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The Frontier VOL. LIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1933. No. 5 . .-in. -- -- - —- ■" — - — — 1 ■' '■''■■ HIGHWAY 20 ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED Group Formed At Gordon To Push Completion of Highway Number 20. Last Friday, in response to invita tions sent out by the Kiwanis Club of Gordon, delegates living along high way number 20 from O’Neill to Har rison, met at Gordon and organized a highway association that has for its purpose the completion of highway 20 on west into Yellowstone Park. This city was not represented at the meet ing, but the association will have the hearty support of the people of this section in any plans advanced for the improvement of number 20. The fol lowing resolutions were adopted at the Gordon meeting: Resolutions: This association 3hall be named The Northwest Nebraska Highway 20 Association. The principal purpose of this as sociation shall be to further the im provement of U. S. Highway 20 from O’Neill west to the Wyoming state line and on to Yellowstone Park. The association shall also co-operate with other groups in urging the improve ment of highways which connect No. 20 with Omaha, Lincoln and Norfolk and other eastern Nebraska points. This association feels that the fur ther improvement of Highway 20 with oiled pavement from O’Neill west will bring to this highway and to the state of Nebraska a large amount of travel, especially from South Dakota, thus bringing to our State Treasury a large amount of gasoline tax money. The oiled surfacing, already laid in this section during the administration of Governor Bryan has proven very satisfactory under our soil Conditions and with our amount of traffic. This association feels that North west Nebraska should have its full share of highway money spent in this section, considering area and popula tion and the prospect of further de velopment. eW wish to expres our appreciation to the State Administration and to the Department of Roads and Irrigation for work previously done and we pledge our support for the future. We recommend that a delegation, consisting of at least one from every town in this section, visit Governor Charles W. Bryan, on or about Mon day, June 26th, to present our needs. We urge that the delegation and the association officials also contact those handling Federal highway funds and urge that our share of those funds be spent on Highway 20. HOLT COUNTY DELEGATES ATTEND STATE DRY MEETING Mrs. H. M. Uttley, president of the Holt county Chapter of the W. C. T. U. and Mrs. Frank Oberle returned Wednesday afternoon from Lincoln, where they had been attending the state convention of the dry forces which was held at Lincoln last Tues day. In addition to the two delegates from this city four delegates from the western part of the county were also in attendance. At this meeting the dry forces de cided against a referendum on the beer law, but decided to take the mat ter to the courts and attempt to get the law held unconstitutional. As the law does not become effective until August 9, 1933, the chances are that they will be unable to start their action until the law becomes effective and people start selling the beverage that made Milwaukee famous. BASE BALL The ball games in the Holt county League last Sunday were noted for the exceptional heavy scores made in each game. O’Neill crossed bats with Red Bird on the Red Bird diamond and went down to defeat with the one sided score of 18 to 3. This is the worst defeat suffered by an O’Neill team in several years. Atkinson journyedto Chambers where they took theChambers boys into camp with a score of 8 to 4. Stuart and Ewing indulged in a slugging match at Stuart which re- j suited in a score of 13 to 12 In favor j of Stuart. Mrs. Bill Hammond, Bill Jr., Misses Mary Jeanne and Harriet left for Chicago and the World’s Fair Wednes day. They went by auto and expect to be gone a week or more. JUNE HEAT CLAIMS ONE LIFE AT O’NEILL J. O. Brady, Columbus Salesman, Dies Shortly After His Arrival Monday. J. O. Brady, 59, of Columbus, died in the Golden hotel in this city last Monday afternoon about twenty min utes after he had registered and been assigned to his room. A heart attack, possibly brought on by the heat was the probable cause of his death. Brady registered in the hotel about 2:30 and was assigned to a room. He was escorted to his room and on going up the stairs remarked to the bell boy that he was very hot and did not know whether he could stand it or not. Pos sibly fifteen minutes later a maid heard him calling for help. She called assistance and they investigated and found Brady dying. Dr. Paul Tipton, of Omaha, who was in the city at tending the golf tournament, was coming down the hall and he was called to the assistance of the dying man, but could do nothing, and he expired in a few moments. Brady was about 59 years of age and had been traveling for the Be atrice Creamery company for a num ber of years. He leaves a wife and son, the wife residing at Columbus. The Gass undertaking firm of Colum bus drove up yesterday afternoon and took the body back to Columbus, leav ing here about 4 P. M. SCAVANGER PARTY AT COUNTRY CLUB FRIDAY Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hammond and Those In Their Car Win The Prize. Something new in treasure hunts was held last Friday evening at the O’Neill Country Club. A committee of the ladies organized a “scavanger party” to which all the club members were invited. Almost one hundred people were present. Mrs. George Agnes outlined the “plan of battle,” set the time limit,! and gave the following list to each automobile driver: 1. Golden curl; 2. Buffalo nickel; 3. Duck egg; 4. 1931 dollar; 5. Copy of Tennyson’s “Cross ing the Bar”; 6. Four leaf clover; 7. Black thorn walking stick; 8. 1931 license plate; 9. black corset; 10. Re cording of “Stein Song”; 11. Red ear of corn; 12. Picture of Charles Chap lin in costume. Each car was given a number and the car securing the greatest number of articles by twelve thirty was to receive the prize—six dollars. Within the time limit four cars had returned with all the required articles so the judges decided to examine the returns as to authenticity, for example, some of the black corsets smelled faintly of black Rit and one of the dollars looked scratched up a bit. However, Mrs. J. J. Harrington annqoinced that car number four had won. The winning contestants were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hammond and daughter, Mary Jeanne, Harlan Agnes,Owen Donohoe and Mrs. Herb Hammond. J. R* THREE STATES JOIN IN ON THE REPEAL PARADE Three more states joined the former eleven the first of the week for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment with substantial margins. The three state voting repeal Tuesday were: Iowa, New Hampshire and Connecti cut. Iowa cast 377,275 votes for re peal and 249,943 against, a majority, of over 127,000 for repeal. In New; Hampshire a light vote was cast and resulted 75,999 for repeal and 30,340 against repeal. Connecticut gave a six to one majority for repeal the vote ; standing 296,915 for repeal and 35,349 ' against. Fourteen states have now held elec tions upon the repeal of the eighteenth amendment and every one of them have voted for repeal. The biggest surprise to the supporters of the eighteenth amendment is the Iowa vote, which had been looked upon as favoring the eighteenth amendment. California and West Virginia are the next two states to vote upon the amendment, June 27. They will be followed by Alabama and Arkansas who will hold their special elections on the amendment on July 18. HAPPY STITCHERS The Happy Stitchers club met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Roy Cole, last Tuesday morning, June 20th. and organized with a membership of eight. The officers elected were: Alda Pongratz, president; Olive Beckwith, secretary; Evelyn Ernst, news report er. The Happy Stitchers reviewed the different kinds of seams. JUNE HAS BEEN A MONTH OF RECORD HEAT—LITTLE RAIN 4 • | June all-time heat records have been broken all over the middle west dur ing the past three weeks. Hot dry weather has been the general fule over the state as well as the middle west. Last Tuesday night light show ers fell in several portions of this county, the heaviest rainfall in this section being in the vicinity of Inman, where three-quarter of an inch was recorded. In this city the last rain fall here was on June 8th when .49 of an inch fell. Before that, on the 7th we had .13 of an inch and on June 4th .09 of an inch. Following is the temperature in this city, as rec orded hy Weather Observer Bowen for the month of June, up to and in cluding today: Date Temp. Date Temp. 1 _ 92 12 82 2 90 13 78 3 . 95 14 87 4 . 94 15 98 5 .._.97 16 .97 6 ..99 17 98 7 . 96 18 . 99 8 . 84 19 100 9 .94 20 99 10 .104 21 94 11 .101 22 .94 In some sections in the south cen tral and southern parts of the state they had a fairly good rain last Tues day night, but in this immediate vi cinity the showers seemed to be local. A light rain fell in the vicinity of Epi met and came a few miles this way and then north of this city several miles and on toward the eastern part of the county there were light show ers. Showers are predicted for this section of the state tonight. JOE RYAN TRIMS LONG PINE GOLFER IN A SPECIAL MATCH George Miner, of Long Pine, has learned that a youngster does not have to qualify for the championship flight in order to be a pretty fair golfer. In the O’Neill golf tournament Mr. Miner was one of the contestants in the chimpionship flight and was profuse in giving reasons why he failed to carry off the honors of the meet. One of the local enthusiasts kidded him about his golfing and said that there was a young lad in this city, who qualified for the third flight that could beat him. Mr. Miner did not think so and the match was arranged and Wednesday afternoon Mr. Miner and Joe Ryan proceeded to settle the mat ter on the golf links, followed by a large and admiring throng of golf lovers. Joe Ryan shot a 77 for the eighteen holes, 13 better than his qualifying score, and defeated Mr. Miner three up and one to go. Had Joe made that ^core in the qualifying round he would have landed in the championship match. Joe gives prom ise of being one of this sections lead ing golfers, as he is developing fast. MRS. GERTIE SNYDER Mrs. Gertie Snyder died at her home about three miles northeast of Page on Wednesday night at 11:10 P. M., after an illness of several months of cancer, at the age of 54 years, 8 months and 14 days. Gertie Ann Finfc was born at Elk Creek, Nebr., on October 7, 1878. On March 24, 1897, she was united in marriage to Walter S. Snyder at Elk Creek, Nebraska. To this union three children were born, one son and two daghters, who with her loving hus band and several brothers and sisters are left to mourn the death of a kind and affectionate wife, mother and sister. The children are: Edith Merle Miller, Roy Ellis and Elva Oleta, of Page. The funeral was held from the Methodist ehurch at Page last Sat urday afternoon, Rev. Yost officiating, and was one of the largest seen in that little village for many years. Clinton Uttley, youngest son of H. M. Uttley of this city, who has been post office inspector in charge of the St. Louis office for several years has been transferred to San Francisco and placed in charge of the San Francisco division, according to word received by his father. Clinton has been in the postoffice service for the past thirteen years and has received rapid advance ment in the service. lfis O’Neill friends tender congratulations on his success. __________ The O'Neill Gun Club held a meet ing last Monday evening and decided to have a shoot on Monday. Septem ber 5, IMS, the first day of the Holt county Fair. These shooting events were very popular for a few years but the last couple of years the Club has not been putting on any. They expect to have several shoots during the bal ance of the year. LIONS CLUB ANNOUNCES STREET NUMBERS READY The local Lions Club started num bering the residences and business houses of the city about a year ago and they now have the plates with numbers printed thereon and residents of the city can call at the Bowen Racket Store and get the number for their place of business or their resid ence and tacks with which to put them on. These are being furnished resid ents free by the Lions Club. If all of our people will place the numbers on their residences and places of busi ness it will give the town a better metropolitan appearance. . ~ JERRY BRENNAN IS HURT BY AUTO AT NORFOLK Norfolk News: Jerry, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Brennan, 908 South Sixth street, received a number of painful bruises and cuts when knocked down by an automobile near his home Saturday afternoon. The name of the driver, a boy, was not learned. Jerry was walking across the street from his father’s car when struck by the machine. The driver apparently did not see the boy, and was not aware he had hit the lad until his attention was called to it by a com panion, according to reports. After striking the boy, the young driver stopped his machine and as sisted the lad who was taken to a doctor who found no broken bones. Jerry was recovering from his in juries Monday, members of the family stated. MRS. D.D. MURPHY DIES AFTER HEART ATTACK Was a Pioneer Resident of Holt County Living Here for 55 Years. Mrs. Dan. D. Murphy died at her home northeast of this city last Mon day evening about 11 P. M. of a sud <TAri heart attack at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 16 days. Bridget Dwyer was born in Eyries, county Cork, Ireland, on February 3, 1864. When she was a little girl her parents came to America and settled in Northern Michigan, where they re sided until the spring of 1878 when they came to this county and settled on a farm in what was known for many years as the Michigan settle ment northeast of this city. On Jan uary 24, 1882, she was united in mar riage to Daniel D. Murphy and since her marriage has resided upon a ranch near O’Neill. She was the mother of nine children, one son and eight daughters, six of whom are left, with her loving husband, to mourn the death of a kind and loving, wife and mother. The children are: Mary, Bea, Dennis, O’Neill; Helen, Amarillo, Texas; Bernice, Omaha; Linus, Den ver, Colo., all of whom were present at the funeral except Linus, of Denver, who was unable to attend. She also leaves three sisters and one brother, Dr. J. R. Dwyer of Omaha, who with his wife and Mrs. T. J. Dwyer, came up from Omaha Wednesday evening for the funeral. The sisters are: Miss Julia Dwyer, Omaha, who has been visiting here the past month; Mrs. Mary McCarthy, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Will Carroll, Spokane, Wash.-, Mrs. Will Keefe, Albequrque, New Mexico, and Mrs. H. J. Coyne, O’Neill. Mrs. Murphy wa3 the daughter of John Dwyer, one of the pioneer set tlers that came to this county in the latter seventies and lived in this vicin ity practically all her life. Shortly after her marriage the family moved south of the river and took up ranch ing on a large scale, but the blizzard of 1888 cleaned them out of cattle and the following spring they moved north of this city, on the homestead of her husband where they lived for a few years and then moved to their pre sent place on the Red Bird where the family have made their home for over forty years. As the daughter and wife of one of the pioneers she endured many hardships during the early days of this county's history. When the family came here there were but two buildings in this city and the county was without a railroad or roads of any description, only occasional cattle trails. In the early days about the only means of communication, was by word of mouth, as then postoffices were few and far between in this sec tion. Most of the residents in the very early period had only oxen for farm work and when they wanted to visit a neighbor, if he lived six or seven miles away, they though nothing of walking that far, making their visit and walking back home. Mrs. Murphy belonged to that sturdy class of pion. VERNE ALDER IS FORCED TO PLAY 3 EXTRA HOLES TO WIN GOLF TOURNAMENT . v: C. W. Odle, Joe Ryan Pat Harty and James Tuor Win the Next Four Flights. LADIES PLAY BRIDGE One hundred and fourteen entered the Invitation golf tournament at the O’Neill County Club last Sunday. Phil Ziemer with his Bell Hotel was out there to serve lunches to the tired and hungry golfers. George Bartlet and his orchestra furnished the music for the tournament dance which was held Monday evening. The tournament was successful in every phase, a large crowd attended, people coming from as far as Texas and Detroit, Michigan. Bridge parties were held Sunday and Monday in the Club house for the wives of the players. The champion ship match itself was one of the closest ever held here, George Light ner and Verne Alder were obliged to play twenty-one holes before Alder finally won out. At the bridge party Sunday after noon there were fifteen tables. Mrs. Ben J. Grady won the high score at contract; Mrs. Gaius Cad well high score at auction and Mrs. H. E. Coyne won the door prize. At the party Monday afternoon there were ten tables. Mrs. Ed. F. Gallagher won the high score at con tract; Mrs. Hastings, of Newman Grove, high score at auction, and Mrs. R. R. Dickson won the door prize. Heat, wind and rain tried to halt the championship play-off Tuesday. Verne Alder, a young lad of seventeen from Pierce, Nebraska, defeated George Lightner, St. Edward, Ne braska, one up on 21 holes. Alder had the match fairly well in hand until the third hole of the second round when a heavy gale blowing a great deal of dust set in. In the next few holes Lightner evened up the score and put his opponent one down at the six teenth. By this time the wind and raijn had stopped and the sun shone once more. Alder took the seven teenth after Lightner got off a poor drive and sent his second into the rough. It looked like Alder had the match on the eighteenth green. Lightner muffed his approach and Alder was on in two. Alder, a stroke to the good, missed his putt and Lightner sank a twelve footer to tie. Three extra holes were played, each time Lightner sinking a long putt to tie. On the third extra hole, Lightner re duplicated his approach on the ninth and, missing his putt received a new putter instead of tne silverware set. Hugh O’Donnell, after being de feated by Ray Russell of Omaha, went into the consolations and defeated his uncle, P. J. O’Donnel, in the finals. Three O’Donnells were in the cham pionship flight, Hugh, P. J. and E. L. C. W. Odle, the hard hitting driver from Ainsworth, showed his prowess in flight number two when he defeated E. Harp, Joe Baldwin, Jack Holland, and C. Rothmeier. Odel consistently put his drives hole-high on number one and passed the two-fifty mark on the others. Harry Reardon of O’Neill losing to A. Calvert went into the con solations and defeated Harp to win the flight. In flight number three, Joe Ryan of O’Neill, won from D. V. Fuller, C. E. Stout, Hugh Birmingham and Walter Mauch. F. J. Biglin took tne con solations. Pat Harty, O’Neill, received the copper beer set (which can’t be used until August) from P. C. Donohoe in the fourth flight. Doctor Kirz was supreme in the consolation’s play-off. Jimmie Tuor defeated Bratt in the last flight and Bob Huston was suc eers that developed this country and made possible many of the luxuries j and comforts that we enjoy today and j whose ranlrs are thinning fast. She lived to raise a splendid family of children and to see them started on their life’s work. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and sister and a loyal and helpful neighbor and friend whose passing will be sincerely regretted, not only by her immediate t--- ■ ' ■" - ■■ ■ ..— cessful in the consolations. There were only nine players in this flight so all but George Wilcox and Bob Hus ton received a bye in the first round. The following is the list of entries as registered on the scoreboard for the different flights: Championship Flight—Huston, Hol bert, E. G. Donohoe, E. L. O’Donnell, Hugh O’Donnell, Ray Russell, George Lightner, John Robinson, Max Golden, Amm, Jack Miller, P. J. O’Donnell, V. Alder (champion), Cad well, Ed. Boisseree, Miner. Second Flight—Paul Boisseree, H. E. Coyne, Jack Holland, H. W. Coyne, Dr. Burgess, Baldwin, Odel (winner), Harp, M. M. Sullivan, Mahannah, Rothmeier, Hutchinson, Browne, Dr. Tipton, Reardon, Calvert. Third Flight—Hammond, Stout, Ful ler, Ryan (winner), Birmingham, Mc Carthy, Ben Harty, Baber, J. F. O’Donnell, Buckendahl, Green, W. J. BigHn, Dr. Hastings, Patitz, F. J. Biglin, Mauch. Fourth Flight—James Harty, Whit ney, McDonald, Dr. Kirz, P. C. Dnm> hoe, Max Berger, A. J. Ryan, Lutt, Frank O’Donnell, Forsyth, Stockwell, Dr. Mitchell, P. B. Harty (winner), Johnson, Jackson, Wagner. Fifth Flight—Wilcox, Bob Houston, Martin, Agnes, Bratt, Tuor (winner), Allen, Ken Berger, and J. P. Mann. Following is the list of entries in the twelfth annual golf tournament of the O’Neill Country Club: O’Neill—W. J. Biglin, F. J. Biglin, Ed. M. Gallagher, H. J. Birmingham, P. C. Donohoe, S. J. Weekes, H. J. Reardon, W. J. Hammond, J. D. Cron in, F. N. Cronin, C. E. Stout, F. J. Disnner, Max Golden, J. J. Harring ton, Dr. W. F. Finley, R. R. Morrison, C. H. Bratt, D. H. Clauson, C. J. Gatz, I. H. Moss, H. E. Coyne, Ben Harty, George Agnes, L. A. Burgess, L. C. Walling, Harlan Agnes, F. Montgom ery, Jim Harty, Gaius Cadwell, Arthur Ryan, Ed. O’Donnell, John McCarthy, Ken Berger, Max Berger, J. F. O’Don nell, Hugh O’Donnell, Roy Griffin, J. P. Mann, Billie Hamond, Geo. M. Har rington, Jame3 Tour, P. B. Harty, E. T. Campbell, P. J. O’Donnell, J. A. Mann, B. J. Grady, R. R. Dickson, R. L. Jordan, Joe Ryan, C. P. Han cock, J. B. Mellor, C. Olson, Dale Tressler, Dr. J. P. Brown and J. A. Arbuthnot. Omaha—John J. Allen, William Wagner, Dr. P. W. Tipton, K. F. Ho greve, R. B. Genoways, Ray Russell, and J. H. Holland. Spaulding—Nick Fox, Frank Hil lard, Ed. Boisseree, H. Coyne, M. M. Sullivan. Neligh—Lyle Jackson and Chick Rethmeier. Pierce—A. Calvert and V. Alder. St. Edwards—George Lightner. Newman Grove—W. C. Hastings. Lynch—George Wilcox and Dr. Kirz. Norfolk—H. E. Browne. Atkinson — Harry Snyder, Boyd Planck and Roy McDonald. Niobrara—C. R. Green, J. D. For syth, E. H. Lutt and A. J. Ryan. Long Pine—George Miner, and Earl Harp. Detroit Mich.—Owen Donohoe. Dubuque, Iowa—Tom Hutchinson. Sioux City, Iowa—Jack Miller. Bassett—Robert Huston, Roy H. Patitz, Walter Mauch, and Duwayne Stockwell. Fairbury—George Whitney. Plainview—O.C. Buckemdahl, LeRoy Baber, Lee J. Amm, Harry Houston, and J. E. Fickling. Tilden—Pat Stanton. Chillicothe, Mo.—Frank M. Holbert. Ainsworth—Joe Baldwin and C. W. Odle. Dallas, Texas—Frank O'Donnell and Dr. J. P. Mitchell. Albion—R. H. Martin. Hartington —John Robinson. Greeley—James Lannigan and J. M. Boeder. Ord—Col. Weller. Spencer—L. L. Cook. family, but by a large circle of ad miring friends and neighbors. The funeral was held this morning from the Catholic church and burial in Calvary cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended, many coming from distant to attend. The Frontier joins the many friends of the family in this section in extending to them its heartfelt sympathy in thoir hour of sorrow.