The Frontier
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933.
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VOL. LIII.
No. 41
SENATOR WALSH DIES WHILE
ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Mon
tana, who had been selected as at
torney general in the cabinet of Presi
dent-elect Roosevelt, died on a Sea
board Line passenger train about 7
o’clock this morning, while on his way
from Florida to Washington.
Senator Walsh, who had been a
widower for the past sixteen years,
was married last week in Havana,
Cuba, to the widow of a former Cuban
sugar baron. When he passed away
he was on his way to Washington
where on Saturday he was to be sworn
in as a member of the new cabinet.
Mrs. Walsh, a servant and the con
ductor of the train were with him
when he passed away. Senator Walsh
was 74 years of age.
AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE
The Nebraska state senate highway
committee last Tuesday reported for
passage, with admendments, senate
file number 84. This bill was drawn
for the purpose of abolishing the pre
ference in the order in which state
highways should be completed. As all
the county seats have now been con
nected it is believed to be a proper
step. The committee approved this
part of the bill in part but added sev
eral new' highways to the body of the
bill and added nine new highways to
the bottom of the present list of 204
state highways. Of the nine new
highways added four are in this sec
tion of the state.
In place of the old preference clause
in the bill the committee inserted this
provision.
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gives preference to construction of
highways shall not apply to those
routes which form direct connections
between any United States highway
and state parks and county seats of
adjoining counties.”
All members of the committee were
given a chance to have new roads es
tablished in their districts, but when
these can be built no one woul say,
not at last for many years.
The committee decided to extend the
distance now fixed at two miles to a
distance of eight miles from a state
highway for the purpose of connect
ing a village which is not on any state
highway, now “maintained by the
state.”
Another change was made by a pro
vision for a change of two miles to
three miles to enable a village of fifty
or more having a postoffice but not
incorported to be connected with a
state highway.
Highway 72, commencing ai Merna,
running thru Arnold, Gandy, Staple
ton to Ringgold to Tryon, was changed
adding the words “to Arthur and west
to highway No. 26.”
Highway 87 Vi is redescribed as
“commencing on highway 99, at Barn
eston, running east on section line to
connect with state highway approx
imately seven miles south of Burch
ard.”
Highway 133 commencing at Val
entine and connecting with No. 72 is
changed in the bill to read: “commenc
ing at Valentine and running to Mul
len, also commencing at Gandy and
running to Dunning.”
This new highway is insterted in
the body of the bill:
mgnway 11W2. commencing on
highway 10 near Shubert and running
north following county highway No.
1 as now designated, thru Nemaha,
crossing state highway two miles west
of Brownville, thence northerly follow
ing county highway No. 12 as now
designated to connect with state high
way No. 10 near Julian.
The following new highways are
established and placed at the bottom
in the list of the state highway system:
Highway 205. Commencing on U.
S. highway 73 west of Stella and run
ning west to connect with U. S. high
way 75.
Highway 206. Commencing on the
section line between sections 11 and
14, township 1, range 14, Richardson
county on federal highway south of
Dawson, thence running near or thru
Salem to connect with state highway
No. 10 at or near Falls City.
Highway 207. Commencing at Stuart
on federal highway No. 20, thence
north over Grand Rapids Bridge and
running to connect with state highway
near Naper.
Highway 208. Commencing at
Springview and running east and
north to connect with Jamison.
Highway 209. Commencing on fed
eral highway 20 at Page, thence north
erly to Red Bird bridge to connect
with state highway 12 east of Lynch.
Highway 210. Commencing at Gan-1
(Continued on page 8, column 2.) i
THE CITY ELECTION
The city election will be held on
Tuesday, April 4th. At this election
three members of the city council are
to be elected, one from each ward.
Those wrhose terms expire are: Frank
Phalin, Firt Ward; Hugh Coyne, Sec
ond Ward; L. G. Gillespie, Third Ward.
Petitions are in circulation for the
nomination of each of these gentlemen
to succeed themselves and so far there
is apparently no opposition candidates.
For the School Board the terms of
Mrs. H. B. Hubbard and Hugh J.
Birmingham, who was appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of his father, T. J. Birmingham, ex
pire and there are petitions in circula
tion for their reelection to the posi
tions and as far as we have heard
there is no opposition to their election.
From present appearances the coming
city election will be one of the quiet
est we have had here for several years,
and it is as it should be.
J. C. PENNEY CO.
MAKES MONEY
The net earning of the J. C. Penney
Company after all charges and taxes
and after deductions for preferited
stock dividends, for the year 1932
totaled $3,887,382.17. This was equiv
alent to $1.57 a share on the 2,467,984
shares of common stock outstanding,
after allowing $1,195,290.00 for pre
ferred stock dividends.
This compares with a net of $7,718,
599.38 for 1931, equivalent to $3.13
per share on the common stock out
standing at that time.
The total sales for the year 1932
were $155,271,981.19 as compared with
the total sales in 1931 of $173,705,
094.52, a loss in sales for the year of
$18,433,113.33 or 10.61 per cent.
The total number of stores in op
eration at the start of 1932 was 1459
while the number in operation at the
close of the year was 1,473.
W, M. Hull, of Meek, was a caller
at this office last Friday and made
sure of the weekly visits of The Fron
tier for the coming year by advancing
his subscription. Mr. Hull lives in
the territory that was visited by a
couple of destructive hail storms last
summer and as a result lost what
promised to be one of the best corn
crops ever raised in that section of
the county. Mr. Hull has been a resi
dent of that section of the county
practically all his life and says that
he never had seen the ground as dry
as it was last fall. He sowed some
winter wheat last fall and, on account
of the lack of moisture in the ground,
the wheat never even sprouted. An
investigation made by him a couple
of weeks ago found the kernels of
wheat apparently as they were when
he planted them last fall and he is
looking for a nice stand of spring
wheat now, just as soon as the weather
warms up sufficiently to start growing.
Charles Ross, of Red Bird, was a
pleasant caller at this office last Sat
urday and extended his subscription
to The Frontier. Mr. Ross was also
one of the heavy loosers by the severe
hail storm that passed throug that
section of the county last summer,
destroying everything in its path. The
storm was one of the severest ever
seen in that section of the county,
according to Mr. Ross.
STUDIES AT AMES SHOW
VALUE OF ALCOHOL AS
COMMERCIAL MOTOR FUEL
Probably the most advanced studies
of the use of alcohol in gasoline as a
motor fuel have been made in this
country at the Iowa State College,
Ames. A recent bulletin of the Millers
National Federation has the following
to say regarding these studies:
“For more than twenty years we
have heard talk about using surplus
grain in the manufacture of alcohol
for motor fuel. The first comprehen
sive research into this subject is that
conducted the past year or two at
Iowa State College. While this work
is incomplete, results thus far indicate
pretty clearly that it is entirely prac
ticable to use alcohol in a gasoline
mixture for motor fuel, that alcohol
can be produced at low cost from cer
eal grains, and that with a little legis
lative help a new market may shortly
be opened which may require as much
as 600,000,000 bushels of grain an
nuallly.”
Tests made at Ames are reported
to show that the addition of alcohol
produced improved engine perform
ance. The 10 per cent blend is said
to have anti-knock properties equal to
present premium fuels, to produce
les3 carbon, equal ease of starting and
what is described by the auto mech
aic as a “sweeter” running motor.
BRIEFLY STATED
Fred Clift and daughter, Miss Metta,
were down from Long Pine last Tues
day visiting relatives here.
Mrs. D. Stannard returned last Fri
day evening from a three weeks visit
with relatives at Denver, Colorado.
Tom Hannaberry walked off with
the honors at the cribbage tourna
ment at the K. C. Hall last Monday
evening.
Larry Phalin, who has been serious
ly ill for the past two weeks with a
severe attack of the flu, was able to
be out again Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, of Neligh,
came up last Saturday and spent Sun
day visiting at the home of Mrs. Pear
son’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Harnish.
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Hough came
up from Norfolk last Saturday after
noon and spent Sunday visiting at the
home of Mr. Hough’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hough.
Mrs. Carl Oppen went down to
Lincoln last Saturday and spent the
week-end with her husband, who is
attending the state university, return
ing home Sunday night.
Harry Haskin and Mrs. Nellie Row
and daughter, Viola, of Smith Center,
Kansas, visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Hubbard last week. They
are a brother and sister of Mrs. Hub
bard’s.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Haffner left last
Friday for Norfolk, Nebr., where they
will make their future home. We
understand that they have rented the
Travelers Hotel at Norfolk and will
operate it.
Pete Morgan was down from Atkin
son last Wednesday. Mr. Morgan will
move next week to the place just weat
of this city, now occupied by John
Dumpert, which Mr. Morgan purch
ased last fall.
Mrs. Ed. Campbell entertained the
Martez Club at the Golden Hotel last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. H. J. Birm
ingham, Mrs. Ira Moss, Mrs. John
McManus and Miss Helen Biglin were
the prize winners.
James Moore has decided to leave
the farm and will move into town.
He said that he would have a cleanup
sale on March 14. If you have any
thing that you wish to enter see M¥.
Moore this week.
Several members of the county
board are in Lincoln this week, ap
pearing before committees of the sen- j
ate and house in regard to some legis- i
lation affecting county affairs now j
pending before the legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. France Brochu, of
Lincoln, arrived in the city last Tues
day for a couple of days visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W .G. Beha,
Mrs. Brochu being a nice of Mr. Beha.
They returned home last Wednesday
afternoon.
L.G. Gillespie returned last Wednes
day afternoon from a business trip to
Lincoln. Lloyd says that things are
quite lively around the state capitol
and that everyone of the lawmakers
are intent on cutting down salaries and
expense of state government and he
looks for all salary reduction measures
to pass at this session.
A man named Waters, from Atkin
son, had an accident on the highway
north of this city last Monday night,
which resulted in the almost complete
destruction of his car, but fortunately,
outside of a few bruises, he was not
seriously injured. The accident oc
curred last Monday night about 9 p.m.
While driving north of the cemetery,
and just south of Danceland, he lost
control of the car and it went into
the ditch and turned over a couple of
times.
Mrs. Tena Winkler, who lives north
west of this city, is becoming noted as
being one of the champion chicken
raisers of this county. For several
years Mrs. Winkler has been engaged;
in the chicken business and has been
unusually successful. She was in
O’Neill last Saturday and said that
she had 230 little chicks that were then
about three weeks old and said that
she expected to be able to have spring
fries on the market early in April,
thus beating the record she made last
spring by nearly a month.
T. D. Preese, of Tilden, was looking
after business matters in this city last
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. A. Naylor returned last
Tuesday night from San Diego, Calif.,
where she had spent the past four
months visiting with relatives and
friends. Mrs. Naylor says that she
had a delightful trip and visit but that
it is very nice to be back home.
James Tuor returned last Monday
evening from a weeks visit with rela
tives and friends at his old home in
Madison, South Dakota. He has been
enjoying a vacation from his duties
in the J. C. Penney store for the past
two weeks and was back on duty again
Wednesday morning.
Miss Clare Timlin, of Sholes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Tim
lin formerly of this city, who is a stu
dent in the Sholes high school won
first place in the dramatic division of
the declamatory contest held there on
February 17 and will represent her
school in the contest at Wayne.
Last week The Frontier announced
that spring was at hand for the reason
that the small boys were out playing
baseball and marbles, a sure indication
that spring was near. Now comes
Mrs. R. E. Gallagher and informes us
that she saw three robins in her yard
last Monday afternoon which is a sure
harbinger of spring.
Les and Clark Hough left last Sun
day for Morehead, Minn., where Les
is figuring on locating and again en
tering the oil business. Morehead is
just across the river from Fargo, N.
D., and is in the heart of the Minne
sota lake region so the boys can get
all the fishing they want if they lo
cate in that section.
John Berger was in from Opportun
ity last Monday and advanced his sub
scription to The Frontier for another
year. Mr. Berger is one of the large
farmers and stockmen of the north
eastern part of the county and, desipte
the hard times of the past year, is not
discouraged but is eagerly looking
forward to better times in the near
future.
James McPharlin moved his barber
shop last Tuesday from the Mellor
building, next to the Golden Hotel, to
the old Nebraska State bank building
on the corner of Fourth and Douglas
streets. He has a very neat and at
tractive shop in his new quarters.
Jim said it seemed like losing his
home, however, to move from the old
location, where he had been for fifteen
years.
Charles Richter, one of the indus
trious and well known farmers of the
Dorsey neighborhood, was in the city
Tuesday, called at this office and ex
tended his subscription to The Frontier
to 1934. Mr. Richter had a lot of
hard luck last year; a cloud burst in
his neighborhood tore out his hog
house and he lost about twenty-five
head of hogs. Then a severe hail visited
that section and he was right in the
center of it and one of the most prom
ising corn crops for years was de
stroyed in a few moments. But
Charley takes the matter philosiphic
ally and is convinced that better times
and days are just around the corner.
R. R. Morrison returned from a
business trip and a visit at Kansas
City last Friday evening. While away
Bob had an experience with auto
thieves. He had parked his car Thurs
day evening in front of one of the
large apartment houses in Kansas
City, where his son lived, and when
he went down the next morning the
car was gone. The police were notified
and later that day the car was found,
stripped of everything movable. It
was reported to him that the car was
found about nine miles out in the
country, over in Kansas, but when he
seen it it was in a garage on the out
skirts of Kansas City. Bob says they
took off the wheels and about every
thing movable on the car. He had in
surance and the insurance company re
paired the car and he drove it home.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00—Mr. Geo. C.
Robertson, superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00—“Obedi
ence to God.”
Young People C. E. Meeting 6:45—
Clyde Burge, leader
Evening Service 7:30—“Thechurch.”
We extend a cordial welcome to all,
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
LOWER JUROR AND
WITNESS FEES
Senate file number 11, by Van Kirk,
republican of Lancaster, has been
passed by the house and senate and
signed by the governor* This bill cuts
the per diem of members of the grand
and petit jurors of the state from
$4.00 to $3.00 per day and witness
fees from $3.00 to $2.00 per day. The
bill carried the emergency clause and
is effective immediately.
GETTING BUILDING READY
FOR HARDWARE STORE.
Paul Montgomery and Eric Nu
Bloom, of Creighton, came over last
Wednesday morning and are busy in
the Mellor building, formerly occupied
by Janousek’s pool hall, getting it in
shape for the opening therein of the
Montgomery, Hardware Company,
Paul Montgomery is a member of the
company. He said that they would
get the building in shape as soon as
possible for the installation of their
stock, but was of the opinion that it
would take them until the latter part
of the month before they would be
able to open their store. They will
have the interior painted and decorated,
shelves installed and counters and will
possibly have the grand opening about
April 1st.
Teh Montgomery Hardware Com
pany has had a store at Creighton for
over thirty years and has long been
recognized as one of the leading in
stitutions of its kind in this section
of the state. The Frontier welcomes
the new firm to the business life of
this city and hopes that their venture
in this city will be both pleasant and
profitable.
House roll number 7 has been passed
by both branches of the legislature
and signed by the governor. This is
the party circle hill and hereafter at
elections there will be no party circle
and every voter will have to mark an
X after the name of each candidate
that he wishes to vote for. The demo
crats have advocated this for many
years, as they have been the minority
party and believed that the enactment
of this law would permit many more
democrats to occupy elective positions
in the state. There are many members
of the present legislature who would
not be there if it had not been for the
straight party ballot at the last elec
tion.
A man who said his name was Ira
James, of Sioux City, Iowa, accom
panied by his wife, was in the city
last Tuesday looking for a farmer
named L. C. Wiltsie who, it was
claimed, lived six miles north of this
city. No person by the name of Wilt
sie lives in this vicinity. James said
that he was approached in Sioux City,
Iowa, one day last week, by a nicely
dressed farmer who said that he was
looking for some farm help. James
was looking for a job and he said that
after some conversation the man, who
informed James—according to his
story—said the man told hi inhis name
was Wiltsie and that he lived six miles
north of O’Neill and that he employed
him and his wife to come to O’Neill
and to work on his farm for $35 per
month and that he was to furnish them
a house in which to live, in addition to
the wage. So James and his wife
came here Monday night and was try
ing to locate Wiltsie Tuesday. There
was no one in the city who knew a
man named Wiltsie living in this sec
tion. So it appears, if James story is
true, that he was made the victim of
some man’s crude joke.
Farms, with improvements thereon,
are in great demand in this section
this spring, in fact the demand is
greater than the supply. Last week
The Frontier carried a little three line
ad in its wants column announcing
that a local party had three ranches
and three farm for rent. Friday there
were possibly a dozen applicants for
the places and on Saturday eighteen
people called at this office to enquire
about the places; Monday three and
Tuesday two. In conversation with
some of those looking for farms to
rent we were informed that farms
\vere very scarce and that there would
be less idle land in this county this
year than for years past.
NOTICE
For the convenience of those who
are required by law to file Federal
Income Tax Returns, a deputy col
lector of Internal Revenue will be at
O’Neill on March 13, 14 and 15, 1933,
to assist taxpayers in preparaing
their returns. No charge is made for
this service. The matter of filing your
income tax return should be given im
mediate attention, in order to avoid
penalty and interest.
FARMERS HOLIDAY MEETING
IS HELD AT WILLOWDALE
A meeting was held in the Soren
son school house, about the central
part of Willowdale township last Mon
day night, by the Farmers Holiday
Association. We understand that a
■meeting had been held there some time
ago and that a temporary organization
had been effected, and the meeting
Monday night was for the purpose of
perfecting the organization.
The meeting Monday night was well
attended, about seventy-five farmers
from the eastern and northern part
of the county being in attendance.
This meeting was addressed by Earl
Knowles, of Clearwater, who had much
to do with the organization of the
Association in Antelope county. Dale
Pock is chairman at W'illowdale and
at the meeting Monday night John
Sorenson was elected secretary and
treasurer.
MRS. PHONETA MUNROE
Mrs. Phoneta Munroe, who for over
thirty years lived on a ranch in the
southwestern part of the county,
passed away very suddenly at her
home in West Point last week, at the
age of 78 years. She was well known
to all the old settlers of the south
western part of this county and her
passing will be mourned by a large
circle of friends.
The following account of her death
i3 taken from the West Point Repub
lican:
‘f uneral rite3 tor Mrs. rnoneia
Munroe, who had passed away sud
denly Friday at noon, were held Tues
day afternoon at two o’clock at the
Bruner family home, and at two thiry
at the Grace Lutheran church, the
pastor, Rev. W. A. Klink officiating.
Interment was made at Mt. Hope
cemetery.
“Amelia Phoneta Munroe was bom
June 21, 1854 at Catasauqua, Pa., to
Uriah and Amelia Bruner. She was
the oldest of nine children.
“In the spring of 1856 when but two
years of age she came to Nebraska
with her parents and six weeks old
brother, Lawrence.
“The family settled in Omaha; later
they took up a pre-emption near Om
aha. Here on the farm Phoneta lived
the life of a real pioneer girl. She
was fond of out door life and animals.
“She was utterly fearless and had a
love of adventure. She was especially
fond of riding horse back. She would
often ride into Omaha for the mail.
Although those were the rough and
hazardous days of the steam-boat, the
Mormon movement to Utah, the Indian
uprisings and the Civil War, the pion
eer girl never hesitated to undertake
and errand or adventure.
“Once when she was a girl of only
ten an Indian uprising threatened,
Phoneta was ready to take her part.
She planned that she herself would
jump on her horse, take the baby and
ride to Omaha.
“Later in life she liked to recall the
early pioneer days. The last two years
of her life she spent a great deal of
time studying the pioneer history of
Nebraska.
"Whilelivingon a farm near Omaha,
she attended Mrs. Jones’ private school
and Seagraves Academy.
“In 1870 the family moved to West
Point. Here she taught several terms
of country school.
"in 1874 she was united in marriage
to James W. Munroe. They made
their home at Schuyler and later at
Omaha. Two children were bom, a
daughter, Lily, and a son, who died
in infancy.
“She returned again to West Point
in 1882 again taking up teaching,
teaching in several district of the
country and later in the West Point
schools. She loved to teach and spared
no pains or energy to give her very
best to the scholars.
“She decided that she would take up
ranching. With characteristic enthus
iasm she prepared herself for this
new work by taking courses of animal
husbandry and dairying at the state
university.
“From 1899 to 1931 she made her
home on a ranch in Holt county, but
for the past year has made her home
at the old home place. Mrs. Munroe
passed away very unexpectedly Fri
day at the noon hour. She had at
tained the age of 78 years, seven
months and 26 days. She is survived
by her daughter, Lily B. Munroe, of
Chicago, her husband, one brother,
Lawrence of Cal. and four sisters,
Mrs. King, Miss Lily Bruner, Mrs.
E. J. DeBell of this city and Mrs. John
Almy of Lincoln.
“Mrs. Munroe was a member of
Grace Lutheran church; the D. A. R.
and of the Nebraska Historical As
sociation.”