Over the County
INMAN NEWS
Inman and community is experienc
ing some real winter weather. Tues
day morning it was 24 below. There is
considerable snow, owing to the severe
cold weather and drifted roads, school
was dismissed Monday afternoon and
Tuesday.
Harry Schmidt and sister, Miss
Kathryn, drove up from Newman
Grove Saturday for a visit at the home
of Mrs. Mary Hancock. Mr. Schmidt
returned home the same day hut Miss
Kathryn remained for a longer visit.
Attorney John J. Hancock, of Cas
per, Wyo., was here Saturday visiting
his mother, Mrs. Mary Hancock. Mr.
Hancock was enroute home from
Chicago where he had transacted
business.
The entertainment that was adver
tised by the Epworth League for Sat
urday evening was postponed to a
later date on account of weather con
dr ic ns.
Mrs. Gene C.'ork has returned home
from Norfolk where she had undegone
an operation at a Norfolk hospital.
Although her operation was a serious
one, Mrs. Clark is getting along
splendidly.
Mrs. C. J. Malone, Mr. and Mrs. C.
P. Hancock and son, Charles, and
daughter, Helen, and Mr. and Mrs.
Loyal Hull and son, Donald, of O’Neill,
visited relatives here Saturday.
Dorlin Lockman and Lawrence Jones
drove to Ewing Friday to take in the
Ewing-Chambers basket ball game.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Mr. and Mrs. Will Devall and child
ren, Evelyn and Roy, were guests at
the Will Kaczor home on Tuesday.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Young passed away Wednesday
and was laid to rest Thursday at
Marquette cemetery. They have the
sympathy of all the community in
their bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith spent
Friday at the Eric Borg home. Virgil
Hubby also called there.
The sale at Oscar Lindberg’s on
Thursday was largely attended in spite
of the roads and most everything
brought a good price.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Borg, Laverne
and Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Robert
son, Lois, Joan, Ilene and Raymond,
spent Friday evening at the Eric Borg
home.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs.
Charles Linn on Friday, and a large
crowd attended. Mrs. Linn served a
fine lunch. The next meeting will be
with Mrs; Fred- Lindberg.
May McGowan and Will Harvey
spent Thursday evening at the Eric
Borg home.
Joe Stein recently purchased a new
Chevrolet from Arbuthnot and Reka.
Mrs. Frank Nelson and son, Paul,
called at the Frank Griffith home Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Borg are the par
ents of a eleven pound boy, born Feb
ruary 5th. Mrs. Borg and the baby
are doing nicely. Mrs. Charles Fox
is caring for them.
The cold blizzardy weather of Mon
day and Monday night, and the cold
wave which followed, is causing the
farmers to feed a great deal more to
their stock than several weeks of the
kind of weather we have been having
would require. It also takes lots of
fuel.
Cecil Griffith spent Saturday even
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Weldon.
Owing to Monday’s storm, some of
the high school pupils attending school
in O’Neill did not get in. Frank Nel
son took his daughter and Mr. Johr
ing’s daughter in Wednesday.
HOLT COUNTY FARM
BUREAU NOTES
Office—County Court House
Office Days—Wednesday and Saturday
Afternoons
Build Up Soil Fertility
High soil fertility is of even great
er importance in times of low prices
than in a period when almost any
kind of a crop will return a profit,
says the Nebraska College of Agri
culture. Records of the 1932 Nebras
ka corn yield contest show that the
only way to produce corn profitably
during these times in eastern Nebras
ka, the valley, and on the irrigated
land farther west is to build up the
soil fertility to a point at which high
yields are possible.
Farmer who own and operate un
encumbered land and who are not
pressed for funds will do well to seed
a good share of their land to legumes
and pastures. Thus they will build
up the fertility of their soils and place
themselves in a position to reap the
full advantage of high prices when
they return.
Oiling Increases Life of Harness
Thorough oiling of harness at least
once a year is recommended by the
Nebraska Agriculture College. The
life of harness can be greatly length
ened by keeping the leather supple and
pliable by frequent applications of
Neat’s foot oil or prepared harness
dressing or oil. The harness should be
taken apart for oiling. The pieces
then soaked for about 30 minutes in
lukewarm water, followed by a scrub
bing of each piece with castile soap
and water.
After being washed the straps
should be allowed to dry in a warm
room for two or three hours. While
the leather is still moist, oil should be
rubbed into it. If several set are to
be treated, they may be dipped in a
tub of oil in which case they should re
main submerged about 15 minutes.
After removing the harness from the
tub, all surplus oil should be wiped
off.
Select Right Kind of Hatching Eggs
Proper size and shape are among
the important things to consider in
selecting hatching eggs. An egg that
weighs 2 ounces meets the market re
quirement satisfactorily so an egg of ,
this weight is regarded as suitable for
hatching purposes. It is advisable to
reject all eggs weighing less than two
ounces or more than two and on-fourth
ounces.
Uniform shape is another desirable
characteristic of hatchnig eggs. Rath
er short, round eggs approximately
one and three-fourths inches in diam
eter and two and cne-half in length
are desirable. Strong shells are nec
essary for safe shipment of eggs;
hence, this is another characteristic
to look for in selecting eggs for in
cubation. Pullets hatched from the
right kind of eggs are more likely to
lay eggs of the same kind when they
come into production.
Eggs will hatch better if they are
placed in incubation within seven days
after they are laid. The best results
will be obtained probably if they are
kept at temperatures between 45 and
60 degrees F. during the time they are
being held for incubation. It is also
desirable to turn the eggs daily dur
ing this period. This is accomplished
by placing the eggs in the case with
the large ends up. Simply turning
the case over on its side changes the
position of the eggs.
YEARLY PRECIPITATION BY
MONTHS FOR TEN YEARS
The following tables show the pre
cipitation for every month during the
past ten years, commencing with the
year, 1923, as compiled by Harry Bow
en, local weather observer:
1923
Month Inches
January _ -81
February . 18
March I *60
April .. 2.05
May___-. 5-83
June ___4.. 3.0(5
July _. 3.51
August. 7-64
September ----- 4.80
October __—1-07
November....— -25
December .—.
Total _31.30
1924
January _ 57
February - 1-76
March _-— 1-87
April _ — *79
May....-.— 1-15
June _ 6.68
July__-.-. *-48
August _ 1-53
September - 1-79
October.. — *40
November _ _ --- -17
December ..-.-. 2.95
Total ...i--22.14
1925
January-- -52
February - - •!&
Marcn_ -30
April - 2.142
May - - 1-72
June - 1-03
August - — 1*51
September _ 2.30
October . 117
November _ -28
December-- *96
Total_
1926
January s~
1> ebruary ...
March
April ..._.._
May ..
June..
July..
August .
September
October __
November
December ....
Total . 21.94
1927
January -—--10
February . .31
March ..—.—.. 3.14
April _ 7.00
May —...-. 2.68
June__ 1-25
July-- 2.10
August - 4.66
September _~- 1-28
October 41
November .. _ .25
December - .31
Total _____—23.49
1928
January _ 06
February - 1-89
March.. 1.13
April ....-..02
May.- - 3.00
June . 2.51
July ..- 1.74
August ...—....-.94
September . .87
October-- 2.93
November - 1.54
December-- .00
_13.CI5
_ 2.74
_ 3.42
__ 2.23
. 5.82
. 3.06
ZZZZl’ZZZZZ 1*39
.80
Total_16.63
1929
January _ -65
February __—.86
March - 1-98
April .......— 3.N2
May_ 5.80
June ...-. 3.27
July......~.. 3-59
August . 3.01
September . 4.94
October 3.02
November . -86
December .. -00
Total. 31.80
1930
January - -83
February _
March . .Of
April .. 4.14
May
June 3.11
July...-. -30
August __-.— 1-39
September _ 84
October.. ..—.- 2.33
November _ 2.37
December ..-.— •!!
Total .—.—
1931
January
February -
March
May
June ...
July...
August_-—.
September___
18.05
.32
.37
.94
.61
1.69
1.22
2.75
1.65
_ 1.711
October_____1.58
November _,_ 2.93
December_ 1.28
Total_17.05
1932
January _ .60
February ._... 1.21
March .78
April 1.83
May . ......... 3.19
June 6.81
July .. 2.96
August „. 3.28
September ..„.64
October_._ .98
November . .00
December___ .30
Total....— 22.58
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Happenings that affect the Dinner
Fail. Cream Checks, Dividend Checks
and Tax Bills of Every Individual.
National and International Problems
Inseparable From Local Welfare.
As is usual at this time of year,
business sentiment is somewhat mixed.
Reports from various parts of the
country point to a change for the bet
ter in industrial activity, always an
encouraging sign. Financial observ
ers seem to be a trifle more optomis
tic. Even the high percentage of com
mercial failures impresses many as
having a favorable side—elimination
of weak units in the industrial machine
is essential to getting it going again
at full speed.
At the recent retailers’ convention,
it was forecast that sales would drop
20 per cent during the first quarter of
1933 with improvement in the second
quarter. A majority of retail auth
orities believe that prices are grad
ually being stabilized.
To many, one of the good events of
1932 was a decline in the cost of liv
ing of 9.4 per cent. This, too, has
its other side—the continued decline
in commodity prices is one of the
most stubborn influences in prolong
ing depression. Another barrier to
industrial rehabilitation is the grow
ing fear of heavier taxation and the
possibility of a general sales tax that
will further damage purchasing power.
The state of the public finances con
tinues to be unhappy, with the deficit
hovering around the $1,200,000,000
mark. Federal receipts are below ex
pectations, due principally to the lost
potency of the income tax.
Consumption of electricity, like car
loadings and bank clearings, always
plays an important part in the mak
ing of business barometers. It is,
therefore cheering to know that since
July sales of power have been con
stantly increasing and in greater pro
portion than the normal seasonal in
crease. The December advance marked
a greater percentage gain than did the
increase in the same month of 1930 a
year of extraordinary electric con
sumption.
Laters reports on major industries
show:
Building—Improved, with contracts
ahead of same period last year.
Lumber—New business continues to
exceed production, and in Southern
pine district is 13 per cent ahead of
last year.
Steel—Fell off after moderate expan
sion; consensus of opinion looks to
improvement in next few months.
Copper—Profitless at present five
cent price; best side is that domestic
consumption leads production.
Wool—Sales close to normal so far
this year.
Oil—The drop in crude from 63 cents
to 38 cents a barrel, in the face of
proration agreements, and because of
overproduction, is one of the most dis
couraging of recent events.
News Print—Price-cutting has lead
to losses.
Shoes, Silk and Automobiles show
definite improvement.
Employment declined four per cent
in December, with four out of seven
teen major industrial groups mark
ing increase. White collar workers
constitute 28 per cent of those out of
work. Even slightest change upward
in purchasing power should be im
mediately reflected in employment
statistics, as stocks of finished goods
of all kinds are now at an irreducible
minimum and only demand is needed
to make factories hum.
While farm conditions show little
change, a good sign is that the funda
mental supply and demand situation
in regard to wheat is steadily improv
ing, thus warranting the opinion that
price improvement will come in the
future. There have been some farm
price setbacks, with cattle and hides
holding tenaciously to the upward
trend. Foreign demand for cotton has
been moderately good.
Of National interest is the fact that
forced farm sales totaled 9.5 per cent
of all the farms in the country during
the five years ending March 1, 1932.
Tax delinquencies were responsible
for 3.5 per cent of these.
A rise in prices—probably tempor
ary—recently occurred in Bolivia, with
but little change in the other South
American countries. Basic British
industries are reported to be more
active. For the first time in 30 years
the Nationalist Clovernment in China
has succeeded in balancing its budget.
Rumania showed a large favorable
foreign trade balance for the first nine
months of 1932. Canadian business
continues low.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many kind
friends and relatives who helped us
to bear our sorrow in the loss of our
little son and brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young
and children.
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Some people avoid a bank as they
do a dentist. They don’t go to
either until they absolutely have
to do so—and the price they pay
for neglect is sometimes awful.
The O’Neill National
Bank
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits, $125,000.00.
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
“SOUND
YOUR HORN”
A Comedy Drama
Presented by Local Talent
under the auspices of
St. Mary’s Alumni
at the
K. C. Opera House
Tuesday Evening
February 14th
Matinee at 2:30 P. M. Adm. 10c, 15c and 25c
Evening show at 8:00 P. M. Adm. 35c
Reserved Seat Tickets
on sale at Reardon*s.
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