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The Frontier
VOL. LIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22,1932. No. 31
ARGUE RE HEARING
IN TREPPISH CASE
Treppish’s Attorneys Make
Plea For New Trial
The argument on the motion for a
new trial for Earl Trepish, who was
convicted a couple of weeks ago for
murdering Clarence Coy near Dustin
is occupying the attention of the dis
trict court today.
Atorney Mounts, of Atkinson, and
Lysle Jackson, of Neligh, are repre
senting Treppish while the state’s
case is looked after by County At
torney Cronin.
The motion for a new trial, which
was filed on December 8, gave sixty
two reasons why a new trial should
be granted, but a large number of
them are trivial in character. Among
the resaons given are that they have
newly discovered evidence which would
be valuable to the defendant, Treppish.
In support of their motion for a new
trial, and possibly in substantiation
of the claim that they have newly dis
covered evidence, two affidavits have
been filed by parties living at Norden,
claiming Treppish was there at the
time he said he was. These affidavits
tend to prove that his evidence as to
having been in Norden at a certain
time was true.
The case came before the court about
10:30 this morning. The question as
to whether the car, that Treppish took
with him to Wyoming and which the
state claims to have been Coy’s car,
was a partnership car or not was
argued. Clerk Palmer, of the treas
urer’s office, testified that he thought
he heard some conversation at the
time that the license was issued about
a partnership car, thinking that it re
ferred to the car that Coy owned. He
did not issue the license. Edwin Han
cock, also of the treasurer’s office, who
issued the license was called. He did
not recall issuing the license, but as
/it was in his handwriting said he must
1 have issued it. He did not recall any
conversation with Coy about a partner
ship car.
The county attorney then made the
statement that that he was informed
that Coy’s brother was with him when
he license was issued. The question of
calling Coy as a witness was then dis.
cussed with the result that the Court
ordered that Coy be brought into Court
for the purpose of being interrogated
regarding the license. Mr. Coy is to
appear before the Court at 2 p. m.
Attorney Mounts took up the argu
ment on his motion. His main con
tention, as judged from his argument
before the noon recess, was that the
evidence was insufficient to sustain the
verdict of guilty. At noon Court re
cessed until 1 p. m. when Mr. Mounts
will resume his argument and he will
be followed by Attorney Jackson.
If the motion is overruled Judge
Dickson will probably pass sentence
upon the defendant this afternoon.
WOMAN SEVERELY BURNED
Mrs. Jack Pettijohn, of near Dustin,
was severely burned about the hands,
arms and legs Saturday while at
tempting to put out a gasoline fire.
Her husband and others were cutting
wood near the house and they had an
open -can containing gasoline setting
on the ground near where they were
working. In some manner the gaso
line caught fire and Mrs. Pettijohn ran
to the fire to attempt to smother the
flames with an old coat. As she ap
proached the can containing the gaso
line she tripped and fell and knocked
the can over and the gasoline spread
over her hands and clothing and she
was severely burned before the flames
were extinguished. Physicians say that
it will be six months before she will
regain the use of her hands and limbs.
When Thrift walks out the door,
Poverty flies in the window.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00.
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
SIX YEAR OLD BOY SHOT
Alvin Kloppenberg, the six year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppen
berg, living a half a mile west and
a mile north of Emmet, was shot and
seriously injured at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Tenborg, a half
mile north of Emmet last Sunday
afternoon.
Alvin and his brother, Henry, aged
nine, were at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Tenborg and saw a gun setting
in a corner of the room. It was a
tw'enty-two calibre rifle. Henry picked
up the gun and commenced working
the lever and as Alvin went out the
door pulled the trigger, the bullet
striking him on the right side, between
the back bone and the shoulder blade;
it traveled to the left side, puntcufed
the left lung and shattered the fourth
rib on the left side; the rib deflected
11 he bullet and it passed through his
body near the rib. The bullet was
a 22 calibre long.
If complications do not set in the
boy has a chance to recover.
BRADLEY-OHMART
Alfred Bradley and Miss Florence
| Ohmart, both of O’Neill, were united
| in marriage December Gth at Yankton,
South Dakota, from which place greet
ings were sent by them to friends, over
the radio from station WNAX and an
nouncement of their wedding.
The bride is the daughter of Rev.
S. M. Ohmart and the groom the son
of Howard Bradley, one of Holt
county’s prosperous farmers.
Friends and acquainlenances extend
congratulations and wishes for a long
life of happiness to Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley.
ROONEY-MACK
County Agent James W. Rooney, of
this city, pulled a surprise party on
his many friends in this county when
he quietly slipped away from his usual
haunts, went to Dowiagic.Mich., where
he was united in marriage to Miss
Helen Mack, of Atkinson, on December
10, 1932. The newly weds returned to
Holt county on Wednesday of last
week and for the present are making
their home with E. J. Mack, pioneer
Holt county banker at Atkinson, the
bride’s father. The following notice
of the wedding is taken from the
Atkinson Graphic:
A surprise event of the pre-holiday
season was the marriage of Miss Helen
Mack of this city and County Agent
James W. Rooney, the ceremony being
performed Saturday, Dec. 10, at Dow
agiac, Mich., where a cousin of the
bride, Mrs. E. S. McMaster lives.
Miss Mack left Atkinson several
weeks ago to take up her regular
winter work with an eastern dramatic
company, presenting home talent
plays in various cities in the eastern
states. She has been engaged in the
work for several seasons.
Monday, last week, Mr. Rooney left
O’Neill to attend a meeting of county
agents in Norfolk. From there he
slipped away to Michigan, and met
Miss Mack at Dowagiac Tuesday.
They were married at St. Mary’s rec
tory in Dowagiac by the Rev. Father
Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. E. S. McMaster
and their son, Sheldon, were present
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BEER BILL PASSES HOUSE
The Collier beer bill passed the na
tional house of representatives last
Wednesday by a vote of 230 to 165.
The bill provides:
Legalization and sale of beer of not
more than 3.2 per cent alcohol content
by weight, equal to 4 per cent by
vclumne.
Levies a license fee of $1 on brewers
and puts a tax of $5 on each barrel of
beer.
Protects dry states by providing
severe penalities for shipment of beer
into dry states.
Leaves distribution and methods of
sale up to the various states.
The bill now goes to the senate,
where it will not be acted upon until
after the first of the year.
C. C. Jones, one of the pioneer resi
dents of the southern part of the
county, was a pleasant caller at this
office last Saturday and while here ex
tended his subscription to The Frontier
for another year. Mr. Jones is one of
the pioneer residents of the county,
coming to Holt county with his father
on March 25, 1883, fifty years next
March. He said that when they came
to the county, and were looking for a
location, they got as far as the Mc
Clure ranch, which was southeast of
this city, and they were snowed in
there and remained at the ranch for
two weeks, before they could proceed
further. When they finally got away
they located a piece of land just a few
miles from the ranch upon which his
father filed and which they made their
home. In fact it is still in the family
as a brother of Mr. Jones is still living
on the old home place. Mr. Jones said
he also had a warm spot in his heart
for the old McCatferty Opera house,
which was burned down last week as
he said he had attended several enter
tainments that were held therein. In
the old days it took two days to make
a trip from their place to town, leav
ing home one day coming to town and
remaining all night and then going
home the next day. On these occa
sions they could always find whole
some and pleasant entertainment at
the old opera house.
Lysle Jackson came up from Neligh
Wednesday to appear in district court
to argue the motion for a new hearing
for Earl Treppish, who was convicted
a couple of weeks ago of murdering
Clarence Coy near Dustin last spring.
As Judge Dickson was holding court
in Ainsworth the hearing was not held
Wednesday.
Federal Agents Owens and Matson,
of Omaha, arrived in the city last
Monday looking up violators of the
Eighteenth amendment. On Tuesday,
accompanied by Agent George Bay, of
this city, they went down to the east
ern part of the county and picked up
Roy Rotherham, aged 31, three miles
south and a mile west of Ewing. They
found a fifty gallon still on his place
and about 150 gallons of mash. Mr.
Rotherham was brought to this city
and placed in the county jail.
Will Try Liquor Syndicate Again
United States Attorney Sandal, of
Omaha, has announced that he will call
up the Omaha liquor syndicate case
again for trial in February of next
year. The first case, just completed
a couple of weeks ago, resulted in a
hung jury after they had considered
the case for one week. It is said that
the jury stood eleven for conviction
and one for acquittal on some of those
charged with being leaders in the con
spiracy.
CELEBRATES FORTY-SIXTH
\V EDDING ANN IV ERSARY
Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. J. U
Y’antzi celebrated their forty-sixth
wedding anniversary at their home ir
this city, and received the congratula
tions of their friends and neighbors
upon the event that comes to bat very
few couples.
J. U. Y’antzi and Catherine Ernst
were married on December 20, 1886.
The ceremony was performed in the
Mennonite church about twelve miles
north of this city, the ceremony being
performed by Bishop Joseph Slagle,
of Seward, Nebr., who came to this
city to perform the ceremony. The
Mennonite church was erected upon the
farm of Mr. Yantzi’s father, C. B.
Y’antzi. The wedding was one of the
events of the pioneer days of the north
country. There was a large Mennon
ite settlement north of this city in
those days and practically the entire
colony were in attendance at the wed
ding. Among those who attended the
wedding and are still residents of this
county were: Jucob Erb, Mrs. C. K.
Ernst, Mrs. John Bellar, Mrs. John K.
Bel In r, now Mrs. Andrew Schmidt and
Mrs. Joseph Winkler, of Emmet.
Since the date of their wedding Mr.
and Mrs. Y’antzi have been residents
of this county, except seven years,
when they resided in Minnesota and
South Dakota. For thirty years Mr.
Y'antzi operated a cream station in
this city for the Hanford Produce
company of Sioux City, remaining with
the firm until after they had disposed
of their business.
The many friends of this estimable
couple tender them congratulations
upon their anniversary and hope that
they will continue to enjoy good health
and happiness and many more wed
ding anniversaries.
Miss Catherine Lawler left last
evening for her home at Lincoln to
spend the Christmas vacation.
ST. MARY’S PUPILS
GIVE OPERETTA
Present Xmas Program In
Afternoon and Evening
The pupils of St. Mary’s Academy
presented a Christmas Operetta at St.
Mary’s Hail last Tuesday afternoon
and evening to a crowded house on
both occasions. The entertainment
was very enjoyable and the young
folks participating took their parts
admirably and the smooth manner in
which the entertainment progressed
disclosed the fact that they had all
been well trained for the respective
parts. Following is the program
rendered:
Part I
Processional March . Choristers
Greeting Chorus . Choristers
The Program Mr. President
What Shall Be Done? Mother McClure
The Contest ....
Sing Us a Song Choristers
Days of Childhood Mrs. Reporter
Vesper Song, Music of the Bells .
Minstrels
Fairy-Land Christmas Fairies
Santa Claus is Coming Choristers
Santa’s Arrival—Solo Santa Claus
March Choristers
Part II
1 don’t Understand Mr. Winter
Sweet Out Song Choristers
Reading—“God’s Poor" June C.
White. Catherine Finley,
Maxine Harrington
Remember the Poor Choristers
Appearance of Miss Frost, Miss Sleet,
Miss Snowflake.
Story of the Nativity “Minims”
Tableaux—“Nativity” Entire Cast
Good Night to All Chorus
Cast of Characters
Mr. President Wjlliam Miller
Mother McClure Dorothy Reardon
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