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VOL. LIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8,1933. No. 3
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4 PAST WEEK A PERIOD
OF UNUSUAL WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN COUNTY
Extreme Heat Wave for Early June.
High Winds and Rain, Damage
Buildings In Parts of County.
Wednesday evening this section was
visited v^ith another rain storm in
which 49 hundredths of an inch of
moisture was measured here. From
what we have been able to learn the
rainfall was quite general over the
county. In the vicinity of Stuart and
Atkinson there was a little hail, but no
serious damage was done, except to
gardens. There was quite a heavy
wind last evening and several trees
were damaged. We understand that
a tree on the Henry Wayman places,
about three miles west of town, was
blown dowm and fell on his house,
causing considerable damage to the
house.
We understand that last evening the
wind tore down the cattle barn on the
J. B. Ryan ranch west of town and des
troyed several of the trees in the vast
grove that surrounded the buildings,
and that four head of cattle were killed.
The buildings on the farm occupied
by Robert Donohoe, north of town,
are said to have been seriously dam
aged with the wind.. A heavy hail
is also said to have seriously injured
the small grain in a strip of country,
about six miles north, and extending
from north of Emmet to about six
miles east of this city.
A severe hail storm visited the Win
ner section in South Dakota last even
ing and all telephone lines west of
Spencer were put out of commission
last evening.
V A light shower Tuesday evening,
when 13 hundredths of an inch of
moisture fell, cooled the air off some
and it has not been as hot since.
Northeast of town the rain was much
heavier, amounting to about an inch
qt Opportunity; east of here it was
also much heavier, with a good shower
at Inman and a heavy rain at Ewing.
The severe wind storm of last Tues
^ day night caused considerable damage
to telephone whes between Emmet and
Atkinson. Many large trees were
blown down and many telephone wires
were torn from the poles by the fall
ing trees. •
The rain at Ewing Tuesday night
amounted to .89 of an inch. This sec
tion was also visited by a severe wind
and hail storm, the wind toppling chim
neys from several homes and blowing
down small buildings. The t»ail dam
age is said to be slight, except to
gardens.
We undestand that the buildings on
the H. B. Hubbard farm, 12 miles
northeast of this city, were badly dam
aged by wind Tuesday night. Some
of the buildings on the Judge Dickson
farm, four miles north of town were
also twisted a little by the wind that
evening.
The weather for the past week has
been excessively hot, in fact the hot
test ever felt in this section, or in any
section of the state, during the fore
part of June, since the settlement
of Nebraska. Starting Wednesday
of last week and continuing up to
and including Tuesday of this week
the thermometer registered above
ninety every day. Following is the
official registration as compiled by Ob
server Bowen:
Wednesday, May 31-92
Thursday, June 1, --92
Friday, June 2-90
Saturday, June 3-95
Sunday, June 4-94
. Monday, June 5-97
Tuesday, June 6-99
It was much hotter in the eastern
and southern parts of the state the
first of this week than it was in this
section. At Omaha last Monday it
registered 103 and on Tuesday it broke
all records for the forepart of June
when it registered 107.
% Weather Observer Bowen says that
weather like the pust week has been
unknown in this section of the state
this early in June. For a day or two
it would get hot and then cool off
but for it to continue over 90 for one
week was establishing a new record
for the month of June.
k Miss Catherine Cox. who spent the
past winter in Virginia, arrived in the
city the latter part of last week and
will remain here for several weeks
looking after her real estate interests
in this county.
Frank Gallagher, who has been at
tending medical college at St. Louis,
came home last Saturday evening, be
ing called home on account of the
serious illness of hi* mother, Mrs.
J. P. Gallagher.
ST. MARY'S ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ANNUAL REUNION
About ninety guests were present
Sunday evening, June 4th, at St.
Mary’s Alumni Reunion. Rt. Rev.
Monsignor Cassidy gave the invoca
tion and Rev. Rather Leahy gracious
ly complied with the Toastmaster’s
request for a few words.
Program
Toastmaster—Miss Geneva Grady
“Our Queen” _Miss Esther McCarthy
Piano Solo _Miss Helen Reardon
“Our Clergy”_Miss Loretta Shaw
Reading Miss Catherine Jennings
“Our Sisters”.. Mr. John Robert
Gallagher.
Vocal Duet_Mr. Felician DuBray
and Robert Bordeaux
“St. Mary’s” Miss Loretta Phalin
Piano Solo_Mrs. Agnes Shoemaker
Brennan
“Welcome to the Class of 1933”—Mrs.
Winifred Murray Matthew’s
Response _Miss Edna O’Malley
Federation Hymn
SHOEM AKER-McKIMM
Announcements have been received
here announcing the marriage of Mr.
Donald Shoemaker and Miss Annabel
1 McKimm, at Sioux City, Iowa, June 2,
I 1933, at Sacred Heart church, Rev.
Father Merrigan, pastor, performing
the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. McKimm, prominent
old time residents of this county. She
was graduated from the Neligh High
| school, Class of '29, and since that
i time has been one of Holt county’s
: most successful teachers, where she
j has won a host of friends by her sunny
| and lovable disposition.
She has been an active promoter of
4-H club work over the state.
The groom is the second eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shoemaker. He
I is a graduate of the College High
school of the Wayne State Teachers’
college, a letter man on the O’Neill
High school football squad and also of
the College squad.
Mr. Shoemaker went to Hartington
two months ago as manager of a
cream and poultry house for the Bor
den Produce company, and we under
stand has been advanced and transfer
red by the company into Minnesota,
where the bride and groom will make
their home for the present.
This popular young couple have a
large circle of friends both in O’Neill
and over the state who will wish for
them every joy for a successful wed
ded life.
MRS. GEORGE MELLOR
Mrs. George Mellor died at her home
in this city last Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of several years, of
cancer, at the age of 67 years, 1 month
and 17 days. The funeral is being
held this afternoon* services in the
Scottville church and interment in the
Scottville cemetery.
Carrie S. Putman was born at Alma,
Michigan, on April 20, 1866, and came
with her parents to Nebraska when
she was a little girl. In 1881 she was
united in marriage to Andrew Just at
Neligh and in 1885 they moved to
this county, settling in the northeast
part of the county, where she lived
the most of her life until their removal
to this city a few years ago. On
February 6, 1901 she was united in
marriage to George W. Mellor, the
[ ceremony being performed at Nio
brara. Mrs. Mellor leaves to mourn
her death a loving husband, one
daughter by her first marriage, Mrs.
Edith Anderson, of Seattle, Washing
ton, and two stepsons, as well as a
host of friends.
Mrs. Mellor was a charming woman
a splendid neighbor and a kind and
loving wife and mother and while she
had been in poor health for a number
of years she ne%’er complained but
bore her sickness with a fortitude and
patience that was the admiration of
her friends and loved ones. While
everything that loving hearts and wil
ling hands and medical skill could do
was done, the disease could not be
| stayed and she peacefully passed away
last Tuesday afternoon. The family
have the sincere sympathy of their
many friends in this city and com-*
munity in their hour of sorrow.
Henry Schacht, one of the hustling
and energetic farmers and stockmen
living southeast of this city, was a
pleasant caller ut this office this morn
ing and extended his subscription to
The Frontier up to 1934.
Frank Tuor, of Mendota, 111., ar
rived in the city last Tuesday and
spent n day with his brother, James
Tuor, while on his way from Mendota
to Madison, South Dakota, for a visit
i with relatives in the old home town.
BRIEFLY STATED
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Pete Todson transacted business in
I Ewing last Monday.
Henry Schacht and George Sanford
visited in Sioux City the latter part of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Toy and family
visited relatives and friends at Stuart
last Sunday.
Mrs. F. N. Cronin entertained the
Martez Club at her home last Tues
day evening.
Attorney W. J. Hammond left the
first of the week on a business trip to
Des Moines, Iowa.
Miss Catherine .Jardee, of Long
Pine, came down last Sunday to at
tend the St. Mary’s Alumnae banquet.
Miss Hazel McDonald laft last Sun
day for Wayne, where she will attend
the summer session of the Wayne
Normal.
Jack Arbuthnot returned the first
of the week from Denver, where he
had been attending college the past
six months.
P. J. McManus left Wednesday
morning for Winner, South Dakota,
to look after his real estate holdings
in that vicinity.
William Hammond, who has been
attending college at Atchison, Kansas,
for the past year, returned home last
Saturday evening.
S. J. Weekes left for Omaha last
Monday morning to spend a week as a
member of the loan committee of the
Agricultural Credit Corporation.
Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess and son
drove down to Newman Grove last
Saturday for a short visit with rela
tives, returning home Sunday evening
Mrs. Owen McCaffrey and two sons,
of Kansas City, Mo., arrived in the
city last Sunday afternoon for a visit
at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. H.
Meredith.
Dr. Erwin Gallagher, of LaCrosse,
Wis., arrived in the city last Saturday
evening being called here on account
of the serious illness of Mrs. J. P.
Gallagher.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Graves enter
tained eight couples at their home last
Monday evening with dinner and cards.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Todson won the
high scoi’es.
Miss Nana Beha, of Omaha, came up
the first of the week to be present at
the graduation exercises of St. Mary’s j
Academy, her brother being one of
the gi'aduates.
Mrs. A. Baker, of Cheyenne, Wyom
ing, arrived in the city last Sunday
morning, being called here by the ser
ious illness of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
J. P. Gallagher.
Harold Hammond and John Pha
lin, who have been visiting the home
folks for the past week, left yesterday
afternoon for their home in Los
Angeles, California.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Johnson, of Hy
annis, Nebr., were in the city for a
couple of days the first of the week
visiting at the home of Mrs. Johnson’s
sister, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Burgess.
Mrs. M. F. Meer came down from
Valentine last Friday, returning home
that evening with her daughter, Mary
Ann, who had been attending St. j
Mary’s Academy for the past year.
Miss Marion Golden came home
from Hartington last Sunday for the
summer vacation. Miss Golden has
been one of the teachers in the Hart
ington public schools for the past year.
Mrs. J. P. Gallagher suffered a par
alytic stroike last Friday morning und
for a couple of days she was in a
serious condition. He many friends
will be glad to learn, however, that
she has improved grently in the past
few days and her ultimate recovery
is now looked for,
Mrs. R. E. Gallagher and Mrs. John
Melvin entertained twenty Indies at
the home of Mrs. Gallagher last Fri
day afternoon with a luncheon and
card party in honor of their sister,
Mrs. Frcnke, of Omaha. Mrs. C. F.
McKenna, Mrs. Edward Gallagher,
Mrs. William Melnnery and Mrs, Ira
Moss won the high scores.
GEORGE SYFIE. OF PHOENIX.
SHIPS A LOAD OF BIG STEERS
George Syfie, of Phoenix, was in
the city last Friday with 20 head of
steers which he shipped on Saturday
to Chicago. The average weight of
the twenty head was 1,763 pounds and
one steer in the lot weighed 2,150
pounds. The steers were three and
four years old and had been on feed
for seven months and 20 days. This
w'as the nicest bunch of fat cattle that
has been shipped out of this city for
many years and there has been much
speculation among local stock men as
to what George will receive for them
on the Chicago market.
Mrs. W. W. Worthley and Mrs.
Edward Fetzer, of Michigan City, Ind.,
arrived in the city last Friday for a
few days visit with old friends where
they lived for a time nearly a half
century ago. They are the daughters
of Judge E. M. Lowe, who was county
judge in this county from Januaiy,
, 1888 up to January 1892, being the
last republican that held the office for
several years as he was succeeeded in
office by William Bowen, who was the
first county judge elected upon the
populist ticket. Judge Lowe succeeded
Judge B. S. Gillespie and was not a
candidate for re-election in 1891.
Shortly after his retirement from the
office he left this county and the visit
last week is the first that any of his
family have made here since they left.
While here they visited many of the
old timers, having a nice visit with
H. M. Uttley, who is about the oldest
pioneer in this section and who w'as
intimately acquainted with their fath
er. They left here Monday morning
for Lincoln and will visit there for a
few days with Jacob Pfund and family,
w'ho was also a member of the Indiana
colony that came to this county some
fifty years ago.
INDIANA (JOES WET
I Indiana joined the list of anti-pro
! hibition states last Tuesday when they
| ,'oted to repeal the eighteenth amend
I ment with a vote of two to one. In
diana became the tenth consecutive
state that has voted on the amend
ment and they have all voted for re
peal. Friends of the eighteenth amend
ment believed they had a good chance
j to carry Indiana and they made a de
termined fight to save the state to
the dry forces, but the people voted
otherwise. Surprising strength for
the repealists came from a number of
rural counties, that had been looked
upon as strongholds of the dry forces
and every thickly populated county in
the state voted for repeal. Illinois
\ voted overwhelmingly for repeal also
| this week.
AIRPLANE TYPE RAILROADING
The wise men of the nation have
j done a lot of talking about what can
j be done to save the railroads, but, as
Mark Twain said about the weather,
J nobody really does anything about it.
But at last the spirit of initiative
j and enterprise is again seen in rail
roading, after lying dormant for years
under legislative and regulatory hand
icaps.
That old pioneer, the Union Pacific
System, is going to give the public
I something new in transportation on
I rails. It is the first radical change
I since the steam trains took the place
of stage coaches in joining the Pacific
and Atlantic. While engines cars and
tracks have been improved, primary
features of railroading have remained
i the same—heavy cars, slow stops,
j slow starts, etc. The passenger trains
1 have lost business to more appealing
and faster types of transportation.
The traveling public seemed to prefer
speed to comfort.
Now the Union Pacific will offer
speed plus comfort. In six months it
will be testing a three-car, ljght
weight, high speed, stream-lined, rock
et-like train, weighing only 80 tons—
the present weight of one sleeping car.
A (500-horsepower distillate burning
' engine will turn electrical generating
equipment and motors. It will de
velop a speed of 110 miles an hour and
maintain a sustained speed of 00. The
train will be fully air-conditioned with
forced ventilation and uniform tem
perature winter and summer—no dirt
and no cinders. Heavy body insula
tion and use of rubber in trucks will
reduce noise. Indirect lighting, the
iroit restful type of seats, beautiful
Interior decorating, roller bearings and
every modern convenience will give
the passengers luxury in transport
ation never before attempted.
This is an answer of the Union
Pacific to a railroad problem—airplane
type passenger transportation on the
i ground.
IN DISTRICT COURT
J. A. Donohoe, through his attorney
J. D. Cronin, has filed suit in the
district court against the Royal Union
Life Insurance Company, of Des
Moines, Iowa, for $18,174.48.
The petition alleges that the plain
tiff had a contract to represent the
said company and to handle all its
legal business in the state of Nebras
ka. That on January 22, 1932, he
entered into a contract with the said
company and that he was to receive
the sum of $15,000.00 as his fee if he
could effect the consolidation of an
Omaha Life Insurance company with
the defendant company, the Omaha
company to be transferred to Des
Moines. The plaintiff alleges that he
made all the arrangements for the
consolidation, performing the duties
that he had contracted to do, and that
the defendant company then failed and
refused to complete said consolidation,
hence the plaintiff alleges that he is
entitled to the renumeration agreed
upon.
The petition is quite voluminous and
contains thirteen causes of action, the
above being the first cause of action.
The balance of the causes of action are
for attorneys fees, and expenses in
cidental thereto.
Maria Teinert has filed suit to fore
close a mortgage given by John C.
Wright, et al., on the northwest quart
er of section 14, township 31 north, of
range 14 west. In her petition she
alleges that on May 1, 1928, the de
fendant gave a mortgage to the Farm
er's and Merchants Bank at McCool,
Nebraska, for $2,000.00 and gave a
mortgage on the above land for se
curity. The loan was to bear interest
I at the rate of five per cent and was to
mature on May 1, 1935, interest to be
paid annually. She alleges that she
purchased the notes and mortgage on
June 10, 1928, and is now the owner
and holder thereof. She alleges that
they paid the first three interest
toupons and have made no payment
since. She alleges that there is now
due the sum of $2,213.99 and she asks
| that the court determine the amount
due and if not paid within a reasonable
time that the land be sold to satisfy
the same.
MRS. MARY GAUGHENBAUGH
Mrs. Mary Gaughenbaugh passed
away on June 5, 1933, at the age of
59 years, 7 months and 28 days, after
an illness of several months of per
nicious anemia.
Mary O’Donnell was born at Lans
ford, Pa., on October 7, 1873, When
she was a little girl of five her par
ents moved to this county and located
upon a furm north of Emmet and she
hnd been a resident of the county for
fifty-five years. On June 13, 1900, she
was united in marriage to James
Gaughenbaugh at Atkinson, Nebr., and
since her marriage lived on a farm
near Emmet. Mrs. Gaughenbaugh
had been in failing health for a num
ber of years but was able to be around
and attend to her household duties,
until the last few days. Her husband,
James Gaughenbaugh passed away on
April 30, 1933, and since his death she
failed rapidly until the end came last
! Monday evening. She leaves to mourn
j her death her aged mother, Mrs. Mich
ael O’Donnell, three children, four
brothers and three sisters. The children
are: Mose, of Emmet; Misses Mar
garet and Nellie Gaughenbaugh, of
Emmet; her brothers are Andrey and
Anthony O’Donnell,of Atkinson, James
of Emmet and Michael, of Wall, South
Dakota. Her sisters are: Sister de
Chautel, of Omaha; Ellen and Mar
garet O’Donnell, of Atkinson.
Mrs.Gaughenbaugh was the daught
er of one of the hardy pioneer fam
ilies that came to this county when it
was a vast prairie, without a tree in
sight except occasionally along the
creeks and the Elkhorn or Niobrara.
Like all the decendants of those hardy
pioneers she suffered many of the
privations of pioneer life as the
daughter and wife of one of the pion
eer settlers but the last few years
when comfort and ease was in sight,
she was attacked by the disease that
finally called her. But after the death
of her husband it seemed as if she had
lost the desire to carry on and peace
1 fully passed nwny. She had a host of
friends in the western part of the
county who will mourn her death.
The funeral was held from the Cath
olic church at Emmet at 9:30 this
morning. Rev. M. F. Byrne officiating,
and burial in Calvary cemetery in this
city at the side of her husband who
preceedei 1 her in death some live weeks
■ago. The many friends of the family
i tender their heartfelt sympathy to the
bereaved relatives,
John Robertson, of Hartington. visl
i ted friends in this city last Sunday.
COMMENCEMENT AND
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
HELD AT ST. MARY’S
Class Day Exercises Monday; Bishop
Hummel Presents Diplomas to Class
At Tuesday Morning’s Exercises.
Class Day Exercises at St. Mary’s
Academy, which w'ere in the form of
a play, entitled “School’s Over” were
held Monday afternoon at the school.
Mr. Ralph Shaw, as salutatorian, wel
comed the guests and Miss Mary
Jeanne Hammond, as valedictorian,
gave the farewell address to Alma
Mater. ,
Class Day Exercises, June 5, 1933
School’s Over
Scene I—The School Lawn—“Aren’t
We Happy?”
Scene II—The Same Luwn—The Class
Poem.
Scene III—ARpomat St. Mary’s—The
Prophecy. ,
Scene IV—Still Another Room—Pack
ing the Bag.
Scene V — Again The Lawn — The
Rosebush. •
Musical Numbers
“My Faith in Thee" Wells
“The Perfect Prayer" ...._Stenson
“The Joy of A Rose” ._.Tarbox
“Amaryllis" ... — Ghys
“The Spirit of Joy" Clay Smith
“My Song of Songs" Clay Smith
Class Officers
President . Bennett Grady
Vice-President Matthew Beha
Secretary _ Teresa Bazelman
Treasurer_,_.....Felician DuBray
Class Colors—Sea Foam Green and
Mother of Pearl.
Class Flower—Tea Rose.
Class Motto—Not Sunset But Dawn.
Class Roll
Teresa Bazelman, O’Neill, Nebr.
Matthew Beha, O’Neill, Nebr.
Florence Brechbill, Sparks, Nebr.
Maybelle Brechbill, Sparks, Nebr.
Robert Bordeux, St. Francis, S. D.
Richard Bowden, O’Neill, Nebr.
Felician DuBray, St. Francis, S. D.
Pauline Dusatko, Emmet, Nebr.
Bennett Grady, O’Neill, Nebr.
Mary Jeanne Hammond, O’Neill,
Nebr.
James Harty, O'Neill, Nebr.
Irene Kirwin, Bristow, Nebr.
Dolores Lydon, O’Neill, Nebr.
Evelyn Mains, O’Neill, Nebr.
Helen McCaffrey, Emmet, Nebr.
Helena McGaa, Scenic, S. D.
Cleta McNichols, O’Neill, Nebr.
Anna Neyens, Colome, S. D.
Edna O'Malley, Chambers, Nebr.
Eileen O’Malley, Chambers, Nebr.
Jeannette Protivinsky, O’Neill,
. Nebr.
Ralph Shaw, O’Neill, Nebr.
Luicille Veenker, Newport, Nebr.
Opal Wehrstein, O’Neill, Nebr.
Harriet Whiting, Hidden Timber,
South Dakota.
Commencement Exercises
Commencement Exercises were held
in St. Patrick’s church Tuesday morn
ing at nine o’clock. Right Reverend
Bishop Joseph F. Rummel, of Omaha,
gave the address to the graduates and
presented them with their diplomas.
Scholarships were awarded to the fol
lowing:
Mary Jeanne Hammond—St. Cath
erine’s College in St. Paul, Minn.
Eileen O’Malley—Choice of any
State Normal School.
Edna O’Malley—St. Theresa’s Col
lege in Winona, Minn.
Harriet W’hiting—Briarcliff College
Sioux City, Iowa.
Eighth grade graduates to receive
diplomas were:
Mary Janet Kubitschek, O’Neill.
Vera Jan Millay, Ainsworth.
Ventura Callen, O’Neill.
Eileen Sullivan, O’Neill.
Dolores Reidell, O’Neill.
Bernard McNally, O’Neill.
COUNTRY CLUB BRIDGE PARTY
The first of the series of Ladies’
Bridge parties will be held at the
Country Club Friday evening, June 9,
ut 8 o’clock. All members und those
who anticipate membership are invited.
Mrs. Mary Spindler, who has been
making her home at Blair for the past
two years, arrived in the city last
Thursday evening for a weeks visit ,
with old time friends. Friday morn
ing Mrs. Spindler made this office a
pleasant call and extended her sub
scription to The Frontier for another
year. She says that she eagerly
watches for the paper each week so
that she can see how things are com
ing in the old home town and that
the paper fills her wants nicely.