Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1933)
— -'vwjeiy The +4 VOL. LIII. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933. |No. 35 GRATTAN TOWNSHIP ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the electors of Grattan township wras held at the library last Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended. At the meeting it was found that the township was in excellent shape financially and the levy for the en suing year was materially reduced— over that of a year ago. The levy for this year will bring in the following amount to the several funds: Road fund $1,000.00, was $1, 500.00 last year; general fund $400, was $500 last year; library $500, was $250 last year; bridge fund $250. Prior to last year the levy for the library raised $1,000.00 a year; it was cut last year to $250, which was con sidered insufficient and it was raised this year to $500. The old road overseers were elected for another year ,as follows: James Fleming, in district number four; Ed. Matthews in district number sixteen; Bert Shoemaker on the east side of district number twenty-six and Clay ton Messner on the west side of dis trict number twenty-six. STOUT DRUG STORE IS MOVED TO NEW LOCATION A business deal was consumated by Roy Griffin and Charles E. Stout last week which resulted in Mr. Stout purchasing the corner store, in the Golden Hotel building, and taking over Mr. Griffin’s lease on the corner. The first of this week Mr. Stout moved his drug store from the Gilligan building to the new location and is rapidly get ting his stock arranged. He will have one of the “niftiest” drug stores in this section of the state and one of the best locations, if not the best in the city. Mr. Stout had been in the old build ing for thirty-five years and it had been occupied by a drug store since the building was erected in 1885. The building was built by W. G. Palmante er, who at that time controlled the First National bank, and Dr. A. U. Morris, who was in the drug business here. The building, now occupied by Reardon Bros, as a drug store and the one vacated by Mr. Stout were built as one unit, Mr. Palmanteer owning the east building and Mr. Morris the west part of the building. As soon as it was completed Mr. Morris moved his drug store there and it has been continually used as a drug store since that date, forty-eight years. After the death of Mr. Morris the property was sold at administrators sale and was purchased by Dr. J. P. Gilligan and J. L. Hershiser who op erated the drug store for several years under the firm name of Hershiser & Gilligan and Mr. Hershiser and Tom Morris ran the store. About this time C. E. Stout came to O’Neill and worked for Dr. Corrigan, who ran a drug store where Reardon Bros, now are. Dr. Gilligan purchased the interest of Mr. Hershiser in the store and his broth er-in-lawT, J. V. Stout, came up from Tekamah and entered into partner-; ship with him under the firm name of j Gilligan & Stout. Shortly thereafter j C. E. Stout entered this store as an employee, he later purchasing the in- j terest of his brother and they re mained Gilligan & Stout until 1919 when he purchased the interest of Dr. Gilliagn in the store. Charlie says that it is like “losing an old friend” to move from the building where he had been employed for thirty years and that it will take him some time to get acclimated to his new location. We undestand there are several ap plicants for the room vacated by Mr. Stout and the chances are that it will not remain idle long, as it is a splendid store room and in a very choice loca tion. The building is owned by the Gilligan estate. About twenty ladies gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kersen brock last Tuesday afternon, bringing well filled baskets with them, and an nounced that they had arrived to help Mrs. Kersenbrock celebrate her birth day anniversary. After recovering from the surprise Mrs. Kersenbrock made the ladies feel at home and a very pleasant afternoon was spent at the bridge table. Mrs. C. W. Porter won the high prize, while Mrs. C. C. Bergstrom walked away with the booby. A delicous luncheon, which had been brought by the guests, was served late in the afternoon and when the ladies left for home they all de cided that they had a spledid time and wished for Mrs. Kersenbrock many happy returns of the day. ELMER HAGENSICK PURCHASES NEBR. STATE BANK BUILDING The Nebraska State Bank building, one of the oldest business buildings in the city, has been purchased by Elmer Hagensick, the sale being confirmed in district court last Friday. Mr. Hag ensick paid $2,500 for the building. Mr. Hagensick owns the lot east of the bank building and also the ground on the south side of the building and the property was worth more to him than to any other person, as he now has ground enough upon which to erect a splendid store building. Mr. Hagensick says that he is un decided as to what he will do with the building, now that he owns it. But he said that he might possibly tear the old building down and erect a new building, using both lots for the build ing and having an entrance on Doug las street and also on Fourth Street. It seems to us that with a desirable building there he wbuld have no trouble in renting it, as it is a very de sirable location. ( - b HOLT COUNTY STUDENTS ATTENDING UNIVERSITY Holt county is represented by fifteen students in the University of Ne braska this year. Classification of the students as to home towns follows: Atkinson, Amelia, Dustin, Chambers, Emmet and Page, one each;# Ewing two; O’Neill, two; and Stuart, five. From O’Neill are Dick Robertson and William W. Griffin. Griffin is a sophomore in the college of business administration and a graduate of the O’Neill schools in the class of 1931. Robertson finished high school at O’Neill in 1930 and is a junior in the college of business administration where he is majoring in accounting. From Stuart are Toofie Abdalla, Ethel C. Chittick, Glen E. Humrich, Phyllis J. Rhodes and Wilbur E. John son. Abdalla, who graduated from Stuart high school last spring is now a freshman in the teachers’ college, where he is majoring in physical ed ucation. Abdella was a member of this year’s freshman football squad. Ethel C. Chittick, senior in the teachers’ college is specializing in primary education and geography. She graduated from Stuart high school in 1927 and is a member of Alpha Omicrom Pi sorority. Glenn E. Humrich, junior in the college of agriculture, graduated from Stuart high school in 1929 and is now major ing in practical arts. He is a member of the university Y. M. C. A. Phyllis J. Rhodes, graduate of the Stuart schools in 1928, is taking graduate work in physiology. She is a member of Iota Sigma Pi, Kappa Epsilon and Sigma Xi honorary groups. Wilbur E. Johnson is a fresh man in the college of arts and sciences. He is preparing for a course in the college of dentistry. Johnson is a graduate of the Stuart schools and is a pledge of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Raymond E. Collins, of Atkinson, is taking graduate work in the uni versity. Eleanor M. Sammons, who graduated from the Nickerson schools in 1928, is a senior in the college of business administration . Her home | town is Amelia. Miss Simmons is a. member of the university Y. W. C. A.! Aaeoert ts. sageser, tnamoers, is taking graduate work in the college of arts and sciences. He is special izing in social sciences. Sageser is a graduate of the Chambers schools in the class of 1928. Dustin’s representative in the uni versity is Mabel J. Adams, a fresh man in the college of arts and sciences. She graduated from Dustin high school in 1932. Miss Adams is doing part time work in addition to her school activities. Henry L. Seger, graduate of the Atkinson schools in 1927, is a graduate student in the teachers’ col lege. He is taking courses in business administration and coaching. Maurine LaRue and Alberta Butler are Ewing’s students in the university this year. Miss LaRue is listed as a junior in the college of agriculture. Miss Butler, a senior in the techers’ college, is majoring in primary work. She formerly attended Omaha univer sity, and is a graduate of the Ewing schools in the class of 1922. Harold E. Gallagher, Page, is a frashman in the college of arts and sciences. He completed his high school work at Page in 1931. Gallagher is a pledge of Xi Psi Phi, dental pro fessional fraternity. Genevieve and Doretta Grady, Eve lyn Mains, Geraldine Cronin, Mary Lois Hammond, Reta Reardon, Mary Joan Finley and Eileen Davidson were in attendance at the basket ball games at Spaulding last Sunday. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. Archie Bowen was down with the flu the forepart of the week. Attorney Hutz, of Omaha, was look ing after legal matters in this city last Monday. Mrs. Max Golden entertained the Delta Deck Club at her home last Tuesday evening. Superintendent Ray Carroll, of the high school, is suffering from an at tack of the flu this week. Mrs. J. P. Brown went down to Holdrege last Monday to spend a few days visiting friends there. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Biglin and child ren drove down to Spaulding last Sun day, returning that evening. Dr. and Mrs. O’Connell and son drove down to Spaulding last Sun day to attend the basket ball games. William H. Cleary and Miss Eleanor Mlinar, both of Atkinson, were granted a marriage license in county Court last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gatz returned last Monday from a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Rex Brown at Holdrege, Nebraska. The M. E. Ladies will serve a 6 o’clock dinner in the church basement on Tuesday evening, January 24th. Tickets 25 cents. Dale Tressler, of the Golden Rule, is attending a meeting of the heads of the various Golden Rule stores in the state, at Holdrege, Nebraska. Mrs. H. J. Birmingham entertained the Martez Club last Tuesday evening. Mrs. P. B. Harty, Mrs. W. J. Froelich and Mrs. Ira Moss won the prizes. Thomas Hanrahan, of Atkinson, one of the pioneers of the western part of the county, was looking after busi ness matters in this city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock and sons were among the O’Neill people who drove down to Spaulding last Sunday to witness the basket ball games. Emil Forsland, one of the oldest j prohibition agents in the state of Ne braska, in years of service in the de partment, was in O’Neill last Saturday County Board Estimate of 1933 Expenses At their meeting last Friday the j county board prepared and adopted the etsimate of expenses for the com ing year. The estimate is $132,100.00 or $27,400 more than the estimate for the year 1932. The increase is in the judgment levy of $38,000.00 that has been made to take care of bills against the general fund of the year 1932 but which were rejected for the reason that the board had no money with which to pay them. The bills, were sued upon, judgment obtained against the county and the board now had to provide for their payment; there was no judgment levy in 1932. Outside of the judgment levy the greatest increase in the estimate, over that of last year, is in the estim ate for courts and juries, which has been fixed at $10,000.00 for this year, while the amount last year was $2, 000.00, an increase of $8,000.00. The fund for the maintenance of the poor and blind has been increased $7,000.00 for this year, over what it was during 1932. The estimate shows a saving of $7,000.00 due to the fact that there are no elections during the year 1933. In the bridge fund they cut off $15, 000.00; special emergency bridge was eliminated; a saving of $1,000.00 was made in the estimate for clerk hire, reducing this sum from $8,000.00 to $7,000.00; $500 was cut off the sum set aside as a crow and coyote bounty and $100 off the appropriation set aside for the support of the farm bureau, if the courts decide the case now pending in favor of the farm bureau. following is the amount estimated for the several funds for this year and that fixed for the year 1932, show ing the increase and decrease in each fund: Fund 1933 Bridge ___$ 10,000.00 County Officers .. 20,000.00 Printing and Supplies .. 8,000.00 Clerk Hire _ 7,000.00 Assessors _.-._ 4,000.00 County Poor and Blind_ 17,000.00 Courts and Juries _ 10,000.00 County Fairs _ 2,000.00 County Judgments _ 38,000.00 Court House and Jail . 2,000.00 Crow and Coyote Bounty. .. 500.00 Building and Repairs 1,000.00 Farm Bureau . 3,200.00 County Roads . 2,000.00 Justice and Misdemeanor 350.00 Mothers Pensions .. . 3,500.00 Feeble Minded . 350.00 School Exhibit 200.00 Coroners Inquest 100.00 Insane . 300.00 Board of Health 100.00 Soldiers Relief 500.00 Miscellaneous . 2,000.00 Elections Special Emergency Bridge Total $132,100.00 1932 Increase Decrease $ 25,000.00 $... $ 15,000.00 20,000.00 8,000.00 7.000. 00 _ 1,000.00 4.000. 00 _ 10,000.00 7,000.00 .. 2.000. 00 8,000.00 . 2,000.00 ___ ___ 2,000.00 ... 1.000. 00 __ 500.00 1,000.00 . 3.300.00 .. 100.00 2.000. 00 ... 350.00 .... 3.500.00 . 350.00 .. . 200.00 100.00 . .. 300.00 100.00 . 500.00 2,000.00 7.000. 00 .. 7,000.00 2.000. 00 _ 2,000.00 $104,700.00 $ 53,000.00 $ 25,600.00 on his way west and favored fhis; office with a pleasant call. The Misses Helen and Anna Clark, of Omaha, came up last Monday night for an extended visit at the home of their sister, Mrs. M. R. i Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan drove down to Spaulding last Sunday and witnessed the St. Mary’s basket ball teams win two games from the Spauld ing teams. Mrs. W. B. Graves has been con fined to her bed since shortly before Christmas with a severe attack of the flu. Her many friends hope for her speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Moss and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harty drove down to Spaulding last Sunday to see the St. Mary’s basket ball teams win from the Spaulding teams. Mrs. Frank Froelich entertained at luncheon, followed by bridge, last Tuesday evening in hnor of Mrs. W. J. Froelich of Chicago. Mrs. Ed. Gal lagher won high score. The Idle Hour Cafe, which has been one of the popular eating places of the city, closed its doors last Monday morning. Lack of business is given as the reason for closing. John Miskimons has been on a ranch south of Atkinson for the past week, where be is erecting some cattle sheds for a loan company that is wintering a lot of cattle in the southern part of the county. Last week W. A. Alexander, who has edited the Spencer Advocate for the past eight years, disposed of his interest to H. P. Howard, formerly of Canby, Minn., who took possession of the plant last week. Howard Garner and Miss Ethel (lifeson, both of Meadow Grove, wye granted a marriage license in county court on Wednesday of last week and were united in marriage by Rev. Au cock at the Methodist church that afternoon. Chairman John Sullivan of the county board left last Wednesday morning for Lincoln, where he will attend a meeting of the legislative committee of the Nebraska Supervis or’s Association, which is being held there this week, Mr. Sullivan being a member of the committee. ST. MARY’S TEAMS DEFEAT SPAULDING A large delegation of boosters ac companied the St. Mary's basket ball teams to Spaulding last Sunday, where their first and second teams engaged in a battle royal with the first and second teams of the Spaulding Acad emy. The games were interesting and close but St. Mary’s won both her games and there was much rejoicing among the members of the teams over their victories. The games were played in the High School gym and there was a very large crowd in attendance. Following are the scores: St. Mary’s Cardinals 25 Spaulding .. ... 17 St. Mary’s second team 17 Spaulding second team . 11 McCauley is taken to the UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. OMAHA Arthur McCauley, who had been serving a sentence in the county jail for jury tampering, and who was re moved to the Starlin rooming house in this city on recommendation of Dr. J. P. Brown of this city and Dr. W. J. Douglas of Atkinson, last week was taken to the University hospital in Omaha by Sheriff Duffy last Tues-1 day afternoon. McCauley is said to be suffering from a stomach ailment. STATE REVENUE FOR SCHOOLS DROP The semi-annual state apportion ment of funds to the support of pub lic schools for January, prepared by State Superintendent Taylor, shows that the amount is only $397,709.23 as compared with $456,492 in January, 1932 and $450,469 in July, 1932. In January, 1930 the apportionment was $503,043 and in July, 1930, $548, 827. In January, 1931 it was $516, 879 and in July, 1931, $496,408. The fund, known as the temporary school fund, is derived from interest of bonds owned by the permanent school fund, school land interest and school land leases, insurance licenses and warehouse and liquor permits. De linquencies of those holding school lands is responsible for much of the falling off in the temporary school fund. The interest on bonds for the past six months was $245,825; school land interest, $21,171; school land leases, $117,367; insurance licenses, $12,471, employment agencies, $150; warehouse licenses, $21; liquor licen ses, $702. One fourth of the total fund is apportioned equally between school districts. This amounts to only $82, 231 and each district receives $12.68. Three-fourths of the total fund is ap portioned on a bisis of school popula tion. The amount thus apportioned is $246,693 at the rate of a fraction over sixty cents per child. There is de ducted from the total $68,783 to be given to districts or counties having school lands, the sum being equal to what the tax would be payable to the county if school lands were taxable. Out of this apportionment the schools of Holt county will receive $7,882.10 to be apportioned among the various school districts of the county. P. L. Gallagher, of Rawlins, Wyom ing, arrived in the city last Monday, being called here by the serious illness of his brother, J. F. Gallagher. Mr. Gallagher was a former resident of this city, but left here something like thirty years ago and this is his first visit since. He will find things changed quite a little in the “old town” during the thirty years of his absence, but there are many friends of his boyhood still here and they will be glad to re new old acquaintenanee. A Farm Holiday meeting was held at Oak Park last Mondays which was attended by about 300 farmers of northern Holt county and southern Boyd. At Verdigre last week a mon ster meeting was held which was at tended by several hundred farmers from Knox county and they say they got several hundred new members. Our informant says that the organ ization hopes to have practically 100 per cent of the farmers of Holt and Knox counties in the organization be fore spring. Mrs. Arthur F. Mullen and sister, Miss Margaret Dolan, of Omaha, drove up last Sunday and spent a few d«*rs visiting friends and relatives in this city. They left for home Tuesday afternoon, being accompanied by Mrs. M. F. Harrington, Mrs. J. J. Harring ton and Mrs. W. J. Biglin who will visit in Omaha for a few days. SALARIES REDUCED BY COUNTY BOARD - i Budget for Clerical Help is^Cut $100 Per Month, as Economy,Move. At their meeting last Monday after noon the county board reduced the salaries of a majority of <^e clerks, working in the various offices at the court house, including the janitor. The various clerks, including Deputy Sheriff Bergstrom, were reduced from $80 per month to $65 per month. This includes the following employees: A. D. Palmer and Ed. Hancock of the treasurers office; Miss Theresa Con nolly, and Deputy Sheriff Jjergstrom of the sheriff’s office; Mrs. Ruth Oppen of the county judges office; Edith Davidson of the county superintend ent’s office and Marjorie Dickson of the county attorney’s office. Deputy Sheriff Bergstrom took' the largest cut as his salary was formerly $83.33 per month. Robert Gallagher, chief clerk in the treasurer’s office, was not reduced, his salary remaining at $104.00 per month. The salary of Miss Inez O’Connell, deputy clerk of the district court, wras not reduced and she receives the same salary as she did last year, $83.33 per month. The salary of Miss Esther McCarthy remains the same as it was last year; this salary is statutory and is $104.17 per month. Harry Bowen, who has been the janitor of the court house for years, and who is an expert in his line had his salary reduced from $00 to $75 per month. The reduction in the monthly wage of the seven employees, whose wages were reduced, amounts to $100 per month. 1'UKMbK l /vuti nAiM\r,n uim. Page Reporter: George Brechler, 63, former Page banker, died at his home in Battle Creek about 7 o’clock last Thursday night. Mr. Brechler underwent an operation several months ago from which, according to reports, he did not entirely recover. For several years of his life Mr. Brechler was deputy county treasurer of Madison county, following which he went to Washington, D. C. where he held a governmental position. He was employed in the Battle Creek bank for a number of years and then helped to organize the Page State bank for which he served as president for sometime. Several years ago he retired from active life and made his home in Battle Creek. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Nellie Hans; one brother, John of Fenimore, Wisconsin; and two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Miller of Boscoval, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Caro lina Scheid of Detroit Lake, Minn. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Lutheran church at Battle Creek and burial was made in the Lutheran cemetery there. J. F. Gallagher, president of the First National bank, who has been seriously ill the past six weeks, is said to be much improved this morning. J. F. has many friends in the county who wish him speedy recovery from his illness. About thirty little folks gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Protovinsky last Wednesday afternoon to help thir son, John, celebrate his sixth birthday anniversary. Needless to say the young folks had a delight ful time and were loud in their praise of the delicious luncheon served them. Many of the little folks are wishing that Johnny's birthdays would come oftener. Mrs. Martin Bazelman and her son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clements drove down to Pilger the latter part oi' last week for a visit at the home of Mrs. Bazelman’s daughter, Mrs. Ed Psota, and to greet a new arrival at the Psota home, a young lady who was born about ten days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Clements re turned the first of the week, while Mrs. Baze'mnn remained for a pro tracted visit. At the weekly luncheon of the Lions Club last Tuesday the question of a reduction in the telephone rates and the light rates, charged in this city, was taken up and fully discussed. It seemed to be the consensus of opinion that the rates charged by both of these corporation were too high, con sidering the times, and that they should be reduced. Outside of the discussion no action was taken re garding the matter. ;