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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.
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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.
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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
<iled a poverty affidavit in the office of
the clerk of the district court alleging
that he had been convicted of a felony
and that he desired to appeal the case
to the supreme court, but that he was
unable by reason of his poverty to
pay for a copy of the evidence in
the case, the bill of exceptions. That
: he was without any property or means
I with which to pay for same. Judge
j Landis came up from Seward last
Sumlny afternoon and he heard the
motion in district court Monday morn
ing. The prayer of the petitioner was
granted and the court reporter was
ordered to deliver to Mr. Flannigan
the bill of exceptions and that same
would be paid by the county the same
as other bills of the county are paid.
The costs in the office of the clerk of
the district court were also ordered
paid in a like manner.
John Donlin has filed suit in th®
district court against H. F. Rigler,
et al., askin that title be quietted in
him to the following described real
estate, situated in the county of Holt
and state of Nebraska: The east half
of the southwest quarter of section
, twenty-three and the west half of th®
northeast quarter and the east half of
the northwest quarter and the south
west quarter, and the west half of the
southeast quarter, of section twenty
six, all in township thirty-two, range
twelve and the southwest quarter of
section fourteen, northeast quarter and
the northeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section twenty-tw’o, and
the northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section twenty-three,
all in township thirty-two, rang®
twelve, and the east half of the north
east quarter, and east half of the
southeast quarter of section twenty
seven, in township thirty-two, north
of range twelve. He alleges in his
petition that he has been in undisputed
possession of the above land for over
I ten years and he asks that the de
fendants be barred from asserting or
claiming any interest or right in said
I land.
, The Ohio National Life Insurance
Company has filed suit in the district
court to foreclose a mortgagt given
by Alva W. Good on the northeast
quarter and southeast quarter of sec
tion eighteen, township twenty-six,
north of range ten, west of the 6th
P. M. A mortgage for $"5,500.00 wa3
given on January 26, 1925. According
‘o plaintiffs petition the intreest was
paid on this mortgage until the in
terest note that was due July 1, 1931,
amounting to $105, which was not
paid, nor was the interest no‘e, for a
like amount, due January 1, 1932.
Plaintiff alleges that there is now due
on the mortgage the sum of $3,935 25
and it asks the defendants be directed
to pay the amount found due or that
the lands above described be sold to
'satisfy the amount.
A MERCHANT’S STATEMENT
Madison News: An unusual state
ment was published some time ago in
the News gazette, Champaign, 111.,
signed by E. L. Murdock, head of a
former leading ladies’ read-to-wear
store, which had closed its doors to
avoid being thrown into bankruptcy.
In this statement the merchant set
forth the principal reasons for the
store’s failure to maintain the pres
tige and prosperity it had enjoyed in
times past. He said:
. “Perhaps the greatest contributing
. cause is the fact that four years ago
I our firm, because we thought the rate
, was too high,discontinued all advertis
ing in the New’s-Gazette. We tried
. other forms of advertising to supplant
• the News-Gazette, but found none ef
fective. Our business continued on
the down grade. Seemingly our friends
had forgotten us. The fault was ours.”
In every city and towrn there are
stores which have made the serious
’ mistake to which Mr. Murdock con
. fesses in such a manly fashion.
; People look to their newspaper for
; their store news. No such amount of
; handbills, circulars, signboards or
; other devices can take the place of the
I newspaper that does into the homes
1 and is read by every member of the
j family.