The Frontier « - ■■ . __ . - ^ _• ■ . 11 - — VOL. Lin. ~ O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1932. No. 13 O’NEILL TENNIS PLAYERS MEET CREIGHTON TEAM O'Neill Ladies Defeat Op ponents. Men Lose By Small Margin Mr. and Mrs. Kruse and daughter, Patsy, Helen Toy, Nellie Toy, James Turor, Louise Zastrowe, Ralph Tom linson, Beryl Winchell, Margaret Mc Murphy, of Wayne, Orville Winchell, Ray Toy and, Loretta Saunto drove; over to Creighton Sunday where they; met the Creighton tennis teams in a series of inter city tennis matches. The O’Neill men bowed to defeat at the | hands of the men’s team of Creighton; while the ladies team of this city de feated the ladies team of Creighton. Four singles and three doubles matches were played by the men with Creigh ton emerging the victor with a score of 22 to 20. The same number of games were played by the ladies with the O’Neill team emerging the victor with a score of 26 to 16. Next Sunday the Creighton tennis teams will come over here and another match will be played on the grounds of the local club, in the southwestern part of the city. The closeness of the games, played by the men last Sun day, assures a good close contest. GEORGE HESS BAKER DIES. George Hess Baker died at his home in Chambers last Tuesday morning at 7:30 after an illness of five days of pneumonia, aged 32 years. The fun eral was held Wednesday afternoon from the family home, interment in the Chambers cemetery. Mr. Baker was taken sick on Wed nesday afternoon, August 10th, with an attack of influenza,which developed into pneumonia and, although all that kind and loving care and medical skill could do was done he kept gradually sinking until the end. George Hess Baker was born at Chambers on July 25, 1900, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Baker, prominent and pioneer residents of the South Fork country. He attened the public schools of that village and after grad uation studied pharmacy and followed that profession for a few years. He was an euergetic and hustling young man well liked by all and had an ex tensive acquaintance, not only in the southern part of the county, but all over it and his sudden death will be deeply regretted by his numerous friends. On June 13, 1927, he was united in marriage to Miss Bessie McLoed of this city, who, with a little son, John Lee, four years old, his mother, one sister and two brothers are left to mourin the death of a kind and loving husband, father, son and brother. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the family home in Chambers, Rev. Scott, pastor of the Methodist church at Tilden and a former resident of Chambers, officiat ing, interment in the Chambers ceme tery. The funeral was very largely attended, many going down from this city to attend the funeral rites. ECONOMY LEAGUE MEETING The Holt County Economy League will meet at O’Neill, on Saturday, August 27th, at 2 o’clock P. M. At this meeting the county tax levy will be considered, and election of of ficers for the ensuing year will take place. Martin Conway, Secretary. POUNDING THE BALL A fast ball game was played Sun day, August 7th, on the Stuart ball diamond between the Skyscrapers and the Gravel Scratchers. The score was 13 to 3, in favor of the Skyscrapers. Everyone that was there and wit nessed the game said it was a very good one. The Umpires were Chris Anderson and John Sorenson. EDUCATIONAL NOTES The Annual Pre-Opening Meeting for the Teachers of the Rural Schools of Holt county will be held on Sat urday, August 27, 1932, beginning at 9:30 o’clock at the O’Neill Public School. It is imperative that each teacher who expects to teach in the rural schools of Holt county attend this meeting. Supplies will be given out and important instructions given at this time. Topics will be discussed which I hope may aid the teachers in their work for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. John Carson, of Red Bird, were O’Neill visitors this morn ing. John is the republican candi date for supervisor in the Second supervisor district and was on his way to the Old Settler’s picnic to mingle with the voters. However John did not have to be a candidate for office in order to be eligible to at tend an Old Settler’s meeting, as he has been a resident of northeastern Holt county for forty-three years, which makes him a real old settler, al though not so old in years.. COLLIDES WITH TRUCK John Stauffer, who was driving the O’Neill-A ins worth bus last Wednes day night, on the evening trip from Ainsworth to O’Neill, ran into a truck, that was parked on the highway about! a mile west of Emmet and wrecked the bus. Stauffer emerged from the collision with only a few cuts and bruises. Stauffer was coming east and about a mile west of Emmet he met a car coming from the east, that had only one light, so he was giving his attention to that car, and when it had passed he saw a truck standing in the road about ten feet in fron of him, without lights and he crashed into it. People driving trucks are daily be coming more of a menace to highway travel. There are so many truck drivers, who imagine that they are the only ones who have a right to be on the highway and when they are not hogging the rcia<) they* pull off stunts like the one in this case, stop on the highway without any lights to warn drivers of their danger. Unless truck owners make their drivers conform to all the rules of safe driving on the highway it will not be long until leg islation will be enacted that will tie truck owners up so tightly with restric tions that it will be impossible to op erate trucks profitably. O’NEILL RADIO PROGRAM A small delegation drove over to Yankton last Sunday to be present at the O’Neill hour on the air at the WNAX station. Despite the small crowd those present put on a good show, as least that is the consensus of opinion of those that heard them over the air. L. A. Jones, president of the Lions Club, was the first speak er and he extolled the virtues of this city and county. It is said that he made a very good talk. Then Judge Dickson delivered an address on the schools and churches of the city and county and those that heard him say that he delivered a very fine address and that it came in fine. Then Hank Ritts rendered several selection on his “fiddle” among them being his fav orite, “Turkey in the Straw.” Mrs. Eby and Mrs. Harris rendered some vocal selection that were appropriate and timely and added much to the success of the Radio hour. THE ACCIDENT PICTURE. The complete 1931 accident “pic ture” is an interesting study in con trasts. Motor vehicle deaths numbered 33,500—a new high record. Acci dents were the second most impor tant causes of death in men, heart disease being first. On the other hand, industrial plants reduced em ployes’ injury frequency rates 38 per cent in two years, and railway cross ing accidents declined ten per cent. In the past decade, industry has made amazing strides in preventing accidents and in lessening their sever ity. Part of this has been accom plished by improved guarding of ma chinery. The larger part, however, has resulted from a new spirit of safety first that has been instilled into workers and management alike. Pre cisely the opposite has occurred on our highways. Recklessness grows, rather than slackens; improvements in cars breed more deaths and injuries, not less. What has been done in industry can be done with automobile driving. Just as industrial management discip lines the heedless worker who en dangers others, so must the state dis I cipline the heedless driver. If indus trial workers can learn the gospel of accident prevention and take it to heart so that it becomes a part of their mental operations, so can the automobile driver learn care, compe tence and courtesy. It is time to take drastic action to make our streets and highways safe. Summer boarder: Oh, I’d just love to be a farmer, to live with the blue sky overhead! Farmer Jones: Yes, that would be all right if the blue sky was the farm er’s only overhead. BRIEFLY STATED H. B. Hubbard left Wednesday morning on a business trip to Lincoln. George Davies, of Ewing, was look ing after business matters in the city today. William Hughes, of Battle Creek, was visiting friends in this city Wednesday. P. W. McGinnis, the Emmet merch ant, was looking after business mat ters in the city this morning. John Wrede, of Red Bird, who had been the guest of Jean Harty for a week left for home Tuesday morning. James S. Nickels and Mrs. Lillian Sullivan were united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage last Thurs day evening. Fletcher Payne and Miss Mazie Thurlow, both of Stuart, were granted a marriage license in county court last Monday. Miss Jane Means returned from Omaha last Sunday afternoon, where she had spent the past two months visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Cole, of Star, are rejoicing over the arrival of an eight pound son, who arrived at their home last Saturday. Miss Margaret McMurphy, of Wayne, arrived in the city the latter part of last week for a couple of weeks visit with Miss Nellie Toy. # I Burton Hubbard who had been in at tendance at the National Guard en campment at Ashland the past two weeks, returned home last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John Mechaley, of Casper, Wyo., arrived in the city the latter part of last week for a couple of weeks visit with relatives and old friends. Thomas J. Steinbach and Miss Fern Hardesty, both of Stuart, were united in marriage at the Methodist parson age yesterday afternoon, Rev. Kuhler officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy and Mr. and Mis. Abe Saunto drove up to Stuart last Sunday and spent the day visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Abdalla. Jerry Brennan, of Norfolk, came up the latter part of last week for a couple of weeks visit with his grand mother, Mrs. Neil Brennan and with other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnson, of Omaha, came up last Sunday after noon and visited relatives over night, returning to Omaha Monday after noon. Mrs. Johnson is a sister of Mrs. Thomas Means. Corn in Northern Boone county, in the neighborhood of Petersburg, was seriously damaged by hail a little over a week ago. On our trip to Omaha last week we saw several fields of corn that were totally destroyed. C. M. Daley and daughter, Dorothy, of Omaha, arrived in the city last Thursday for a few days visit with relatives. Mr. Daley left for home Sunday while Miss Dorothy remained for a few weeks visit with relatives. Pete Todson drove down to Grand Island last Saturday to spend a few days with his family. On Sunday morning the stork visited his home and left a little baby daughter. Mother and child are reported as doing nicely. The streets of the city have a de serted appearance this afternoon. Practically everyone that can get away have gone out to the Old Sett ler’s picnic and many of the younger folks will go out later to enjoy the evening festivities. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Davies and daughter, Louise, will leave Saturday for Lincoln where they will make their future home. They are moving to Lincoln so that Miss Louise can enter ■ the state university at the beginning of the school year. Albert Croxell and son, Lester, of Sioux City, Iowa, were in the city Monday visiting at the homes of Mrs. Julia Harrington and Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Harrington. Mr. Croxell was a former resident of this county, living I northeast of this city. Dr. Merle Hunt, of Battle Creek, wag in the city Wednesday visiting old friends. Several good sized delegations of O’Neill people took in the rod^o at Burwell last week and they speak very highly of the show put on by the ent-; erprising little capitol city of Garfield county. The entertainment was good anl large crowds were present each day. Martin Conway, one of the ener getic farmers and stockmen living north of this city, took n car load of cattle to the Omaha market last week, returning home Friday night. Mr. Conway said that he was well pleased wi h the price received for the ship ment. — Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Basyie and J. S. Ennis drove down to Norfolk last Sunday, where Mr. Ennis went to consult an occulist regarding the con dition of his eyes.. They returned home that night, stopping for a few hours visit with Rev. Fortune and family at Tilden. Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElhaney and daughter, Margaret, left last Thurs day afternoon for Omaha, where they will visit relatives for a few days and will then go on to the lakes in North ern Minnesota for a few days fishing. Ted will probably have some real fish yarns to spin upon his return. Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Cronin drove to Sioux City Tuesday afternoon, taking Sister M. Calixta, of Sinsinawa, Wis., and Sister M. Eugene, of Sioux City, who had been visiting their mother, Mrs. O. F. Biglin, and other relatives here for the past ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Cronin returned Wednesday evening. v^unoru uaiiiuie, a tween here and Page, was seriously injured last Monday afternoon when a hay stacker fell on him. He re ceived a compound fracture of the right ankle and other injuries. On Tuesday morning he was taken to the University hospital at Omaha for med ical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moran enter tained the following guests at a seven o’clock dinner last Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hayes and family of Lincoln, the Misses Phaleres of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lee and family of Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Nieschmidt of Ainsworth and Henry Herpolscheimer of Lincoln. D. F. and John Foley, of Detroit, Michigan, cousins of the editor, who have been visiting at his home for the past two weeks, left for home Tuesday morning. This was their first trip to the west and they were agreeably surprised at the beauty of this section of the universe and the splendid crops throughout the state. J. B. Ryan, accompanied by his sons, Robert and Joe, and Miss Bernadette Brennan drove to Sioux City last Sat urday and met Mr. Ryan’s daughter, Mrs. Emmet Doyle, who came out from Chicago for a visit with relatives here. From Sioux City they came home via Yankton and took in O’Neill day at the WNAX station there, reach O’Neill Sunday evening. Rev. G. W. Bruce and wife of The Dalles, Oregon, were in the city last Monday visiting their many old friends. Rev. Bruce was a former pastor of the Methodist church here and about thirty of his former congre gation met him at the Methodist par sonage for dinner that evening, and they all had an enjoyable evening. Rev. Bruce came to O’Neill from Cor rectionville, Iowa, where they had been visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Cronin and children, accompanied by D. F. and John Foley, of Detroit, Mich., who have been visiting at the Cronin home, drove to Omaha last Friday afternoon and spent a few days visiting relatives and friends in the metropolis. They returned home Monday evening, all except Marjorie Cronin, who remained in Omaha for a visit at the home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Butt. Omaha was a real surprise to the Foley's, as they had no idea such a magnificent city could be found in this section of the middle west. It is needless to say that the splendor of Omaha and the beauty of Nebraska will be told to their numerous friends in the automobile city upon their re turn home. A regular deluge descended on Om aha last Thursday night, seven and a half inches of water falling there dur ing the night. Many basements were flooded, retaining wnlls washed away and corn fields on some of the rolling land seriously damaged. Sunday night they received another inch and a half of rain, making nine inces of water in four days. This rainfall broke all records for that section of the state and the rainfall for Omaha, so far this year, now exceeds the average rainfall for the year in that section of the state. IN COUNTY COURT The case of R. F. VanHorn vs. the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company was tried in the county court last Wednesday. This is an action where the plaintiff sued to re cover the value of an automobile that was insured in defendant company and which was partially consumed by fire. In their petition they allege that t^ey had the automobile, a 1929 Model Whippet two door Sedan insured in the defedant company on January 14, 1931, and that it was destroyed by fire on October 28, 1931. They allege that the defendant was liable for the actual value of the car and that its actual value on the date of the fire was $750.00 The defendant, in their answer, said that they had agreed to get the plaintiff another car of the same make and one that would be in better condition that the one burned, but the plaintiff refused to accept the offer. When the case came on for trial this morning the defendant tenderd the plaintiff in open court, in complete satisfaction of his claim the sum of $265.00 and the costs incurred to date. The defendant refused to accept the offer and the case was tried to the court. At the conclusion of the case Judge Maone took the matter un der advisement for a few days. HOLT COUNTY FARM BUREAU NOTES James W. Rooney County Extension Agent Nebraska Farmers Plant Trees Nebraska remains among the leading states in forestation work, according to a report received at the Agricul tural College. More than a hundrec million trees were distributed by stati forestry departments for forestr; plantings last spring in the Unitei States. Nearly one million weri planted in Nebraska. Distributed under the Clarke-Mc Nary congressional act, twenty-fivi million trees were sent out over thi United States for Farm plantings. Ne braska was among the leaders in th< farm forest plantings and was th< only western state to gain recognitior for the planting. Station Bulletin on Contract Feeding of Live Stock Severe shortage of livestock credits brought on by falling prices and wid< market fluctuation during the past two years has caused some livestock feed' ers and growers to enter into contracts whereby the feeding enterprise was carried on as a joint enterprise knowr as contract feeding. Prof. R. R. Thai man of the Nebraska College of Agri culture is author of a new station bul letin No. 274, “The Contract Feeding of Livestock.” In the preparation of the bulletir the author says no attempt has beei made to promote or discourage con tract feeding. Neither has any at tempt been made to discuss the merit: of buying and selling direct on th< open marke . The sole object has beei to present data that will aid thosi interested in contract feeding, and ti also serve as a handbook for the aver age livestock feeder. Thalman says contract feeding wa: popular wi h many Nebraska farmer, last year who had the feed on ham but lacked the credit to buy stock t< feed out. The trend toward contrac feeding started in 1930 wi h the lov prices of livestock and the lack o credit. Thalman estimates that thous ands and thousands of lambs and cat 1 tie were fed by contract last year. The bulletin discusses such factor; as shrink, death loss, overhead costs feed costs, feeds, and contracts. Thi best parts of 150 or more contract; are concentrated in three forms a illustrated in the booklet, h armer are shown they may figure their cost 1 of gain also. The bulletin is avilabl at the County Agent’s office in O’Neil or at the College of Agriculture ii Lincoln, Nebraska. JOHN FLANNIGAN FIES AFFIDAVIT OF POVERTY Two Cases Involving Real Estate Are Filed In District Court On August 3rd, John M. Flannigan