Neb. State Historical Society
The Frontier
VOL. Lin. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 16,1932. No, 4
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM DOES
HEAVY DAMAGE
NEAR O’NEILL SUNDAY NIGHT
Another nice rain visited this county
last Thursday afternoon and evening
when 2.13 hundred inches fell. Then
again on Friday night we had twenty
nine hundredths inches and again on
SutVlay night sixtiy-five hundredths
inches of moisture fell, making 3.07
inches for the four nights.
This morning another rainfall vis
ited this county. It started raining
about six o’clock and continued until
about nine and in that period 1:13
inches of water fell. This makes the
rainfall here, during the past four
weeks, about nine and a half inches
and the ground is thoroughly soaked
and prospects for a bountiful crop
in the county were never better.
The rain of Sunday night was ac
companied by a severe hail storm that
did considerable damage to a strip
of country about one mile wide, and
extended from the old J. P. Mullen
farm, north of Emmet to a few miles
west of Inman. The storm started
northwest of this city, coming within
three miles of town going southeast.
The hail was very severe and was
accompanied by a heavy wind and
where it struck with full force, swept
everything before it. As far as we
can learn the following farmers were
in the path of the storm and suffered
severe losses:
\V. A. Seger, who lives about six
miles northwest of this city lost sixty
five young turkeys and his garden was
swept clean.
Joe Pongitatz, living about nine
miles northwest, lost sixty acres of
oats and rye and corn badly damaged.
George Pongratz lost forty acres
of rye.
Paul and Otto Hoehne, living about
ten miles northwest, lost their rye
crop.
L. 0. Johnson, living about four
miles northwest was cleaned out com
pletely. John Schmohr, a neighbor,
lost his com and a good acreage of
barley.
Con Keys, living a few miles west
of town lost his garden and his corn
was badly damaged.
Frank Peters,, living south of town,
lost thirty-five acres of rye and his
corn was badly cut. Mr. Peters said
that hail was piled up around his
place at 10 o’clock the next morning
a foot deep.
Fred Vitt, living southeast of this
city had 100 acres of rye. The storm
cut a swath right through his rye
field, from northwest to southeast,
and he figures that it damaged his
crop fifty per cent.
Pete Rowdebusch, living southeast
of Mr. Vitt also lost heavily from the
storm.
Dan Sullivan, living southeast of
town, lost one corner of his barley
field.
A little hail fell in this city, but it
was so light that it did not even hurt
city gardens.
WILL CELEBRATE AT SCOTVILLE
The citizens of Scott precinct met
at the Town Hall last Tuesday night
and decided to put on a Fourth of July
celebration in that precinct. Commit
tees were appointed to make all pre
liminary arrangements. L. C. McKim
was elected president and Frank Mc
Donald secretary and treasurer. Every
one is invited to go to Scotville and
assist in the celebration.
KOPP RELEASED ON BAIL
Harry Kopp, of Stuart, who was
I sentenced some time ago to four
' months in the Holt county jail and
to pay a fine of $100, for contempt of
court, on the charge of attempting to
obstruct justice by endeavoring to in
fluence Juryman Ralph Rosenkrans,
in the case of the state against John
M. and James C. Flannigan, of the
defunct Citizens State Bank of Stuart,
has appealed his case to the supreme
court. The supreme court ordered
that he be admitted to bail pending a
review of the case. Kopp started
serving his sentence on June 1st. Bond
in the sum of $1,000.00 was furnished
by Kopp on Wednesday, the bond be
ing signed by his brother, W. R. Kopp
and Richard Moon of Stuart, and Kopp
was released.
In their petition, filed in the supreme
court, Kopp’s attorneys allege that
the court had no jurisdiction over the
matter, that the information did not
charge an offense in Holt county and
that the court erred in not informing
him of what count in the information
he was found guilty. Kopp was
charged in the information with send
ing word to the juryman that he had
made a bet of S100 and requesting
the juryman to hang the jury, and
that he had offered a farm free of rent.
WED AT LINCOLN
The following notice of the wedding
of Miss Clara Belle Evans, who is one
of the teachers employed in the O’
Neill Public schools, is taken from last
Saturday’s edition of the Lincoln State
Journal. The many friends of the
young people in this city and vciinity
* extend congratulations:
“The Second Baptist church formed
the setting for the marriage of Miss
! Clara Belle Evans, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Evans and Roy Lami
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lami
son of O’Neill, which took place Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. James
MacPherson read the service. Miss
Clarissa Bueklm, the bridesmaid, wore
| an afternoon frock of peach organdy
and carried an arm bouquet of pink
roses. Hugh Murphy was the best
man. The bride’s dress was of white
embroidered organdy and she wore a
white tulle veil and cap. Her bouquet
was a shower of pink roses and white
daisies. Following the wedding, there
was a reception at the church. The
couple will reside on a farm near
O’Neill. The bride is a graduate of
the University of Nebraska.”
Frank Smith of Omaha was in the
city last week, visiting old time
friends.
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BRIEFLY STATED
Deputy State Sheriff Dueschus was
an O'Neill visitor last Tuesday.
Miss Marjorie Dickson entertained
the Martez Club at her home last
Monday night.
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The county board met last Tuesday
and are sitting this week as a board
of equalization.
H. M. Uttley made a business trip
to Lincoln the latter part of the week,
returning Monday night.
John Donlin, one of the pioneers of
j the northern part of Holt, was an
! O’Neill visitor last Tuesday.
Frank G. Smith was up from Golden
township last Saturday and favored
this office with a pleasant call.
Mrs. John Kane was in the city
several days last week, and the first
of this week, visiting old times friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. Max Golden are re
joicing in the arrival of a young
daughter at their home, born last
Saturday.
We are expecting a stunning new
line of frocks for the golf tournament.
| Be the first to get one at the Chapman
! Style Shop.
W. H. Stein and L. M. Merriman
: left last Saturday for South Bend,
j Ind., to drive back a new Rockne for
Mr. Merriman.
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The O’Neill Base Ball team will play
Winner at Long Pine on July 4th for
a purse of $150. This promises to be
a real ball game.
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Mrs. H. J. Zimmerman came over
from Spencer last Tuesday for a
couple of weeks visit with her child
ren and many relatives here.
Harold Jones, of Royal, and Miss
Luella Ellen Schober, of Newboro,
were granted a marriage license by
County Judge Malone last Monday.
Frank Gallagher, who has been at
tending college at St. Louis, Mo., the
past year, returned home Tuesday
afternoon for the summer vacation.
Joe Wilson, of Omaha, a representa
tive of the Independent Automobile
Adjustment company, was looking
after business matters in the city last
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allinger, of
North Platte, came over last Saturday
and spent a couple of days visiting
friends in this city, returning home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Clift were down
from Long Pine Sunday visiting at
the home of Mrs. Clift’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. C. Gatz and other rela
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Urlaub left
last Sunday morning for Rochester,
Minn, where Mrs. Urlaub will go
i through the Mayo Clinic for a medical
examination.
Mrs, D. Abdouch and son, Eli, and
Mrs. Anton Toy drove to Hot Springs,
S. D., last Sunday to bring back
I George Abdouch, who has been there
! for several weeks.
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Zebedee Warner returned Tuesday
afternoon from Sioux City, Iowa,
where he had been the past ten days
visiting at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. William Stevens.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Griffin, Miss
Rose Taylor and J. B. Mellor went to
, Omaha Sunday. They returned Tues
1 day evening, Mr. Griffin driving back
a new Ford V8 coach.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gallagher, ac
j companied by Mrs. Gallagher’s father,
1 Warden W. T. Fenton, of Lincoln,
I came up last Monday for a few days
visit with relatives here.
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The Misses Geneva and Dorothea
1 Grady, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H.
j D. Grady returned from Denver, Colo.,
last Monday night for a few weeks
visit with the home folks.
On complaint, Mike Bolt was ar
rested and brought before the insanity
commission last Tuesday, adjudged
insane and ordered committed to the
insane asylum at Norfolk.
Superintendent Roy Carrol of the
O'Neill Schools left for Lincoln last!
Saturday morning, where he will at
tend summer school at the State Uni
versity for the next two months.
Mrs O. B. Marcott, of Garwin, Minn.,
who has been visiting relatives nnd
old friends here for the past two;
weeks, will leave for her Minnseota
home the latter part of the week.
I’. C. Donohoe is the proud posses
sor of a new Chevrolet Sport car pur
chased Tuesday from Arbuthnot &}
Reka. The insurance prospect that
will be able to elude P. C. now will
be a dandy.
Master William Brennan entertained
about twenty of his young friends
with a picnic at Shoemaker’s grove
yesterday afternoon. It is needless
to say that the youngsters thorough
ly enjoyed themslves.
M. F. Norton returned last Satur
day from Savannah, Mo., where he
had been the past three weeks re
ceiving medical attention. Mr. Nor
ton said the physicians told him to
come home and not to worry, and he
said that he was feeling fine.
Misses Helen and Hilda Gallagher
returned from Denver, Colo., last Mon
day night. A couple of weeks ago
Miss Hilda graduated from Loretta
Heights College at Denver and Miss
Helen went out to attend the gradua
tion exercises and to accompany her
home.
Fred C. Gatz received a telegram
Tuesday announcing the death of his
brother, Ernest, at Seattle, Washing
ton, that morning. Mr. Gatz was a
former resident of this city, leaving
here about forty-five years ago for
the west, where he had since made hi3
home.
Orton Young was in from the Min
neola country Monday. Mr. Young
says that there are a good many hop
pers in his section, but he does not
think there are as many as there were
a short time ago. He says that some
of his corn, next to the grass, has
been quite badly cut by the hoppers.
Charles Richardson and M. H. Hor
iskey went up to Sioux Falls, S. D.,
last Sunday afternoon and came back
Monday with a new Chrysler Six that
M. H. had purchased. It is a nifty
looking car and Mike has had several
suggestions on fishing trips, provided
he would furnish the transportation.
Casper Wagman, who lives south
east of this city, was a pleasant caller
at this office Tuesday, extending his
subscription to this houshold necessity.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagman are enjoying
a visit from their son, Wendall, of
Austin, Minn., who arrived Tuesday
for a couple of weeks visit with the
home folks.
W. P. Hildebrant, of Boston, Mass., I
arrived here the latter part of last
week for a few days visit with rela
tives. Monday morning, accompanied
by Mrs. Hildebrant, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Meredith, for the
past three weeks, they left for their
eastern home.
Cap Uhl has a small patch of
potatoes growing on the lot just west
of the city pump station, that have
been in bloom for several days. Mon
day Cap dug up a hill and found
twenty-one small ptftatoes growing
under one stalk. He is looking for
ward to a record breaking yield from
this small patch.
O'Neill and Atkinson crossed bat-;
on the local diamond last Sunday
afternoon, the O’Neill boys were vic
torious with a score of 3 to 2. The
batteries for O’Neill were: Robert
Fox, pitcher and Clarence Farr, catch
er. For Atkinson: Cameron and
Strake, pitchers and Troshin«ki, catch
er. It was a nice game, many spec
tactular plays being made on both
sides. This is the second victory for
O’Neill over Atkinson this season.
HOWARD-YOUNG.
Linus Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Howard of thi- city, and Miss
Ruth Young, of Atkinson, were united
in marriage ut Butte, Nebr., last Sat
urday, it has just been discovered by
their friends in this city. The many
O’Neill friends o? these young people
wish them many years of connubial
I bliss.
IN COUNTY COURT
On June 8th Calvin Henefin filed a
complaint in County Court against
Dave Huehert and Tony Bowers, al
leging that they assulted and beat
him. The ease was tried before Judge
Malone in county court Wednesday
morning, before a good sized audience.
Four witnesses appeared for the com
plainant and two for the defendants,
as well as the defendants. At the
conclusion of the testimony Judge Ma
lone dismissed Bowers and fined Dave
Huebert $10.00 and costs, taxed at
$28.15 in default of the payment of
which he will have to go to jail,
SILVER JUBILEE BELLS
AT ST. MARY’S ACADEMY
Tuesday, June 14, was the occasion
of a unique celebration at St. Mary’s
Academy to honor Sister M. Dolores,
Directress of the institution and Sister
M. Honoria, the Junior Class teacher. I
It is twenty-five years since these
sisters made their religious vows at
Buffalo, New York, where the Mother
House of the Franciscans, in charge
of the academy, was at that time lo
cated. Both sisters are very well
known in O’Neill and vicinity, as Sr.
Dolores has taught at St. Mary’s for
fifteen years and Sr. Honoria for ten
years.
A little after seven on Tuesday
morning, girls, large and small, clad
in white, high school boys, and a num
ber of the St. Mary’s Alumni might
be seen on their way to the celebration
held in the academy chapel. Preceding
the services, each of the sisters was
met at the rear entrance to the chapel
and conducted to a priedieu near the
sanctuary by a procession of five
young ladies and their attendants.
Three carried flowers, one roses, the
other lilies, and the third carnations.
These were symbolic, respectively of
the three vows of obedience, chastity
and poverty, which each sister makes
for life on the day of her Solemn Pro
fession to be the Bride of Christ. A
fourth young lady, gowned as a bride,
and accompanied by two small girl at
tendants, carried a lighted candle.
The fifth, wiUt-four attendants, bore a
cushion on which was a Silver Wreath
to be presented to sister and worn by
her during the day. A choir of sweet
voiced little ones sang appropriate
hymns during this procession.
MonsignorCassidy celebrated a High
Mass which was very creditably sung
by Matthew Beha, James Ilarty, Rob
ert Biglin, Eugene Gallagher, and
Robert McCarthy. Monsignor ad
dressed some very appropriate words
to two sisters congratulating them on
the happiness and great blessings they
procured for themselves and others by
their entrance into religious life, where
they are spending their lives in the
education of youth, and laboring for
the temporal and eternal welfare of
mankind.
On Tuesday evening the Alumni of
St Mary’s sponsored a social gather
ing in honor of the jubilarins in the
gymnasium. A number of old pupils
and friends assembled to congratulate
the sisters. The evening passed very
pleasantly at Monte Carlo whist, after
which luncheon was served. The high
score prize was won by Mrs. Hugh
Birmingham and the low score by Mr.
R. E. Gallagher.
The many friends of M. F. Har
rington, throughout the county and
state, will be glad to learn that he is
on the road to recovery. The crisis
seemed to have been reached and past
last Thursday night, since which time
he has been slowly recovering.
THREE MORE CASES ARE FILED
IN DISTRICT COURT
GROWING FROM HANK FAILURE
E. II. Luikhart, as receiver of the
Citizens State Rank of Stuart, has
filed suit in the district court to fore
close n mortgage issued by Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Kaup on the southeast
quarter of section 12 and the north
east quarter of section 13, in township
30. range 16, west. The suit is brought
on two notes, given on Mnrch Ifl, 1927.
Payments have been made on the in
debtedness until it wns all paid, ex
cept the sum of $2,005.00 and this
balance due was renewed. Certain
payments were made on this note and
on June 23, 1930, a note for $2,517.11
was made to the receiver of the bnnk.
Payment of $1,219.34 was made on
this note, leaving a balance due of
$1,431.94, with interest at ten per
cent from January 27, 1932, on which
they ask a decree of foreclosure, sub
ject to the balance due the Federal
Land Rank of Omaha. A mortgage
was given the Federal Land Bank of
Omaha on January 6, I4U9, in the
sum of $6,000, payable in sixty-nine
semi-annual payments of $211.25, pay
able April 1st and October 1st of
each year.
The Royal Union Life Insurance
company has instituted suit in the dis
trict court to foreclose a $2,000.00
mortgage issued by Mr. and Mrs.
Walter A. O’Malley on the northeast
quarter of section 13, township 31,
range 13 west. The petition alleges
thut payments to be made in Novem
ber 11)29, 1930 and 1931 have not been
made and that defendants have also
failed to pay interest due for'these
years. Plaintiff alleges that there is
now due the sum of $1,906.94 for
which it asks judgment in foreclosure.
Plaintiff alleges thnt J. B. Mellor has
a subsequent mortgage on said laud
and that the Nebraska State bank has
a judgment against said defendants.
E. II. Luikhart, receiver of the Citiz
en’s State Bank of Stuart, has filed
three suits in the district court against
the American Surety company of New
York to collect $15,774.95 with inter
est and costs. One of the suits is a
gainst John M. Flannigan and tha
American Surety company; another
is against James C. Flannigan and
the American Surety company and the
third suit is against Thos. C. Mains
and the American Surety company.
In the petition the plaintiff ulleges
that the defendant John M. Flannigan
was the president of the defunct bank,
that James C. Flannigan was the vice
president und that Thos. C. Mains waa
the cashier. That as such officers they
were bonded by the American Surety
company in the sum of $5,000.00 each
the bond running to the Citizens Stat«
Bank as a protection to the bank on
any unlawful or fradulent acts of the
officers of the bank.
The case of John Robertson vs. H.E.
Pettibone, which was tried before a
jury in county court about three weeks
ago has been appealed to the dis
trict court. In this action the plain
tiff asks judgment against the de
fendant in fhe sum of $91.30 and
coats taxed at $43.95. In the case
which was tried in the county court
the plaintiff sued on two notes of
$40.00 each. The defendant filed a
counter claim and in it alleged that
the notes had been paid by work done
for the plaintiff and that the plaintiff
owed him about $30.00 in addition
Continued on page 8
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