney, George
Harrington, Doctor Finley, John Sul
livan, Mrs. R. R. Morison, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. O’Donnell, Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Harrington, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Donohoe, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dishner
and James Boler, of Orchard.
The dancing commenced at 9:30 and
continued until eleven thirty, with a
large number present.
Nineteen Thirty Class Reunion
On last Friday evening the Idle
Hour was the scene of gaiety when the
class of 1930, of O’Neill high school,
and their Sponsor, Miss Ruth Kroemer
gathered there to participate in a very
pleasant reunion. Despite the num
erous changes which have taken place
in the last two years out of a class of
forty-two, it was possible for 27 of
the class members to be present.
Beautiful decorations adorned the
walls and ceilings. Pastel shades were
the predominating color scheme. The
tables were also tastefully decorated,
in harmonizing colors, having low
bowls of pink sweet peas which was
1 the class flower, for centerpieces.
Miss Gurna Oppen was an out of
| town guest who came to be present
; at the class reunion.
At 8:30 a delicious banquet was
served and toasts were given by Mr.
Miller and Miss Kroemer, who re
called many pleasant reminiscences
such as our Senior Play, Sneak Day,
Class Picnic and commencement.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing and visiting. Every
one declares they had a very enjoy
able evening.
Credit is due to Anita Liddy, Bruce
Rummell, Edwin Thompson, Ex Laura
McDonough and Mrs. James Oppen
[ for their work and effort to make the
reunion a success.
Homesick For O’Neill
We received a letter from L. C.
Peters, formerly a resident of this
city and a wiiter on The Frontier, on
the taking over of the management
of The Frontier by the owner. Among
! other things he says:
“It makes rne rather homesick to be
! back there again myself as I like
O’Neill and the bunch there better
than any other place I ever lived or
any group of fellows I have met.
However, as my mother is now past
eighty-three I will have to make
Omaha my headquarters while she is
alive. But I dont give a darn for the
town and would sooner be fishing down
at Mud bridge, up in the sandhill lakes
or helping to run the government in
the evenings from the steps of the
First National bank. With times
what they are and politics muddled
up as it is the sessions on the bank
1 steps must get quite heated at times.
Come back Pete. Fishing is still
good and the arguments on the bank
1 steps are still as they were in the good
! old days. We know that you would
at least enjoy a few weeks visit and
your friends would be glad to see you.
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Stitch In Time t lub
The (irattun Stitch In Time Club
met on Saturday evening. May 21, at
the home of Muriel Brittel. Arleen
Page, the vice-president, acted as
YOUNG MAN GIVEN SENTENCE
ONE TO TEN YEARS
IN THE STATE REFORMATORY
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Harold Reinick, claiming Lincoln a3
his residence, was arrested by Marshal
Fred Hitchcock, of Atkinson, last Fri
day morning and that afternoon was
taken into custody by Sheriff Peter
Duffyandbrought to O’Neill to answer
the charge of breaking and entering the
school house in district Number eleven
and taking therefrom some property
belonging to said school district. He
was taken before Judge Dickson last
Monday and entered a plea of guilty
to the charge and was sentenced to
from one to ten years in the State
Reformatory. The property taken,
we understand consisted of one clock
and three fountain pens, the clock and
one of the fountain pens being re
covered.
After his arrest Sheriff Duffy re
ceived a letter from Inspector Dan
baum, of the Omaha Police Force
stating that a young man named Neal
Hamilton, alias James O’Grady, alias
Lloyd Reinick was wanted badly in
that city for burglarly jobs. He
stated that the young man was keep
ing company with a young lady that
lived in or near Stuart and for the
Sheriff to investigate and if he located
the young man to arrest and notify
the Omaha Police Department and
they would send a man here for him.
The Omaha officers will now have to
wait until he completes the term for
which he was sentenced Monday.
We understand that the young man’s
mother is in the state hospital for the
insane at Lincoln and that his father
also lives in the capitol city. He is
nineteen years of age.
Death of John H. Dumpert
John H. Dumpert, of this city, died
at the Stuart hospital last Tuesday
evening, May 24, 1932, at 11 p. m., at
the age of 22 years arid nine months.
Deceased was taken with an acute
attack of appendicitis last Friday and
on Saturday morning was removed
to the hospital at Stuart, where an
operation was performed Sunday
morning. He never rallied from the
operation and pased peacefully away
at 11 p. m. on Tuesday evening. His
father and mother and brother and
sister were with him during his last
hours.
John H. Dumpert was born at Ex
eter, Neb., on August 29, 1909. In
1916 his parents came to this county,
settling east of this city. Johnnie
passed his boyhood and young man
hood in this city and was one of the
most beloved young men in the com
munity. For several years he as
sisted his father on his milk route here
and worked in grocery stores in this
city and had a very extensive acquaint
ence, notonly inthecity, but throughout
the county. He had a genial person
ality, was industrious and frugal and
his untimely death, in the prime of
young manhood will be sincerely
mourned by hundreds of friends and
acquaintances.
His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
John Dumpert and a sister, Miss Stel
la and a brother, Edward are left to
mourn the death of a kind and loving
son and borther. Their many friends
in this city and vicinity extend them
their condolences in their hour of
sorrow.
The funeral was held this morning
1 from St. Patrick’s church at 9 o’clock,
I and was very largely attended, at
testing the popularity of the young
! man in this city and community, in
I terment in Calvary Cemetery.
chairman of the business meeting. The
club elected Hazel Bredehoft president,
to take the place of Eva Friesen, who
has been acting as both president and
leader. When the secretary. Opal El
lison, called the roll, each girl ans
wered by mentioning some way to
keep clothing neat.
After the business meeting, there
were discussions on the daily and
seasonal care of clothing, and Elva
Etauffer and Mona Melvin demon
strated the removal of grass stains,
coffee stains and ink stains. Each girl
in the club will take part in at least
one such demonstration during the
course, and the team doing the best
i work will give a public demonstration
|„n the club’s Achievement Day at the
I end of the course.
The next meeting will be held at the
j home of Nona Bresslcr at 2:30 o’clock
ion Wednesday. June l, aad will be
| followed by a picnic lunch on the river.