*'*'• State Society The Frontier VOL. LIII. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1932. No. 24 GEORGE T. SIMPSON George T. Simpson died at his home, ! on the Dickson place four miles north of O’Neill Tuesday morning about 4 o’clock, after an illness of about one year, of heart disease, at the age of sixty-two years, five months and twenty-three days. Deceased was born at Cisne, Ill inois, on May 9, 1870. When a young man he moved to Iowa, where he made his home for a number of years. On September 30, 1904, he was united in marriage to Anna M. George at Brooks, Iowa, who with one daughter, Mrs. H. W. Barr, of St. Louis, Mo., and a step-daughter, Mrs. H. H, Rowland, of Corning, Iowa, are left to mourn the death of a kind and loving husband and father. Mr. Simpson moved to this county on March 1, 1926, coming here from Council Bluffs, Iowa, and lived for four years on a farm north west of this city. Two years ago he moved on the Dickson farm north of O’Neill where he resided up to the time of his death. About a year ago he was seized with a severe heart at tack and since that time, he has not been very rugged, being confined to his bed most of the time for the past six weeks. During his residence in Iowa he was very prominent in the political affairs of the state. He served as sheriff at Corning for about ten years and was sheriff of that county at the time of the Villisca axe murder several years ago. Those who had the pleasure of his acquaintenance here say that he was a very agreeable gentleman and a good neighbor and citizen. Wednesday night Boyd Rowland, an undertaker of Corning, Iowa, arrived here with a hearse, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Roland, son-in-law and stepdaughter of the deceased, and the body was taken to Corning, Iowa, for burial. The funeral was to be held at Corning at 10 a. m. today. MRS. ANNA M. DILLARD Mrs. Anna M. Dillard died at the home of her son, Leon Dillard, at Page, last Sunday, October 30, at the age of eighty-two years, three months and eleven days. The funeral was held , Tuesday at 2 p. m. at Winnebago, Nebr., from the Presbyterian church ' at Winnebago, Interment in Omada cemetery. Anna M. Martin was born in Penn sylvania on July 19, 1850. In 1870 she was united in marriage to Robert M. Dillard at Eugene, Oregon. To this union five children were born, four of whom are left to mourn the death of a kind and loving mother. The children are: Minard and Hubert, of Stoneville, South Dakota; Asher of Walthill and Leon, of Page. Mrs. Dillard had made her home with her sons in South Dakota until May, 1929, when she came to Page and from that date until the time of her death made her home with her son, Leon, at Page. Tuesday morning the Biglin funeral car took the body to Winnebago where the funeral was held that afternoon. ROBERT HOWARD MORROW Robert Howard Morow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Morrow, died at the home of his parents, northeast of this city, last Tuesday evening about 8 p. m. after an illness of but a few days of pneumonia, at the age of six teen years. Deceased came to this county with his parents about ten years ago and has been a resident of this county since that time. For the past couple of years the family have resided on the old George Bowden place north east of this city. Deceased is survived by his parents and four sisters and eight brothers. The funeral will be held this after noon at 2 p. m. from Marquette chap el, northeast of this city and burial in Marquette cemetery, Rev. H. D. Johnson of this city officiating. Mrs. Frank Oberle, Mrs. H. M. Ut tley, Mrs. Dave Loy and Mrs. George Bressler were down to Page last Wed nesday attending a W. C. T. U. in stitute that wras held there that day. The Scientific Temperance Department of the W. C. T. U. has for several months been conducting essay con tests among the public school children of the state. The subject of the essay was: Would Drinking Alcoholic Liqu or Make Me a Better Teacher.” Sev enty-five contestants from the fifth and sixth grades of the public schools over the state were entered in this contest and the first prize was won by Miss Ruth Riggs, a pupil in the sixth grade of the Page schools. The Frontier tenders the little lady its congratulations on her success. The entry in a bank book is often the epitome of a life embraced in a line. The O’Neill National Bank Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $125,000.00. This bank carries no indebted ness of officers or stockholders. JUDGE DICKSON SHOULD BE REELECTED O’Neill, Nebr., November 3, 1932. To My Friends in Holt County: Ainsworth’s candidate for District Judge is assigning as reasons why this office should be moved to Ainsworth, that Holt county has had the District Court for something like forty years, and that the office would be worth to Ainsworth $10,000.00 a year. We can readily understand why such an argument would be effective in Browm county, but we cannot un derstand how it should have any force in Holt county. Aside of the quali fications of the respective candidates, O’Neill and Holt county are vitally interested as a business proposition in retaining this office. The enlarged jurisdiction of the District Judge at chambers brings a volume of business from throughout the District to his place of residence. Then, too, it is common practice for attorneys throughout the District to have hear ings before the Judge at his residence, under stipulation. In addition to this the District Court of Holt county is always in session, one term continu ing until another convenes. This brings a large number of litigants and their attorneys to O’Neill, and every hotel, every restaurant, every oil station, every garage, and, in fact, every line of business, either directly or indirectly, in O’Neill derives a fina. cial benefit therefrom. Then, too, it is a well known tact that the law business throughout the District, to a great extent, goes to the county seat where the District Judge resides, and as a consequence that County always has a large bar. A comparison of the bars throughout the State where the District Judge does not reside, with counties where there is a District Judge, will readily convince anyone of this fact. In the past Holt county has had as high as twenty lawyers, who, with their fam ilies resided here. These men and their families have been active in every civic and social affair. While I am a member of the profession, still I feel justified in saying that that popula tion has been an asset to O’Neill and Holt county. To remove the Judge to Ainsworth from O’Neill necessarily will mean a falling off in the law business, and many of us will be com pelled to move away. The people of the county generally are vitally concerned in keeping the Judge here from a financial stand point, because while you may not have law business before the Judge tomor row, there is a possibility that you may the next day. If the Judge is moved to Ainsworth, it means that it will necessitate the time and expense in going to Ainsworth instead of com ing to O’Neill to attend such business. The business men of Ainsworth are alive to the situation and are practi cally unanimously supportng Mr. Ely’s candidacy. Are the business men of O’Neill and Holt county desirous of passing on thisbusiness to Ainsworth? Are the people of O’Neill and Holt county desirious of driving out their legal population? If not, then every man and woman should cast their vote for Judge Dickson. There is being injected into the campaign the matter involving a note, as a smokescreen, to defeat Judge Dickson. This false issue has no place in this campaign. It pertains to the private business of the Judge. Every fairminded man is willing to concede him the right of a fair and orderly trial. The real issue in this campaign, and the thing that the people are concerned with, are the qualifications of the men for this high office, and their own busi ness welfare. Judge Dickson has, in his years on the bench, demonstrated his honesty, fairness and impartiality in all of his decisions. He has been very careful to protect every litigant in his legal rights. He is highly trained in the law, and recognized throughout the State as one of the best Judges in Nebraska. If you want to retain such a judge on the bench, if you want to retain the business that this office brings to O’Neill, if the legal population here is an asset to O’Neill and Holt county, and you want to re tain it, then by all means you sliould cast your vote for Judge Dickson. Very sincerely, J. A. DONOHOE. Arthur Cowperthwaite and O. E. Clevish were pleasant callers at this office last Saturday and extended their subscription to this family journal for another year. If about a thousand of our readers would follow their example there would be no depression around i these headquarters. BRIEFLY STATED J. B. Ryan made a business trip to Omaha the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mellor made a business trip to Omaha the first of the week. Mrs. Max Golden entertained the Martez Club at her home last Tuesday evening. A. E. Bowen has been confined to his home this week with an attack of influenza. Miss Mary Sauser left this morning for a visit with relatives and friends in Omaha. Senator Crist Anderson was looking 1 over his political fences in this section last Tuesday. Editor Murfin, of the Page Reporter, was a pleasant caller at this office Wednesday afternoon. Attorney J. C. Alexander of Orchard was looking after legal business in this city last Saturday. Thomas Crowe, one of the pioneers of the northeastern part of the county was in the city yesterday. Lee Drayton, formerly a resident of Page, but now of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, was visiting in the city last Monday. L. A. Jones has again taken over the management of the Idle Hour Cafe, taking possession Wednesday morning. Edward Adams, who looks after the banking wants of the people of the South Fork Valley, was an O’Neill visitor Yesterday. John Eberle, who for many years operated a mill at Middle Branch, but who left there in 1919 and moved to Chadron, was in the city last Friday visiting old time friends. Rir. and Mrs. Arthur Hammond and son, Thomas, came up from Omaha ■ last Friday night and spent a few days visiting relatives here and returned to their home Sunday afternoon. Lawrence Merriman and his son, James, and his mother-in-law', Mrs. Pesek, and Miss Genevieve Biglin drove down to Sioux City last Tues day, spent the day visiting friends and relatives and returned home that evening. Ross Anispoker, of Springview, re publican candidate for the state sen ate from this district arrived in the city Wednesday evening and will spend a day visiting the voters in this city and vicinity in the interest of his candidacy. Z. T. France, of Norfolk, arrived in the city last evening and will visit his sister, Mrs. Wood, near Dorsey, and other relatives in the northeastern part of the county for a few days. Mr. France was a former resident of the Dorsey country. Fred Spencer and L. E. Shoemaker, of Neligh, were looking after business matters in this city Wednesday. Some twenty years ago Mr. Shoemaker was a resident of this city and operated a meat market where the Sanitary mark et is now located. Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gallagher entertained with a pheasant dinner at the Idle Hour Cafe last Tuesday evening. After dinner the guests repaired to the Gal lagher home where a pleasant even ing was spent playing bridge. Miss Jane Mains entertained at a Halloween party at her home last Monday evening. Her home was suit ably decorated for the occasion and the little guests came dressed in “spook-like” raiment which added much to the enjoyment of the even ing. Miss Helen Relgan entertained a number of her friends, including sev eral from out of town, with a Hal loween party at the R. L. Jordan home REMEMBRANCE In unfading memory of our dearly beloved father, John Grattsch, who passed away so suddenly on November 4, 1931. A beautiful memory and ever present sorrow. His daughters, Mrs. Margaret Ecker, Mrs. Eliza Mitchell. home Monday evening. The evening was spent dancing and playing various games, and a delicous luncheon was served. The house was decorated ap propriately for the occasion. The Holt County Economy League at its meeting last week went on record for the repeal of all tax exemp tion laws of the state. This included the repeal of all laws granting tax exemptions to any bonds or securities which are now exempt from taxation. They also went on record us favoring the repeal of the intangible tax law. Vance Beghtol, son-in-law of Dr. L. A. Carter, who has been publishing a weekly newspaper at Kearney, has changed his weekly to a daily. It tnkes a lot of confidence to enter the daily newspaper field during these kind of times, but it is confidence that brings success and here’s hoping that Brother Begthol will find it in great measure. II. Halderson, of Newman Grove, was an O’Neill visitor yesterday. Mr. Halderson is the republican candidate for congress from this district and is making a tour of the district in the interest of his candidacy. He says that chances of republican success in the state are getting brighter every day and he looks for a good old time re publican majority on election day. The pheasant season closed last Monday and those that love to hunt these beautiful and game birds were treated to nice weather for a week to pursue the sport and many hundreds of the birds were killed in this county, but they were so numerous, especially in the southern part of the county, that the number killed is hardly noticeable. With a good winter and a favorable spring there should be thousands of the birds in this county next season. A Woman’s Project Club has been organized in the Ward District west of O’Neill. The first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Ben Wayman. The subject taken up was “Keeping Clothes Wearable.” The leaders, Mrs. Ben Wayman and Mrs. J. P. Miller gave very interesting and helpful talks on the subject. After the meeting Mrs. Wayman served lunch which was en joyed by all. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. L. O. Johnson. Norb Uhl and Joe Martin are prob ably entiled to be called the champion pheasant hunters of O’Neill. Last Friday afternoon they left town and were gone about twenty min utes and came back with three nice pheasants. Joe says the only part he played in the hunt was to sit in the car while Norb bagged the pheasants. We know some of the boys who left town early in the morning, drove over 100 miles and came back late at night and did not have as many birds. Lloyd Phillips, living in the north east part of the county, and Cal Henefln, of Meek, were arrested on October 20th by Special Officer Ed. Jones and brought before the county court on the 21st charged with operat ing a motor vehicle without obtain ing a certificate for said vehicle and registering same as required by law. They plead guilty to the charge and were fined $10.00 and costs each, amounting to $13.25 each. They were given sixty days in which to pay the fine and if not paid in that time they will have to go to jail. While returning home from a pheas ant hunting trip last Sunday evening James and Ralph Davidson and Cliff Davis met with an accident as a result of which the top was torn from their little Ford truck, of the vintage of 1918 or thereabouts. The boys were coming along the highway in Wheeler county, when they ran into some loose gravel, the car skidded and went into the ditch, landing on its top, which was crushed and torn, but they were un injured. They righted the car and came on home feeling happy in the thought that they had escaped serious injury. Bob Marsh received word last Sat urday morning announcing the death of his brother, Michael J. Marsh, at Bellingham, Washington, on Friday evening. Mr. Marsh was 78 years old at the time of his death. Mr. Marsh was a former resident of this county, living north of this city. He left here the day after the big blizzard of Jan uary 12, 1888, and went to Bellingham, Washington, where he had made his home since that time. For years he had been an employee of the Great Northern railroad and served once as mayor of the city of Bellingham. His wife died a few years ago. ANNOUNCEMENT The W-N-A-X Service Station is celebrating its second anniversary in business here on Saturday, November >th, and will serve coffee and doughnuts Free to everyone patronizing the station that day. Bring your own cups. EBY OIL COMPANY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIALS PINK SALMON j COFFEE, A-1 Peaberry 1 Per pound I SOAP, White Beat-'Em- 1 PRUNES, Santa Clara OC-, 50-00 Size, 4-lbs. .— ^Iz ---- -— BLUE ROSE RICE New Crop, 4-lbs. . PEANUT BUTTER Ofl/* Per ({uart till/ CABBAGE, Excellent Cl Rf| (Quality, per 100 lbs. V I iJll CORN SYRUP Per Gallon —. *♦*11/ BUTTER, O’Neill 1 Op Creamery, per lb. 1 ww PORK LIVER ICp 2 pounds I UU BOLOGNA Iflp Per pound -- * PORK ROAST, From 101p Fresh Hams, per lb. I fc 2 « FRESH HAMBURGER Iflp Per pound ■'*** FRESH PORK SAUSAGE Iflp Per pound * BACON SQUARES Op Per pound 7* Hold’s Niagara Smoked 101a Hams, half or whole, lb. I *. 2 G R. R. MORRISON GROCERIES AND MEATS PHONE PHONE 1 WE DELIVER 0< 23 2*