The Frontier
VOL. LIII. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932. No. 22
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE
John C. Reynolds, one of the pion
eers of the northeast part of the
county committed suicide last Satur
day afternoon, by shooting himself in
the head at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Richter, where he had
made his home for the past ten or
twelve years.
John C. Reynolds was born October
15, 1857 in Williams county, Ohio and
died October 15, 1932 at the age of
seventy-five years.
He was married on December 24,
1882, to Miss Cecelia Moser, who pre
ceeded him in death in 1918. He moved
with his wife from Iowa and later
homesteaded near Mineola, making
him one of Holt county’s pioneers.
To this union six children were born,
four boys and two girls. Two boys
and two girls remain to mourn the
loss. They are: Frank of Creighton,
Nebraska; Arthur, of Lyman, Nebras
ka; Mrs. Ernest Richter, of Opportun
ity, Nebraska, and Mrs. Joseph Schol
lmeyer, Jr., of Red Bird, Nebraska.
The deceased had eight brothers and
sisters of whom two remain, Mrs.
Minnie Morris and Mrs. Nora Hutch
ing, both of Des Moines, Iowa.
Besides these he leaves twelve grand
children and one great granddaughter.
Deceased was a memeber of the
Dorsey camp of the Modern Wood
men of America, having been a mem
ber of that organization for about
thirty years.
The funeral was held last Monday
afternoon, services being held at the
Dorsey church, Rev. Alcock of the
Methodist church of this city officiat
ing, interment in the Dorsey cemetery.
The funeral was very largely attended.
State Journal: The supreme court
heard arguments Wednesday on the
appeal of A. E. McCauley, business
man of Atkinson, from a conviction on
the charge of contempt of court and
a sentence of six months in jail and
the payment of a $250 fine. George
Gilman, one of the jurors who tried
the case against John M. Flannigan
and his brother, James C., in Holt
county, charged with violation of the
banking laws, testified that McCauley
told him that if the jury was hung he
would pay him $50 if he called on him
at his place in Atkinson. McCauley
says that he was not in O’Neill at the
time Gilman says he talked with him,
and that he never made any such
proposal. McCauley is one of the five
who were convicted of tampering with
the jury. He says the evidence does
not support the judgment.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
The Holt County Teachers’ Institute
closed on Friday evening after a very
interesting and educational two day
session. Every teacher in the county
was registered and all attended the
sessions faithfully. Some very fine
instructions were given and I am sure
that the teachers went back to their
school work with renewed energy and
spirit.
The World-Herald Young Citizens
Contest which was sponsored by the
American Legion was held on Sat
urday at the O’Neill School Building.
Students were entered from four high
schools in the county . The four stud
ents who placed highest and whose
papers will be entered in the district
contest were as follows:
Boys
Robert Flannery, Stuart Public School
Woodrow Wilson, Stuart Public School
Girls
Mildred Sweet, Stuart Public School
Norma Coppoc, Chambers Publiq
School.
The following is a part of a letter
received from the College of Agri
culture, Lincoln:
“There are many farm boys this
year who have not been able to finance
themselves to a regular college course.
The Farm Operators ■ Course will be
given again this winter at the College
of Agriculture and it should appeal
to many of the farm boys who have
graduated from the high school during
the last few years.
“The cost is low and the information
is very practicable. The course comes
at a time when the average farm
boy is not very busy at home, begin
ing November 21st and closing March
• 19th.”
For further information address
H .K. Douthit, Supervisor, College of
Agriculture, University of Nebraska
Lincoln.
Zit—Poor McSwill took a drop too
much.
Zip—Couldn’t anyone stop him?
Zit—No, he made his living as a
parachute jumper.—Pathfinder.
PAGE COUPLE CELEBRATE 64TII
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
An event that is permitted very few
couples to celebrate was celebrated by
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray, of Page,
on Manday, October 10, 1932, when
they celebrated the sixty-fourth an
niversary of the marriage. They were
married at the Presbyterian Manse in
White Plains, Wisconsin, on October
10, 1868.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray are pioneer
residents of this county, having lived
in the vicinity of Page for a half
century and they have hundreds of
friends throughout the county who
tender them hearty congratulations
and hope that they will be given the
opportunity to celebrate many more
wedding anniversaries. The following
account of the reception tendered this
popular couple, on their anniversary,
is taken from the Page Reporter:
“On October 10, 1932 at high noon
another interesting marriage ceremony
occurred as Uncle Bob and Aunt Rilla,
as they are lovingly known to all
friends, heard again the marriage lines
read to them by County Judge Malone,
this time in their own home where
they settled forty-nine years ago last
May adjoining the village of Page to
the north. Groomsmep chosen were
George and Ed Hunter, brothers of the
bride. The Matron of Honor was Mrs.
Vironicy Huselton of Oakdale, Nebras
ka. After the beautiful and impres
sive ceremony, congratulations iol
lovved; then the Bride and Groom led
a post wedding march to the well
filled table spread with bountiful gifts
of life furnished by relatives and
friends. Anut Rilla and Uncle Bob
were presented with a box of candy and
cigars by E. Roy Townsend. The after
noon was occupied with picture taking
and visiting followed by an old fash
ioned charivari in the evening. Their
friends wish them many more happ
years.
“Guests registered as follows: Geo.
E. Hunter, C. J. Malone, Jas. M.
Huselton, J. I. Gray, R. R. Gray, H. 0.
Stevens,V.E. Hunter, H. Dale Stevens,
Mrs. Karl Keyes, K. L. Keyes, Jean
Keyes, Dora C. Townsend, C. A. Town,
send, Ida Townsend, Eva Hunter, Essie
Gray, Carrie H. Townsend, Robinetta
Malone, Mrs. J. M. Huselton, Lovens
Grimes, Eva Gray, Milton Grimes,
Dora Gray, Robert Gray, Jr., E. Roy
Townsend, E. E. Hunter, W. I. Gray
and Nellie Stevens.
“Children born to Robert and Orilla
Gray are: Jennie, who died at the
age of ten years, John, Dora, Bert,
Nellie, now Mrs. Herbert Stevents, and
Elsie, now Mrs. Ernest Wagers. The
grandchildren are: Mrs. Zella Souk
up, Willard Gray, Robert Gray, Jr.,
Erma, Verna, Ralph, Euna, and Duane
Gray, Dale, Dean, Leo and Ivan
Stevens, Maxine Wakefield, Norvin,
Wendell and Nadine Wagers. Great
grandchildren are: Dorothy and Jerry
Gray, Barbara Soukup and Donald
Wakefield.”
MRS. J. L. CRAWFORD
Mrs. Jennie L. Crawford died at her
home three miles south of Emmet
about 11:45 last night after a short
illness of heart failure. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been com
pleted.
Jennie L. Marshal was born at Cen
terville, Iowa, on February 16, 1866,
and was 66 years, 8 months and 3
days old at the time of her death.
Mrs. Crawford had been ailing for
several months but her condition was
not considered serious. She was up and
around as usua lyesterday, but was
taken with a heart attack in the even
ing and passed away as above stated.
She was a widow with five hcildren
when she was united in marriage to
J. L. Crawford at Columbus, Nebr.,
on May 13, 1895. They lived in Platte
and Merrick counties for a few years
and came to this county in 1901 and
settled south of Emmet where the
famliy have since resided. Deceased
was the mother of ten children, eight
boys and two girls, eight of whom,
with her husband, are left to mourn
the passing of a kind and loving wife
and mother. The children are: John
Abart, of Bassett; Charles Abart, of
Emmet; Mrs. H. C. Strasheim, of Lin
coln; Arthus Abart, of Pasedena, Cal.;
William Crawfoi^I, Ponoma, Calif.;
Mabel Crawford, Wauneta, Nebr.;
Archie and Carl Crawford, Emmet,
i Mrs. Crawford had many friends in
; this city and vicinity and her sudden
death was a severe shock to them.
Economy League Meeting
The Holt County Economy League
j will meet at O’Neill on Saturday, Oc
tober 29th, at 2 p. m. The financial
; condition of the county will be dis
cussed at this meeting.
| Martin Conway, Secretary.
BRIEFLY STATED
W. H. Decker was up from Page
last Monday.
Herman Rakow was up from Page
last Monday.
John Robertson, of Stuart, was look
ing after business matters in this city
Wednesday.
L. A. Jones left Monday morning on
a business trip to Omaha and other
eastern Nebraska cities.
The Misses Dorotha and Geneva
Grady visited at the home of Miss
Mary Pribil at Inman, over the week
end.
Miss Ruth Barnard, of Omaha,
who had been visiting relatives here
for a few days, returned home Monday
morning.
Seth Noble, of the Noble Lumber
Yard, was over from South Dakota
last week looking after his business
interests here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Grady, of Nor
folk, who had been visiting relatives
here for a week, returned to their
home last Friday.
The ladies of the Alter Society will
hold a Food Sale at Grady’s Store
Saturday, October 22. Please send
in your contributions.
Eldon Wood, formerly a resident of
this city, but now living at Plainview,
came up Wednesday for a few days
visit with friends here.
Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Meer, of Val
entine, who had been visiting relatives
in the city for a few days, returned to
their home last Monday.
The pheasant season opens Satur
day and nearly all of the local hunters
are planning on going out and getting
at least a mess, or trying to.
Jack Davidson left last Friday for
Casper, Wyoming, where he will spend
a couple of weeks assisting his brother
Edward in his plumbing business.
Corn picking is all the go on Holt
county farms these days. From re
ports that we have heard the yield is
turning out better than had been ex
pected.
A Charity Social and dance will be
held at the K. C. Hall on Friday
evening, October 28th. This will be a
Holloween party. Tickets will be
25 cents.
D. W. Lyle, of Omaha, a represent
ative of the St. Paul Fire and Marine
Insurance Co., was looking after the
business of his company in the city
last Wednesday.
J. M. Seybold and Dr. Burgess went
up to Rock county last Saturday and
spent a couple of days duck hunting.
The boys report having a good time
and got a good supply of the feath
ered tribe.
Mrs. Frank Froelich entertained the
Delta Deck Club last Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Edward Gallagher won the
guest prize, Mrs. Bessie Baker,
Mrs. Max Golden and Mrs. Edward
Gatz won the table prizes.
The Charity Social and Dance, held
at the K. C. Hall last Friday evening,
was a success socially and financially.
The sponsors of the Charity Social
intend to have several such events
during the fall and winter.
Mrs. John Kersenbrock entertained
with a bridge party at her home last
Thursday night. Mrs. Walter Stein
won the high score prize, Mrs. F.
O’Connell won the all cut and Mrs.
Charles Mullen won the low score.
Dr. Erwin Gallagher, of LaCrosse,
Wis., who is now enjoying a hunting
outing at Waubay, South Dakota, is
expected to arrive in the city Sunday
for a weeks visit at the home of his
mother and with his brother J. P.
! Gallagher and family.
Art Aucker, of Agee, was a pleasant
caller at this office last Saturday and
ordered this household necessity sent
to him for the ensuing year. Mr.
Auker is a comparative new comer to
this county, having moved here a year
j ago from Wayne county, purchasing
' the Baird place northeast of this city,
* formerly known as the Beaver ranch.
Frank Froelich returned last Friday
from a business trip to Omaha. While
away Frank was appointed inspector
for the Farm Agricultural Loan Com
pany, and will have charge of the
inspection of prospective loans that
will be made in this section.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Galvin, of El Paso,
Texas, arrived in the city last evening
for a couple of weeks visit with the
Misses Hilda and Helen Gallagher.
Miss Galvin was a school mate of the
Misses Gallagher at Loretta Heights
College in Denver, Colorado.
Elmer Merriman has leased the Tom
Brennan building on Fourth street and
will put a pool and billiard hall there
in. He is now having the building
fixed up and expects to have his pool
and billiard tables installed and open
for business about the first of the
month.
Harry Reardon, Ira Moss, Otto Iler
re and Herb Hammond went up to
Fish Lake, south of Newport, last
Tuesday and spent a day with the
ducks. The boys say they had a nice
hunt and came home with nineteen
nice ducks, as proof of their marks
manship.
Mrs. L. G. Gillespie, Mrs. Pete
Hereford, Mrs. E. M. Leach, Mrs.
Harry Bowen and Mrs. O. P. Cham
bers went down to Sioux City Wednes
day morning and spent the day visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Curtis,
formerly of this city, returning home
that evening.
McKinley Alder, of Dorsey, was be
fore the insanity commission last Mon
day, adjudged insane and taken to the
asylum at Norfolk Tuesday by Sheriff
Duffy. Mr. Alder has a brother who
is in the asylum at Norfolk and a
sister who is confined in an insane
asylum in the state of Washington.
In an attempt to cut truck competi
tion the M and O. railroad, a subsid
iary of the C. and N. W., proposes a
c-j, iu freight rates that will be pleas
ing news to the people living along
that line of road. They propose a cut
of sixty per cent in less than carload
lots from Sioux City to Norfolk. People
living along other lines of railroad in
the state are hopeful that other roads
will follow their example.
Thomas Wade and son, Claude, of
Sioux City, Iowa, were in the city last
Friday visiting their old time friends.
The Wades were for many years resi
dents of this county, living at Page,
where Mr. Wade was engaged in the
grain and coal business. He disposed
of his interests there in 1918 anl left
the following summer for Sioux City,
where the family has since resided.
This office acknowledges a pleasant
call and we had a good old time visit.
All we lacked Wednesday to have
a genuine old time blizzard, the kind
the old timers talk about and were in
the habit of seeing forty and fifty
years ago, was snow. We had a gale
of wind and had there been snow on
the ground or in the air it would have
made a storm that probably would
have put some of the old timers out
of the running. About a forty mile
cold, penetrating wind blew nearly all
day and most of the night, but the
thermometer registered only a little
below freezing and we had no snow.
John Carson, republican candidate
for supei'visor from the Second dis
trict, was looking after business in
this city Monday. Mr. Carson is one
of the pioneer residents of the county,
having lived here all his life. He is
a good business man, having been un
usually successful in his own business
by his thrift and economy and will
make a valuable member of the county
board. There is enough Scotch in
John Carson to see that what money is
spent will be spent wisely and well.
He is the kind of a man the people
need in office in these days of in
creasing taxation.
The north and south highway
through this city, that has been known
as highway No. 13 is now U. S. No.
281. The number was changed some
time ago, but the employes of the
highway department Wednesday fin
ished putting markers on the highway
and it is now well marked from Boyd
county on the north, through this
county and south as far as Red Cloud,
in Webster county. Next season this
promises to be one of the most travel
ed highways in the state, as it opens
up a north and south road through
the state, and the closest north and
south highway to this one is one
hundred miles east of here.
ATKINSON WANTS MUNICIPAL
LIGHT PLANT
A petition was circulated in Atkin
son last week urging the city council
to install and operate a city lighing
plant. It is said that practically all
the business firms of the city have
signed the petition. The Interstate
Power Company now serves the city
and people of Atkinson with light.
VISITORS ENJOY THEMSELVES
Clearwater Record: We spent the
day in America’s one and only Ireland
where the people know how to meet
you and entertain you in a manner
that will cause you to long remember
their wonderful hospitality. They don’t
do things by the halves in that pro
gressive and up to the minute city.
Everything moves when the bell rings
and positively it was ringing all the
time Wednesday. What with a parade
near half a mile long led by Atkinson,
Ewing and O’Neill bands, political
speeches by Griswold, Howard, Dort
and others; four prize fights and be
lieve us none of these fights were slow
judging from the bloody noses that
were produced. The foot races and
football games. Old time fiddlers con
tests, tap dancing and old and new
time dances at the same time, all free.
Last but not least the hearty hand
shakes handed out promiscously by the
live wire business men gave you to
understand that the town and every
thing in it were yours for the day.
Hurrah for O’Neill, she is a thoro
bred town with thorobred people
steering its ship of state onward to
success.
Chambers Sun: The Free day cele
bration in O’Neill was very well at
tended. The weather was ideal, and
everyone pronounced the entertain
ment very enjoyable. The K. C. hall
was not large enough to accommodate
much more than half of the dance
crowd in the evening. A large number
of Chambers residents attended both
the daytime and evening entertain
ment.
Ewing Advocate: Nearly all of our
population went to O’Neill Wednesday
to attend the fall festival. The Ewing
J uvenile Band furnished music through
out the day, as did the Atkinson Band.
We arrived in time to see the last half
of the football game between the
Bassett and O’Neill high school teams,
which was a Marathon for the O’Neill
team which defeated the Bassett squad
20 to 0. We also saw the big 3,000
pound steer, an account of which ap
peared in this paper several weeks
ago. Nearly every section of the
county was represented in the monster
crowd and all seemed to be enjoying
the festivities.
Atkinson Graphic: O’Neill’s Green
Beret club sponsored a free day event
Wednesday that brought crowds flock
ing to the county seat for a holiday.
The weatherman prepared one of those
beautiful, warm, Nebraska fall days
for the occasion and the Green Beret
organization was kept on its toes all
day long furnishing entertainment for
the visitors.
The opening event was a parade
in which were hundreds of school
children, various floats, members of
the Green Beret club, O’Neill’s fire
fighting equipment; the Atkinson, Ew
ing and O’Neill bands. Morning hours
were taken up with band music and
street sports. Free lunch was served
at noon. Political speeches were made
by Edgar Howard, democrat, and
Dwight Griswold, republican candidate
for governor.
O’Neill high school drubbed Bassett
high school on the football gridiron;
old fiddler’s scraped their bows violent,
ly for prizes; farm produce and school
exhibits were shown; tap dancers con
tested for honors and the day closed
with modern and old-time dancing.
The Ewing and Atkinson bands were
on hand all day to give plenty of music
for the occasion and the Atkinson band
gave an evening concert which was at
tended by a large crowd.
HOLT COUNTY FARM
BUREAU NOTES
James W. Rooney
County Extension Agent
Demonstrations Prove Smooth, Dimple
Dented Corn Outyields Rough Dent
Two hundred eight demonstrations
well scattered over Nebraska have
proven that the smooth, dimple dented
type of corn outyields rough dented
corn an average of five bushels per
acre. These tests were run over a
period of seven years by farmers co
i operating with county agents. The
IN DISTRICT COURT
The case of John E. Rotherman vs.
the Capitol Fire Insurance Company
has been filed in the district court. The
petition alleges that on September 10,
1931, the plaintiff insured a 1930 Mod
el Chevrolet coach automobile with the
defendant company for one year,
against loss or damage by fire or
lightening. Later the plaintiff sold
this car and purchased an undivided
one half interest in a 1931 Chevrolet
Special Sedan. He alleges that he
notified the defendant company of the
sale of the car and the purchase of a
new one and asked them to transfer
the insurance from the old car to the
new one, or at least $375 worth, as
that was the amount he had invested
in the new car. He further alleges
that on February 18, 1932, in consid
eration of the payment of $1.46 as
an additional premium the company
transferred the insurance. The car
was destroyed by fire on July 28, 1932,
and on September 13, 1932, proof of
loss was sent to the company. They
repiled by letter on September 16,
1932, and denied all liability. Plain
tiff brings this suit for $375 and in
terest and costs of suit.
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Company has filed suit in the district
court against Eunice Harris, widow,
to foreclose a mortgage on the east
half of the southeast quarter of sec
tion 24, township 28 north, range 10,
except two rods wide along the north
side, containing one arce. They allege
that the mortgage was given on July
14, 1922, for $2,100. An extension was
given on July 2, 1927. There has been
$1,100 paid on the principal. They
allege that she failed to pay the in
terest due on July 1, 1932, and the
taxes foe the year 1931. They allege
that there is now due on the mort
gage the sum of $1,088.05 and they
ask that the mortgage be foreclosed
and that the land be sold to satisfy
the amount found due.
The Norfolk Building & Loan As
sociation has filed suit in the district
court to foreclose a mortgage given by
P. C. Jones, on May 25, 1925, for
$2,525.00 on lots A, B, C and D, of the
Pioneer Townsite Company’s addition
to the village of Stuart. They allege
that the payments bn the mortgage
are now delinquent thirteen months
and that there is due and owing the
plaintiff the amount of $1,421.55.
The First Trust Co., of Lincoln, has
filed suit to foreclose a mortgage given
by Harry Kopp, et al., on Lot 5 and
the west 20 feet of Lot 6, Block 2,
Western Town Lot Company’s addi
tion to the village of Stuart, also the
north half of section 19, township 29,
north, of range 16, west of the 6th
p. m. In their petition they allege
that the mortgage was given on May
25, 1927, to secure a note of $4,500.
They allege that the defendant failed
to pay the taxes for the year 1931,
amounting to $106.25 and that they
failed to pay the semi-annual prem
ium due on November 23, 1931,
amounting to $135 and that they also
failed to pay the semi-annual premium
due on May 23, 1932, and that they
likewise failed to pay the principal,
which was due on May 23, 1932. They
ask that the mortgage be foreclosed
and that unless the defendant pay the
amount due that the land be sold to
satisfy the amount found due.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
our friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy during the
death of our father and grandfather.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richter,
and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reynolds,
and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schol
lmeyer, Jr., and family.
Nebraska Experiment Station estab
lished the same facts in experimental
work between 1905 and 1909.
In selecting seed corn in the field
this fall it will pay to notice the sur
roundings of the corn plant from
which the seed ear is selected. They
should be well rooted, strong, and the
ear should be growing on the stalk at
about the desirable height. The shank
should be strong but not oversize or
tough, and the shucks should cover the
ear but not too heavy. Generally
speaking, the smooth, dimple dented
corn is slender,the kernels are of only
medium depth, and the ear is very
i firm and solid.
Black Walnuts Should be Planted Now
The big crop of black walnuts in
eastern Nebraska and the popularity
of black walnuts should encourage the
planting of nuts this fall. Large size
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