*'*'• 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
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