The Frontier
VOL. Lin. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1933. No. 50
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S. J. WEEKES HELD
IN HIGH ESTEEM
For several weeks past S. J. Weekes,
president of the O’Neill National Bank
has been going to Omaha where he sat
as a member of the loan committee of
the Regional Agricultural Credit Cor
poration, passing upon thousands of
applications for loans.
The other day we received a letter
from an Omaha gentleman who is
familiar with the work of the Com
mittee and that of Mr. Weekes in
which he referred to the latter in the
following complementary language:
“I’ve had the privilege of watching
Mr. Weekes work. I don’t know
whether you appreciate it or not but
he is one of the soundest agricultural
loan men in this part of the country.”
The many friends of Mr. Weekes
in this section of the state will be
pleased to learn that out siders view
Mr. Weekes and his ability in the
same manner that the people of this
section have for years. They have
faith in him and know that he would
fill any position that he was called
upon to fill with credit to himself and
with marked ability. But just the
same it is pleasing to have an outsider
express the same view regarding one
of our citizens.
ANOTHER OLD PIONEER GONE
William Corrigan, 88, one of the
earliest settlers in the western part of
Holt county, died at his home south of
Atkinson, on April 20, 1933. Mr. Cor
rigan homesteaded the farm where he
died 55 years ago and lived ther con
tinuously up to the time of his death.
The funeral was held on Saturday
morning, April 22, services in the
Catholic church at Emmet, Rev. M. F.
Byrne officiating.
COMMITTEE MEETS AND
MAKES SELECTIONS
The committee having in charge the
selecting of thirty-two residents of
this county for reforestation work met
in O’Neill last Tuesday morning and
selected the following thitry-two
young men from a list of about 135
who had applied for places, from the
several supervisor districts:
First District—
Lyle Peterson, Atkinson; Lester
BrownJ, Dustin, and Thomas Ring,
Atkinson.
Second District—
Charles Henifin, O’Neill; Charles L.
Gifford, Dorsey; Martinus Anderson,
O’Neill, and Harley Vallier, O’Neill.
Third District—
James E. Carney, O’Neill; Charles
C. Graham, O’Neill; Wm. J. Beha,
O’Neill; Jack Davidson, O’Neill; Har
old Sexsmith, O’Neill, and Cecil
Sparks, O’Neill. •
Fourth District—
Anthony Craig, Page; Francis E.
Wood, Ewing; F. W. Beck, Ewing,
Alfred Kuhn, Ewing, and Matt Rhodes,
Ewing.
Fifth District—
Phillip Anderson, Chambers; Ro
bert J. Thoendel, Martha; Stephen W.
Price, Amelia; Richard Lewis, Cham
bers, and Charles Young, Inman.
Sixth District—
George Keidel, Stuart; Delbert E.
Fairbanks, Stuart; Simon A. Timmer
mans, Stuart, and Harold Chapin,
Stuart.
Seventh District—
Delbert Scott, Jr., Atkinson; Wm.
Leo Weller, Atkinson; Albert Arno,
Atkinson; Albert Wood, Atkinson, and
Paul E. Spence, Atkinson.
The Committee consisted of Super
visor John Sullivan, M. H. McCarthy,
chairman; Ira Moss, secretary, and
Dr. W. H. Briggs and Henry A. Weg
ner, both of Ewing.
The committee will notify the above
young men as soon as they are in
formed that places have been alloted
to them.
During the past month the Chev
rolet Motor Car company have been
giving away a Chevrolet car each day
in a contest conducted by that com
pany. Among the winners last week
was a Nebraska woman, Mrs. Alden
B. Eddie, Jr., of Pawnee City, Nebras
ka. The ladies seem to take to these
contests more naturally than the mas
culine sex and the majority of the
winners in the various contests are of
the so-called weaker sex. Is it be
cause they are brighter than the men,
or because they have more time and
inclination to work out the various
perplexing problems that enter into
the various contests?
Little James Merrlman entertained
about fifteen of his little friends at a
birthday party at his home last Mon
day afternoon, the occasion being the
celebration of his fifth birthday an
niversary. It is needless to say that
the little folks had an enjoyable time.
PRECIPITATION FOR 1933
The precipitation for the first four
months of 1933 is twenty-five hun
dredths of an inch under that for the
same period last year. The precipita
tion by months was as follows:
1933 1932
January_.70 January_ .60
February_.40 February_1.21
March-1.80 March_.78
April-1.27 April_1.83
Total_4.17 Total_4.42
THE CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZES
The regular meeting of the city
council was held in the offices of City
Attorney Hammond last Tuesday
evening, with all members present. At
this meeting three member of the
council who had been reelected by the
voters for another term, Phalin, in the
First, Coyne, in the Second, and Gil
lespie in the Third, started upon an
other term. Their bonds were approved
and they were inducted into office.
On motion Mike Johnson was re
elected president of the council for the
ensuing year, having filled the same
position during the past year.
Mayor Stout then submitted to the
council the following appointments:
City Attorney—W. J. Hammond.
Chief of Police and Poundmaster—
Scott Hough.
Engineer at pump station—Joe Fil
singer.
Medical Advisor—Dr. W. F. Finley.
Street Commissioner—Frank Pha
lin.
On motion the above appointments
were unanimously approved.
Mayor Stout then presented the fol
lowing committees for the ensuing
year:
Streets and Alleys—Phalin, Harty
and Coyne.
Lights — Gillespie, Brennan and
Johnson.
Water—Johnson, Phalin and Bren
nan.
Sewer—Johnson, Coyne and Gilles
pie.
Walks and Crossings—Harty, Pha
lin and Gillespie.
Parks — Gillespie, Johnson and
Harty.
Auditors of Bills and Claims—
Harty, Coyne and Phalin.
The Frontier was selected as the
official paper for the ensuing year.
Doug Hunt was employed to again
have supervision of the streets of the
city during the summer months.
The Mellor Motor Co. are installing
new electric automatic gasoline pumps
at their station. These new pumps
will do about every thing, except take
the cap off the gas tank and insert
the hose in the tank. After that is
done the operator presses a button and
the amount of gas required flows into
the tank, the little clock on the front
gives the number of gallons and the
cost to the customer, so all the at
tendant has to do is to take the amount
of cash shown on the clock of the
pump. The gas is pumped into the
pumps by electric energy, no more
hand labor. It is about the newest
thing in gasoline pumps and is quite
an improvement over those in use a
dozen or more years ago.
This section of the state was visited
with a nice rain last Saturday after
noon and night. The precipitation,
according to Weather Observer Bow
en, amounted to .94 of an inch Satur
day afternoon and night. From in
formation we have received from
north and east of this city the pre
cipitation was much heavier out in
country north and east of this city
than it was in town. The general
consensus of opinion seems to be that
the rainfall out there amounted to
about two inches. Another nice rain
fell here last Wednesday afternoon
and evening, amounting to .32 of an
inch. These two rains have placed the
ground in splendid shape for the plant
ing of corn and is of much value to
all winter crops. Rye and winter
wheat is said to be coming along nice
ly since the rain.
John Protovinsky expects to move
his grocery to the McManus building
on the west side of Fourth street the
end of this week. The building has
been redecorated and when the stock
is moved in Mr. Protovinsky will have
as neat a grocery as there is in this
section of the state.
Mrs. W. H Shaughnesy, living east
of this city, was a pleasant caller at
this office Tuesday and advanced her
subscription to this household neces
sity up to 1934. Mi l. Shaughnesy has
been a reader ever since they came to
th's county thirty year' ago and she
says it has become such and old and
welcome weekly visitor that it would
be impossible to get along without it.
BRIEFLY STATED
William Krotter was down from
Stuart last Tuesday.
Ed. White, of Amelia, was transact
ing business in the city last Saturday.
Mrs. Clare Hayne and Mrs. Schildts
were visiting relatives and friends in
Neligh last Saturday.
Miss Edna Simonson returned Sun
day night from Omaha, where she has
been for the past week.
Bernard McCafferty came down from
Casper the first of the week for a few
days visit with the home folks.
The M. M. Club gave a surprise
party last Friday afternoon on Mrs.
Jessie Liddell. All present report a
very enjoyable time.
A. Neal, who lives near Clearwater,
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Jenkins north of this city the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. John Hayne, of Neligh, re
turned to her home last Saturday after
spending a week visiting at the home
of her son, Clare Hayne and family.
Mrs. W. H. LaPage, of Omaha, came
up the latter part of last week for a
weeks visit with her father, H. L.
Ritts, and sister, Mrs. S. L. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Winkler, of
northwest of this city, were callers at
this office last week and advanced their
subscription to The Frontier for an
other year.
Glenn Lewis and his father-in-law,
George Clyde, who are now living in
the southern part of the state, were
visiting friends in the city the first
of the week.
Mrs. Ira Moss entertained the Mar
tez Club at her home last Monday
evening. Mrs. Max Golden, Mrs. C. F.
McKenna and Mrs. Ed. Campbell were
the prize winners.
Elmer Johnson, of Beresford, South
Dakota, was in the city the first of the
week. Mr. Johnson is a nephew of the
late Adolph Peterson and one of
the heirs of his estate.
Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson and
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tomlinson drove
down to Randolph last Tuesday even
ing to attend a party given in that
enterprising little burg.
Ed. Menish, one of the huslting and
progressive farmers of Shields town
ship, was a pleasant caller at this
office Wednesday and advanced his
subscription to The Frontier.
Thomas J. Brennan is remodeling
his store building on Fourth street,
installing shelves and having the in
terior redecorated and will open a
grocery store there some time next
week.
William Haley, who has been a resi
dent of the city for the past several
months, left last Thursday for Sioux
City and from there he will go to
Omaha, where he expects to make his
home.
“Our-Ice-Cream
Ask for it by this name.
Made from Holt county’s Pure Sweet
Cream. Yes! it is deliciously good too.
NOW ON SALE BY THE FOLLOWING:
Stannard's Idle Hour Grand Cafe
Stout’s Drug Store Reardon’s Drug Store
Take home a quart, give the
folks a treat.
MANUFACTURED l»Y
GATZ BROS. & CO.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
W. J. Hammond has taken over the
law office of J. A. Donohoe and moved
therein the latter part of last week.
Bill has now as fine an equipped law
office as there is in the state of Ne
braska.
Garrett Janzing, living northwest of
this city, left last Saturday for Roch
ester, Minn., to spend a few days with
Mrs. Janzing, who has been receiving
medical treatment there for the past
two weeks.
A. L. Rouse, who has resided in this
city for several years past, has rented
his home to James J. Kelly and moved
Wednesday to the farm near Agee.
A. L. expects to spend the summer
in the garden.
Mrs. C. F. McKenna entertained a
dozen ladies at her home last Friday
evening, complementary to Mrs. El
mer Surber and daughter of Lincoln.
An enjoyable time is reported by all
those present.
Andy Hansen, who lives southeast
of this city, was taken to Stuart last
Friday afternoon where he submitted
to an operation for appendicitis that
evening. He is said to be getting
along very nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pilger, of Plain
view, Nebr., and Mrs. Floyd Sanford,
of El Dorado, Kansas, mother, father
and sister of Floyd Pilger, were visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Pilger and family last Sunday.
Mrs. Guy Miller and son, Burdette,
and Mrs. Elmer Surber and daughter,
Florence, of Lincoln, came up last
Thursday evening and visited friends
in this city for several days, leaving
for home last Sunday morning.
Clark Hough was taken to Stuart
last Wednesday afternoon, having been
seized with a sudden attack of ap
pendicitis, and he was operated upon
at the hospital there that evening. He
is reported as getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morrison drove
down to Kansas City last Friday for
a few days visit with their sons, re
turning home Sunday afternoon. Bob
must have kept a closer watch on his
car this trip as no light fingered
gentry bothered it.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Walling and Mr.
and Mrs. D. H. Clauson drove up to
Cherry county last Sunday morning
and spent the day fishing at one of the
lakes there. They report having had
a splendid time and that the fish were
very hungry that day.
Mrs. Ted McElhaney and daughter,
Marjorie, went down to Orchard last
Moi lay morning and spent a few days
visiting at the home of her parents.
She returned home Wednesday and
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Clifton, who will visit here for a
few day3.
The employees of the city tendered
a banquet to Mayor Stout and the
members of the council at the Grand
Cafe at the conclusion of the council
meeting last Tuesday evening. It was
a very pleasant affair and everyone
present is said to have thoroughly
enjoyed themselves.
BANQUET FOR JUDGE DONOHOE
The members of the bar of the Fif
teenth Judical District will give a com
plimentary banquet at the Golden
Hotel next Monday night in honor of
its retiring president, Judge James A.
Donohoe, of Omaha. The bar associa
tion was organized here last fall and
Judge Donohoe was the first president
of the association and the first man
from this section of the state that has
been elevated to the federal bench.
Judge R. R. Dickson will preside as
toastmaster and it is expected that
all the members of the bar of this
district will be present at the banquet.
MILLIONS HAVE BEEN
LOANED TO FARMERS
S. J. YVeekes returned last Satur
day evening from Omaha where he
had spent several days with the loan
committee of the Regional Agricul
tural Corporation.
This corporation has paid out to the
farmers in its territory more than
fifteen million dollars in the six months
of its existence. More than twenty
thousand applications have been sent
in and five million dollars worth of
loans have been approved and are
ready for payments upon completion
of loan papers by the applicants.
Mr. YVeekes reports that the gener
al feeling in the country is much bet
ter and feels that farmers, generally,
can take hope in the present course of
events.
BRITTELL-SPINDLER
Married, at the Methodist church in
this city on Tuesday evening May 1,
1933, Glenn Irvin Spindler to Miss
Roberta Dorothy Brittell of this city,
Rev. F. J. Aucock officiating, in the
presence of a large number of the
friends and relatives of the contract
ing parties.
The groom is the son of George
Spindler, of Atkinson, and was born
and grew to manhood in this county.
He is a young man of pleasing per
sonality and has a host of friends in
this section of the county.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. N. Brittell of this city and is
also a native of this county. She is
a charming young lady with agreeable
and pleasing manners and has a host
of friends in this city and vciinity, who
wish for her and the man of her
choice many years of wedded happi
ness and prosperity.
STON E-PETER
Married, at the Catholic church in
this city on Monday morning, May 1,
1933, Archibald George Stone, of Col
eridge and Miss Irene Blanche Peter
of this city, Rev. M. F. Cassidy of
ficiating, in the presence of a large
circle of the relatives and friends of
the contracting parties.
The groom has made his home for
several years with Jacob Hirsch and
family northeast of this city and is an
agreeable and likeable young gentle
man and has many friends in this city
and vicinity.
The bride is the daughter of James
Peter, living south of this city, and
has, for several years, been one of
Holt county’s successful school teach
ers. She is an accomplished young
lady with many friends in this city
and vicinity.
The young couple left after the cer
emony for Coleridge where they will
make their home on the farm of the
groom near that city. The best wishes
of a host of Holt county friends ac
company them to their new home.
In the city elections, held in Omaha
and Lincoln, last Tuesday, the voters
again displayed that unrest and desire
for a change that was the controlling
’ factor in the general elections last No
vember. In Omaha, John Hopkins,
j who was raised on a farm north of
i this city, was the only one of the pre
! sent commissioners that survived the
landslideof ballots that were cast in op
osition to the present city administra
tion. M.r Hopkins landed fifth in a
field of seven candidates. Dan Butler,
for nfiny years a member of the city
commission, but for the past six years
out of office, was high man in the list
of seven winners. In the city of
Lincoln the same desire for a change
was apparent and but one of the old
city commissioners was returned to
office, the other four positions going to
men new to the political life of the
capitol city.
I11RLINGTON LOSES REVENUE
The net Income of the Burlington
railroad fell ofT alm«*t $12,000,000 in
15)32 from 11*31, President Budd an
nounced in hi* annual report of the
company. The 10.12 net income
amounted to only $1,502.81.».04, a*
compared to net enrnings of $1.1,319,•
'7.15.11 for the previous year.
ANOTHER PIONEER
PASSES AWAT
James Gaughenbaugh died at his
home south of Emmet last Saturday
morning, following a lingering illness
caused by cancer. Funeral services
were held in the Catholic church at
Emmet Monday, May 1st, Rev. M. F.
Byrne officiating, and burial was in
Calvary cemetery at O’Neill.
James Gaughenbaugh was born in
Centerville, Iowa, on Februa|y 28,
1869, and died April 29, 1933, aged
64 years two months and one day. In
the spring of 1884 he came to this
county with his parents and he has
resided here $ver since.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Mary O’Donnell on June 13, 1900.
Four children were born to this union,
one daughter, Malcena, dying in 1925.
He is survived by his loving wife, one
son Moses and two daughters, Mar
garet and Nellie, both of Emmet, three
brother, Isaac, of Centerville, Iowa,
John of Emmet, and Clark of Atkin
son, who are left to mourn the death
of a kind and loving husband, father
and brother.
Pall bearer were: Alex McConnell,
Andy Clark, Chris Gathje, John Welsh,
D. H. Allen and Joe Crawford.
Mr. Gaughenbaugh was a good cit
izen, a splendid neighbor, a kind and
loving husband and father and his pas
sing will be mourned by a large circle
of friends.
True worth is in being, not seeeming,
In doing each day that goes by
Some little good, not in dreaming
Of the great thing to do by and by.
The funeral was largely attended,
many of the old settlers from different
parts of the county paying a last tri
bute to their departed friend and
neighbor. Among those from out of
the city who attended the funeral wa^
James Gaughenbaugh, of Norfolk.
CASH COMING INTO
TREASURER S OFFICE
During the last five days of last
month the county treasurer’s office
took in $17,000.00 in taxes, $16,802.64
to be axact. The tax receipts this
year are about on par with that of last
year, but if payments continue to in
crease within the next ten days as they
have in the past, it will not be long:
before the tax receipts will exceed that
of last year. Improved prices for
farm commodities is given as one
reason for the increase in tax receipts.
The auto licenses for this year have
been in great demand the past month,
since the new law went into effect.
According to the employees of the
county treasurer’s office about eighty
per cent of the licenses for this year
have been issued, which is a fairly
good record considering the fact that
no licenses were issued during the time
the legislature was considering the
new license law.
ELECT TEACHERS FOR
NEW SCHOOL YEAR
The board of education held a meet
ing last Monday night and reelected
all the present teachers for the com
ing school year. The board also de
cided to cut the salaries of the teach
ers for the coming school year 12%
per cent below what they were paid
last year. Following is a list of the
teachers and the amounts paid them
last year, from which a salary reduc
tion of 12% per cent will be made for
the coming school year.
Superintendent R. W\ Carroll $2,250.00
Principal, Harold M. Benney 1,670.00
Ruth Kraemer-1,146.77
Catherine Lawler- 1,067.68
Elsie C. Pucilik- 1,067.68
Wilma B. Smith_ 1,067.68
Elmer S. Stolte-1,318.12
Hubert L. Beal- 1,207.12
Mary G. Horisey-— 949.05
Neva Wolfe- 869.96
i Betty Jones-.- 869.96
Vera O'Neil_ 869.96
Ella Caffrey_ 869.96
Loretta Shaw--- 869.96
Hilma Zimmerman - 869.96
Mrs. Lillian Barker -- 869.96
With the reduction the superintend
! c*nt will draw about $218.00 per month
j for each month of the nine months
school year, while the grade teachers
will draw about $84.50 per month.
At the meeting Monday night the
board was reorganized for the next
school year, by reelecting all the old
officers: Dr. H. L. Bennett was re
elected president, Mrs. E. B. Hubbar.l
vice president and Miss Anna O Don
nell, secretary.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
for their acts of kindness during the
illness and after the death of our be
loved husband, father and brother, and
for the beautiful flowers.—Mrs, James
(iuughenbaugh and family, John
and Clark Gaughenbaugh.