VOL. LIV.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933.
No. 12
JAMES SHORTHILL
IS DEAD FROM A
NECK FRACTURE
Injured While Swimming
In the Elkhorn River
Sunday Afternoon.
James J. Shorthill, of Emmet, died
at a hospital at Norfolk last Sunday
evening about 10:45, at the age of 44
years, 1 month and 3 days, from a
broken neck which he received when
he dived into shallow water in the Elk
horn river near Emmet Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Shorthill was attending a family
picnic on the river a short distance
from Emmet last Sunday afternoon.
Several of the younger folks went
in bathing and swimming and Jimmy
decided that he would take a swim.
He had one of the younger boys wade
out into the water to see hov/ deep it
was and he said he would dive in.
He did and the water was too shallow
and he broke his neck; the water was
about three feet deep where he dived.
He was at once brought to this city
and Dr. Findley advised that he be
taken to the hospital at Norfolk and
he was taken there that afternoon in
Biglin’s ambulance, accompanied by a
nurse. On the way to Norfolk he
was cheerful and chatted with the
nurse, but realized that he had but a
slight chance of surviving the injury.
Hs wife and two daughters, drove to
Norfolk in another car and were with
him when he passed away, a few hours
after his arrival there.
James J. Shorthill was born at Pitts
burg, Pa., on July 3, 1889. When a
young man of seventeen he came to
this county and was a resident of the
county continuously up to the time of|
his death. For a time, after his ar-:
rival here he made his home with an
uncle, the late Joseph McCaffrey. For
several years he was engaged in the
general mercantile business at Emmet
and also farmed near that village.
On November 9, 1916, he was united
in marriage to Miss Bridget Mullen, a
daughter of one of the pioneer families j
of the county, who, with two daugh- j
ers, Kathleen and Monica, his mother,
Mrs. Catherine Shorthill, of Pittsburg,
who came from Pennsylvania larst
evening for the funeral, and one
brother who lives in Pittsburg, are
left to mourn the death of a kind and
affectionate husband, father, son and
brother.
James Shorthill was one of the best
loved young men in Emmet precinct.
He was industrious, frugal and de
votedly attached to his charming
family. He was a great lover of
athletic sports and was often a par
ticipator in the athletic events of the
Emmet section during the past twenty
years. He loved his fellow man and
nothing gave him more pleasure than
to meet a fried with a hearty hand
clasp and a cheerful greeting. Even
tempered and gentlemanly he won and
held a host of admiring friends in all
sections of the county who join his
sorrowing family in genuine sorrow at
his tragic death.
The funeral was held from the Cath
olic church at Emmet at 9:30 this
morning, the assistant pastor of the,
Atkinson Catholic church officiating, in
the absense of Father Byrne who was
out of the city. Monsignor M. F.
Cassidy of this city delivered the
funeral sermon and interment was in
Calvary cemetery in O’Neill. The
funeral was the largest ever seen in;
the village of Emmet, testifying to
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held by those with whom he had come
in almost daily contact for the past
quarter of a century.
The Frontier joins the many friends
of James Shorthill in extending its
heartfelt condolence to the bereaved
family and relatives.
SUGGESTIONS FOR OBTAINING
A HOME LOAN BANK LOAN
1. Get and write down an accurate
description of your property, includ
ing the legal description as to lot,
block, acreage, etc.
2. Get the name and correct ad
dress of the holder of each lien and
approximately the amount due.
3. Get in touch with the Home
Loan Bank at Norfolk, Nebr., either
in person or by letter and the bank
will furnish you with a little circular
showing the kind of loans that can be
made and a statement of why the
lien holders shold accept 4 per cent
tax free Federal Home Loan Bank
Bonds in exchange for their mortgages.
4. With the above done you can
determine if your loan can be made
by the bank, and if it can either
the bank will furnish you with blank
applications or you can obtain same
from the following persons in your
territory: George M. Harrington, at
torney, O’Neill, Nebr.; W. H. Bren
nan, attorney, Butte, Nebr., or Harold
Rice, attorney, Neligh, Nebraska.
4-H CLUB DEMONSTRATION DAY
Ten 4-H Clubs had teams at the
special demonstration day held Au
gust 1st at O’Neill. County Agent
Rooney had the help of Miss Helen
Noyes and Mr. Elmer Schiedenheim
of the agricultural college at Lincoln.
Mr. Schiedenheim listened to the
boys demonstrations and gave the club
members and their leaders suggestions
for improving their talks and their
work. Miss Noyes did the same for
the girls club demonstrators.
4-H Club members ordinarily dem
onstrate at three places and for three
reasons. They give individual and
team demonstrations at their club
meetings and team demonstrations at
community meetings and county and
state fairs. The important purpose of
the 4-H demonstration is to develop
the boy and girl, get them over their
stage fright, and give them practice
in thinking on their feet. Another
purpose of the 4-H demonstration is
to spread the new ideas developed in
club work among the farmers and
homemakers of the neighborhood. The
third purpose is to win contests held
at county, state and interstate fairs.
All these things were considered at
the local demonstration day.
Robert Vierboom, of Highland Falls,
N. Y., arrived in the city last Saturday
and will visit old scenes and friends
in this vicinity for a week or ten
days. Mr. Vierboom w'as a former
resident of this city and county. Forty
six years ago he lived in the vicinity
of Meek. He was the adopted son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norton, pioneer
residents of that section. During the
winter months Mr. Vierboom lived in
this city and attended the O’Neill
schools. In 1889, becoming dissatisfied
with life on the farm he ran away and
since that time has visited practically
all parts of the United States. For
the past twenty-five years he has been
a resident of Highland Falls, where he
has been one of the civilian employees
of the West Point academy. About
thirty-three years ago he visited this
city, seeking old time friends and land
marks. Since that time he has kept
tracks of old time friends in this vicin
ity by reading The Frontier each week
and finally the desire to visit the
scenes of his boyhood became so great
that he decided to again visit Holt
county. When he leaves here he ex
pects to put in a couple of weeks at
the exposition in Chicago. The waiter
enjoyed a pleasant visit with Mr. Vier
boom last Saturday morning, discus
sing the olden times of this section
and recalling to memory many of the
pioneer residents who have long since
gone to their reward. While in this
county Mr. Vierboom will visit at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith,
who live in the neighborhood of his
old home.
The Sisters of St. Mary’s Academy
w»h to express appreciation to the
members of the Alumnae Association
for the enjoyable picnic held last week.
A special word of thank* is due the
drivers, Miss Roberta Arbuthnot. Mrs.
H. .1. B.rmingham. Mr*. Hugh Coyne,
.Mi^s Mary Jeanne Hammond, Miss
Grace Quiity and Mr. Lawrence Phalin.
Mr. Andy Clark and family proved
themselves to be delightful hosts and
helped to make the picnic one that
will not easily be forgotten.
BRIEFLY STATED
The Mellor Motor Co. unloaded a
carload of new Fords last Tuesday.
Miss Geraldine Cronin has accepted
a position in the Golden Rule store.
Attorney W. J. Hanunond left this
morning on a business trip to Omaha.
Miss Alberta Van Every has been
visiting friends and relatives in Page
the past week.
Miss Bessie Bradley, of Ainsworth,
has been visiting at the George Van
Every home this week.
The O’Neill public schools will open
for the fall term on Monday, four
weeks from next Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant White and child
ren left last Friday morning for a
ten day visit with relatives in Wis
consin. ,
Mrs. Mary Fields, of Newport, was
in the city last Friday, visiting at the
home of her brother, Dean Streeter
and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted McElhaney left
last Saturday for a two weeks vacation
with relatives and friends in Omaha
and Minnesota.
The Mellor Motor Co. report the
sale of new cars the past week to;
Earl Wrede, a tudor Sedan and Al.
Virgin, a tudor Sedan.
F. H. Wagner, of Lincoln, attorney
for the Veterans Bereau, was in the
city looking after business in the
county court last Tuesday.
Hugh Carr, age 42, and Miss Mar
garet Holcomb, age 23, both of O’Neill
were granted a marriage license in
county court on August 7th.
R. M. Herre, of Fremont, came up
last Sunday and spent a day visiting
with his son, O. M. Herre and family,
returning home Monday afternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ike Stanley, of Basset,
visited at the John L. Quig home last
Tuesday on their return from a visit
to their old home at Harlan, Iowa.
M. H. Horiskey and sisters, Miss
Mary and Mrs. Kate Miller and son,
Billie, left last Tuesday morning for
a ten days visit at the exposition at
Chicago.
John Robert Gallagher, son of Mr*
and Mrs. R. E. Gallagher, has accepted
a position in the O’Neill National
bank, entering upon his duties last
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. P. B. Harty entertained the
Martez Club at her home last Friday
eveing. Mrs. J. P. Brown, Miss Mar
jorie Dickson, Mrs. Emmet Doyle and
Mrs. John McManus won the high
scores.
R. H. Parker returned last Monday
evening from a ten day visit to the
Chicago exposition. Ryland says that
they have a great show in Chicago
and that the weather was nice and
comfortable while he was there.
Newton Splawn, of Omaha, who has
been in the intelligence department or
bureau of investigation of the Federal
prohibition department, for several
years past, was looking after business
matters in thi3 city last Monday.
Miss Anna O’Donnell won the prize
for low score at the ladies golf tour
nament at the Country Club last
Thursday afternoon and Miss Nancy
Dickson won the prize for getting the
most fives on her round of the course. I
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Coyne and
children left this morning for a short
visit in Omaha. Their nieces, the
Misses Mary’ Susan and Katherine
Dwyer, who had been visiting at their
home for the past week, returned home
with them.
L. G. Gillespie left last Saturday
for a couple of weeks visit with rel
atives and friends at Portland, Oregon
and Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Gillespie,
who has been visiting at the home of
her daughter on the toast will return
home with him.
Mrs. John Riglin and son, James,
of Hastings, and her daughter and her
husband, Mr. anti Mr*. Allwrt I’ohl*
mier, of Lawrence, Nebr., arrived in
the city iast Saturday for a few days
visit with relatUtss and friends here.
They left for home Monday afternoon.
EXAMINATION FOR POSTMASTER
To fill the vacancy in the position of
postmaster in this city, the United
States Civil Service Commission has
announced, at the request of the Post
master General and in accordance
with an order of the President, an open
competitive examination.
To be eligible for the examination,
an applicant must be a citien of the
United States, must reside within the
delivery of this post office, must have
so resided for at least one year next
preceding the date for close of receipt
of applications, must be in good phys
ical condition, and within the pre
scribed age limits. Both men and
women are admitted.
Under the terms of the Executive
order, the Civil Service Commission
will certify to the Postmaster General
the names of the highest three qual
ified eligibles, if as many as three
are qualified, from which the Post
master General may select one for
nomination by the President. Confirm
ation by the Senate is the final action.
Applicants will not be required to
assemble in an examination room for
schoolastic tests, but will be rated on
their education and business experience
and fitness. The Civil Service Com
mission will make inquiry among rep
resentative local business and profes
sional men and women concerning the
experience, ability, and character of
each applicant, and the evidence thus
secured will be considered in determin
ing the ratings to be assigned to the
applicants.
I he Commission states that presi
dential postmasters are not in the
classified civil service and that its
duties in connection with appoint
ments to such positions are to hold ex
aminations and to certify the results
to the Postmaster General. The Com
mission is not interested in the polit
ical, religious or fraternal affiliations
of any applicant.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from the sec
retary of the local board of civil ser
vice examiners at the post office in
this city, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
ROONEY' WILL BE SPEAKER
AT COUNTY WHEAT MEETINGS
County Agent James W. Rooney
will be the principal speaker at the
five wheat meetings which will be held
in Holt county beginning August 16th,
according to announcements made by
James D. Beck, Chairman of the Holt
county committee. The first of these
meetings will be held at the Town Hall
in Ewing at 1:30 P. M. Wednesday,
August 16; the second will be held in
Scottville Hall north of Opportunity
at 8:00 P. M. Wednesday evening; the
third meeting will be held in the Town
Hall at Stuart at 1:30 P. M. on Thurs
day, August 17; the fourth at Atkin
son in the Memorial Hall at 8:00 P. M.
Thursday evening, and the fifth will
be at the Court House in O’Neill on
Friday, August 18 at 1:30 P. M.
These meetings are to explain the
wheat acreage reduction plan and the
benefit payments to the wheat farmer.
The wheat producer should know the
situation and decide whether the plan
will fit in with his way of farming.
The farmer who agrees to reduce his
acreage and makes an honest etfort to
produce a crop will receive his benefit
payment even though he failed to
harvest a crop due to hail, grasshop
pers or drouth.
The benefit payment this fall is in
tended to put ready cash into the
hands of farmers so that their pur
chasing power may be increased.
Farmers who do not sign a contract
this fall will not have an opportunity
to do so later. So plan to attend your j
nearest meeting and learn about the
wheat acreage reduction plan.
STORES TO BE OPEN UNTIL
10:00 P. M. ON SATURDAY
At an adjourned meeting of the
business men of the city, held at the
K. C. Hall last Monday evening, on the
N. R. A. code, it was unanimously de
cided to keep all stores in the city open
on Saturday evening until 10 o'clock,
instead of 9, a:i hail been agreed upon
a week ago. It seemed to be the gen
eral consensus of opinion that 9 o’clock
was n little early to close on Saturday
evenings, especially during the busy
season. The ban on Sunday opening
still remains in effect.
Mrs. William Stafford and children,
of Scottsbluff, ami her sister. Mrs.
Ruth Roberts, of Tyler Texas, who
were here about three w*el s ago on
their way to visit their sutler, Mr*.
Jane Donnelly at Ontanajrnn, Mich.,
arrived in the city la .1 evening on
their way home. They will visit old
friends in this city fc» a few days.
SILVER JUBILEE AT ST. MARY’S
On Friday, August 18th, Sister
Adelaide will celebrate the twenty-fifth
anniversary of her profession in the
Order of St. Francis. There will be a
High Mass at nine o’clock in the Con
vent chapel. The Sisters cordially in
vite all their friends to be present. The
pupils of the entire academy, high
school and grades, are requested to
report at the school not later than
eight forty-five that morning.
H. J. BIRMINGHAM IS ON
UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
Hugh J. Birmingham has been ap
pointed a member of the Nebraska
Unemployment committee for Holt
county. Last Monday Hugh attended
a meeting of the members of the com
mittee from the counties of Holt, Rock,
Brown, Keya Paha and Cherry at
Ainsworth. A Mr. Heim, of Lincoln,
attended the meeting as a represent
ative of George Hodges, of Lincoln,
head of the federal state unemploy
ment committee.
Mr. Birmingham says that at the
meeting the objects of the committee
were explained to the members and
that it was the intention, within the
next week to take a census of all the
unemployed in the several counties of
the state, and that all federal and
state road work would use these un
employed men, that were recommended
by the counties.
WILL OPEN GROCERY
HERE ON SATURDAY
Robert Scholz, for many years en
gaged in the grocery business at
Pierce and later at Spencer, will open
a grocery store in the McManus build
ing, just north of McManus’ store,
next Saturday morning. His many
years of business experience in this
line make him a valuable addition to
the circle of O’Neill business men. He
has a nice, tidy store, well stocked
and he solicits a share of the business
of the people of this city and county.
See his advertisement in another
column.
FOURTH AND DOUGLAS
By the Rounders.
Tubby is back on the Avenue. Af
ter due examination of his digits we
have to contradict the story that he
was strung from the rafters by his
thumbs for the past week.
The town has been treated to a novel
sight for the past week. Bill Ham
mond Jr. is actually WORKING!
Statisticians have estimated that it
would take over two tons of blating
powder to clear the Frst Nationl bank
steps.
And we thought that the O’Neill
National was conservative! Gus Gal
lagher has accepted a position in that
honored institution as Sixth vice pres
ident.
Uncle Lou Zastrow, after due delib
eration, finally enlightened us in re
gard to his owl-like proclivities.
“Why should I go home? Somebody
might be sticking a pig," was his
quaint rejoinder to our question.
We wonder how George feels after
the first round with the “Booster.”
Ted McElhaney left for Minnesota
early this week. Don’t forget to put
your hook in the water, Ted.
Darn the luck anyway. The three
decimal two really isn’t intoxicating!
Art R, the popular mail carrier, re
verted to his former occupation as
bartender last nite and aided Harry
Jaggers in “drawing” Three Point
Two—and did he enjoy it!
The Misses Marjorie, Nancy and
Marion Dickson left last Wednesday
morning for Chicago, where they ex
pect to put in a week or so taking in
the sights of the exposition.
SisterColixta, of Chicago, and Sister
Eugene, of Sioux City, Iowa, arrived
in the city last Monday for a weeks
visit with their mother, Mrs. O. F.
Biglin and with other relatives here. ,
CARD OF Til \NKS
Neighbors and friends were exceed
ingly kind during the illness and fol
lowing the death of our beloved wife
and mother, the late Mrs. Willium R.
Tenborg, and to those friends we wish
to extend our heartfelt appreciation
for their many deeds of kindness and
expressions of sympathy.——W. R. Ten
)>org, Mrs. A. O. ('adman, Mr. and Mrs.
W. It. Tenborg, Jr.. Mr. and Mrs Vern
Swiek. Lawrence Tenborg, Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Wagnon, Mr. ar.d Mrs. Alva
(Irehn, Mr. and Mrs. Thaine Hum
phrey and Mr and Mrs- J. J. Olson*
COUNCIL MEETS TO
SETTLE THE BEER
LICENSE QUESTION
Two Wholesalers and Four
Retailers Are Licensed
To Sell Beverage.
The City Council met in adjourned
session this morning and took up the
matter of the remonstrance that was
filed against the granting of licenses
for the sale of beer in the city, all
members being present except Gilles
pie, who was out of the city.
After the meeting had been called
to order by the Mayor the council went
into committee of the whole for the
investigation of the remonstrating
petition. The petition as filed con
tained 73 names. The total vote cast
at the last election was 119. Twenty
six of the signers of the petition had
filed with the city clerk requests to
have their names withdrawn from the
petition and not counted as signers
thereof.
The council found that of the re
maining names appearing on the peti
tion, after eliminating the 26 that re
quested their names be withdrawn,
four of the signers were not legal
voters of this city and that one name
appearing thereon was not signed by
the person whose name appears. The
council further found that of the re
maining 42 names only the names of
four persons on the petition appear on
the polling list of the last city election.
The council further found that there
are only four names of voters legally
qualified who have signed said petition,
and that said petition is insufficient
and does not contain the names of
fifty percentum of the legal voters as
shown by the polling list used at the
last city election, and is not to be
considered as a remonstrance.
The following applications were then
presented to the council and licenses
granted them for the sale of beer,
after their bonds had been approved:
W. E. Gatz, wholesale
Merri Beverage Co., wholesale
G. W. Mellor, on sale and off sale.
Harry Jaggers, on sale.
E. F. Peterson, on sale.
Howard Bauman, on sale.
ATTENTION COUNTRY
CLUB MEMBERS.
Sharpen your wits. The keenness
of your mental ability will be tested
Friday night at a scavenger party at
the O’Neill Country Club, 8 P. M.
Dress for the occasion as you may
have to be a steeple-jack or dog cat
cher ere the “moon comes over the
cow shed.” All members cordially
invited.
C. E. Stout, Harry Reardon and Mrs.
H. J. Birmingham drove to Norfolk
last Friday where the two former at
tended a meeting of the druggists of
this section of the state, where the
code for the druggists was discussed.
Similar meetings were held in differ
ent parts of the state in an attempt
to get together on a code for the con
duct of their businesses under the
N. R. A. Nothing definite was decided
upon at this meeting but a code will
probably be adopted at a later meeting
to be held in Omaha, attended by rep
resentatives of the various group
meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Matthews and
children, of Isabel, South Dakota ar
rived in the city last Sunday for a
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in their old home.
W-N-A-X
We are installing a new bulk
tank for competitive gas, and
are also introducing for the ap
proval of our customers, Rock
ilene Bronze, the highest test
gas made by the Rock Island
refinery. And best of all it will
sell at the price of regular.
EBY OIL CO.
ONEILI., NEBRASKA