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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1933)
™ Storied Society The Frontier VOL. LV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1933. No. 13 AMOUNT FOR POOR REIIEF IS REDUCED $7,000 IN ONE YEAR Claims On File For First Seven Months Total Near $11,000. Randal Biert, state director and Mr. Rdland, assistant director, both of Lin coln, representing the State Emerg jncy Relief Committee, were in the city Wednesday checking up on the amount of money paid out by this county for the relief of the poor for the year 1933. An examination of the records disclose the fact that there has been paid out for the relief of the poor, which includes Mother’s Pensions, for the first seven months of 1933, the sum of $7,318.47. There are still on file, unpaid, enough to bring the total for the first seven and a half months of 1933, up to $11,200.00. The total amount paid for the relief of the poor in Holt county during the year 1932, including Mother’s Pen sions, was $18,278.75. The total amount paid during the year 1931 for the relief of the poor, out of county funds, including Mother’s Pensions was $25,642.86. Last year there was con siderable relief sent into this county and it will be seen that the amount spent for relief of the poor out of county funds was about $7,000.00 less than it was the year before. THE AUGUST CATTLE FEEDING SITUATION There were 20 per cent more cattle on feed in Nebraska on August 1 of this year than on August 1 a year ago, according to E. V. Jones, Assistant Agricultural Statistican. The number of cattle on feed in the Corn Belt states was about 13 per cent more than a year ago, but about the same as the 1928 to 1932 average. Decreased ! cattle feeding during the coming fall and winter is indicated. Feeding operations in Nebraska, al though about 20 per cent larger than the small operations of last year, are about equal to the average operations at this date during the past five years. The fairly large stocks of old corn, and the low price of corn at the time that most of the cattle were placed in the feedlots are partly responsible for the increase over last year’s opera tions. The number of cattle shipped into Nebraska through stockyard markets during April, May and June of this year was 80 per cent larger than during these months in 1932. Reports from a large number of feeders in the Corn Belt States indic ate an increase of about 13 per cent in number of cattle on feed August 1 as compared to the number on feed Au- j gust 1 last year. Increafees were! shown in nearly all States, but the ^ increase was somehwat larger for the area east of the Mississippi river than the area west. Reports as to the J weights to which cattle on feed August j 1 would be fed show much the same j distribution among different weights j as was reported last year. Total shipments of stocker and feeder cattle, inspected through mark ets into the Corn Belt States during the six months January 1 to July 1, 1933 were 157,000 head larger than for the same period in 1932. This was an increase of 35 per cent as com pared to last year, but much the same as during the same months in 1931. Decreased cattle feeding during the coming fall and winter is indicated. The reports point to decreases in near ly all states, with the largest decreases in states east of the Mississippi river where prospects for corn production about August 1 were much poorer than on August 1 last year and where cattle feeding had greatly expanded during the past two years. Cattle on feed August 1, 1933 as a per cent of those on feed August 1, 193. Ohio HOlIowa 120 Indiana 115! Missouri 100 Illinois 1201 So. Dakota 108 Michigan L 201 Nebraska 120 Wisconsin_90' Kansas ... 95 Minnesota_114iCorn Belt 113 ATTENTION! COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERS The Junior members of the O’Neill Country Club will entertain all mem bers at a treasure hunt Friday night, promptly at 8:30. Don’t forget your flashlight. Scott Hough left for Fremont this morning where he will get his daught ers, Miss Lucille and Phylis, who have l>eon attending school there for the past three months, and then they will go over into Iowa for a few days visit with relatives, returning home Sunday, MARJORIE HELEN WOLF Marjorie Helen Wolf, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Wolf, died at the home of her mother, southeast of this city last Monday afternoon about 5:30, after an illness of ten days of Bright’s dis ease at the age of 21 years, 11 months and 22 days. Marjorie Helen Wolf was the daught er of Mrs. Hazel W'olf and was born and lived practically all her life in this vicinity. She was afflicted with heart trouble for several years and was never very robust. About ten days ago she suffered an attack of the flu, which developed into Bright’s dis ease and hastened the end. She was a loveable little lady and had a host of friends in this city and vicinity who sincerely mourn her death at the very threshold of life. She leaves to mourn her death her mother, Mrs. Hazel Wolf and two brothers, Darrel and Clinton, and her two grandmothers, Mrs. Wil liam Mather and Mrs. Samuel Wolf, her father having passed away in 1927. The funeral was held from the Meth odist church at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. Fortune, of Tilden, a former pastor of the M. E. Church here, and Rev. Aucock officiating, bur ial in Prospect Hill cemteery. The funeral was very largely attended as Miss Marjorie was very popular with the young people of this vicinity. The Frontier joins the many friends of the family in tendering them its sincere sympathy in their sudden be reavement. ALONG FOURTH AND DOUGLAS By The Rounders We understand that one of the sign ers of the Anti-beer petition is dis playing large “schooners” in the win dow of his store. Probably to be used for flower vases, what? A few of the boys attended the Spaulding Golf Tournament last Sun day. Why doesn’t someone ask Jimmy Harty how it feels to dive all over a lake for a golf stick that “slipped out of his hand.” Sliver Triggs, the venerable “beer taster” of our fair city, passed his “OK that counts” on the new Three Pernt Two. Slats D-, in his effort to get his name in our humble column, has. been running hither and yon attempt ing to bite one of the canine species, probably having heard that “it’s news when a man bites a dog.” And Tubby, that ma-n among men, has managed*to make the column again this week with the prophecy that “a certain young man about town will have an accident if he doesn’t slow down in his driving.” Well, he aughta know! And lets don’t forget Jawn Grady and Art King. When two fellows will go through such untold misery just to get their names in the paper, we don’t feel that it would be right to slight their Herculean feat. A young lady visitor from Omaha and one of the local swains are both afflicted with a bad case of poison oak in the near vicinity of the osculatory organs. Their stories coincide in that they are supposed to have contracted it from O’Donnells lake, but don t be lieve everything you hear. And somebody suggested this as a fit motto for our “Fighting Firemen,” “It’s the axe that puts out the Fire.” How about it, gentle reader? ? ? GEORGE FOX MAKES DEAL FOR THE BEHA HOTEL George Fox and William Beha made a trade last Tuesday by which Mr. Fox becomes the owner of the Beha hotel and Mr. Beha becomes the owner of the Fox fox farm about four miles Southeast of this city. Mr. Beha moved out of the hotel Wednesday morning and Mr. Fox moved in. Mr. and Mrs. Fox will operate the hotel and will run the dining room for reg ular boarders. Mr. Fox will also op erate the store room adjoining the hotel and will handle tobaccos, candies, cigars and soft drinks. He expects to have his stock of goods by the first of the week and be ready for business in that department. Mr. and Mrs. Behn have moved to their building on north Fourth street, where they will make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Fox hnve been residents of this city for several years and it is their intention to thoroughly renovate the hotel and be ready to handle their share of the transient trade. Sheriff Duffy returned last Sunday morning from a trip to Wyoming. COUNTY TAX LEVY FOR THE YEAR IS FIXED AT 4.91 MILLS Lower Real Estate Values | Makes An Increase In Levy Necessary. The Holt County Board of Super visors, at their meeting last week, made the levy for the ensuing year. The total levy made by the county board for the county is 4.91 mills, which added to the levy of 2.39 made by the state board, makes a levy of 7.30 which the taxpayers of Holt county will have to pay this year. The levy made by the county board for the different funds are as follows: General Fund ...-. 2.70 Bridge Fund .57 Road Fund .04 Mother’s Pension _ .11 County Fair _ .05 Coyote Bounty--- .02 Repairs and Improvements .01 Judgments-1.41 Total _4.91 On the basis of the above levies the following amount of money will be paid into the various funds of the county during the next year, provid ing all the taxes are paid: General Fund.. $47,800.00 Mother’s Pensions - 1,940.00 Road Fund - 705.00 Bridge Fund__— 10,054.00 County Fair _- . 930.00 Coyote Bounty.. 340.00 Repairs and Improvements . 170.00 Judgment Fund _ 24,000.00 Total _$85,939.00 The levy made for the various funds in 1932 was as follows: General_ 2.26 Bridge and previous Indebtedness -1.00 Road Fund --— .10 Mother’s Pension - 07 County Fair - -04 Coyote Bounty - .01 Repairs and Improvments - .02 Special Emergency Bridge .23 Total 3.73 It will be seen that the levy for this year exceeds the levy for last year by 1.18. While the levy for this year is larger than it was for the last year it will bring in less money in the respec tive funds, on account of the lower valuation of the real estate of the county. For -instance last year the levy made for the general fund was 2.26 mills, yet this levy produced $48,-1 384.00. The levy this year for the general fund is .44 of a mill more than it was last year and it will produce but $47,800.00, providing all the taxes are paid. The greatest increase this year is in the judgment fund, the levy being 1.41 mills. It is estimated that this will produce $24,000.00 or about half of the judgments against the county. REPORT CONDITIONS BAD IN SOUTH DAKOTA Dr. H. L. Bennett and Enard Leach made a trip over into South Dakota last Sunday, going as far west as Winner. Dr. Bennett says that con ditions are very bad in that section of the country, from Dallas west there is absolutely no vegetation; that the corn fields and pastures are as barren of vegetation as the streets of this city. A combination of grasshoppers and dry weather are responsible for this condition, principally grasshop pers. East of Dallas he says there will be no corn, but there is some feed and that the farmers that have a little corn are cutting it for feed. Having destroyed everything green in that section the hoppers have left and Dr. Bennett says they saw but very few on their trip through that section. Charles and Andrew Larson, of Mead, were in the city the first of the week visiting old time friends and looking after business matters. The Larson boys were residents of the Meek country for several years, and still own their farms in that section, but left here in 1924 for Saunders county, where they have since made their home. They say that corn is better in the territory north of this city than it ia in their section of the state. They returned home Tuesday morning. Mr. ad Mrs. L. H. Pierce, of Lincoln, arrived in the city last Saturday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kesenhrock, Mra. Pierce being 1 a sister of Mrs. Kerscnbrock. WALT W ARNER FINDS MAN DEAD FROM HIS OWN TRAPS The following account of an accident to a Buffalo county farmer is taken from the Kearney Daily Hub of Tues day, August 15th. The traveling salesman, who is mentioned as having found the body, was Walter Warner, of this city, who is now running a medicine wagon in Buffalo county: “Henry Zitting, age about fifty-five, a bachelor farmer living about three miles northwest of Elmcreek, came to his death some time Monday morn ing, by accident, a victim of his own hallucinations, in the opinion of County Sheriff William Flake and County Attorney E. G. Reed, following a thorough investigation of the trag fdy F “The bodyof Zittingwas found short ly after three o’clock Monday after- i noon, by a traveling medicine sales man, lying just outside the door of his home, with a gaping wound in the left shoulder, extending down to the chest cavity. The Elmcreek authorities were notified immediately and, fol-1 lowing an immediate investiagtion, | they in turn called the sheriff and ^ county attorney. “About a year ago Zitting appealed to the county officials to shield him from attacks of enemies. He com plained that they attempted to break into his home and also that efforts had been made to poison him. To prove the latter claim he submitted some groceries, the contents of which were found to be liberally sprinkled with Paris green. ‘"By way of defending himself against his enemies, whom the author ities felt convinced were more or less imaginary, Zitting took to rigging up shotgun traps about his premises. One trap was sprung, by Ztiting, the load of shot tearing a gaping hole in the wall. Some time later he accidentally sprung another, and was within range of the pellets. His wounds were not serious but necessitated his tranfer to a hospital for treatment. “Efforts were made to dissuade him from arranging any more dangerous U>ps, but apparently he continued to rig them up, with fatal results to him self. *v “Endeavoring to reconstruct the fatal accident, county officials deter mine that the loaded gun had been anchored on the stove in the Zitting home A string was attached to the gun trigger, and then rigged along the ceiling to the door. Here a large wooden catch had been arranged in such a manner as to insure its release with sudden opening of the door, auto matically tripping the gun trigger and bringing about its discharge. “The concussion incidental to explod ing of the shell resulted in the gun falling to the floor. The belief is that Zitting, forgetting about the trap when coming in from his chores, jerked the door open, was knocked backward by the heavy shotgun dis charge and fell outside, with the door closing after him. The accident took place, it is believed, during the early morning hours, Monday. “Zitting is survived by one brother, Cornelius, who resides in Illinois and j he has been communicated with.” YOUNG MEN MAKE BICYCLE TRIP TO LONG PINE Art King and Jack Grady left la3t Sunday morning, via bicycle for a tew days outing at Long Pine. The boys made the trip all right, leaving here about 8.30 Sunday morning, getting as far as Bassett that evening and made the trip to Long Pine the next morn ing, returning home last evening. The boys say they had a very enjoyable time. Mrs. Roy Spindler, of Meek, re turned last evening from a weeks visit with her mother at her old home at Glenwood, Iowa, and with a sister in Omaha. CARD OF THANKS Neighbors and friends were very gracious to us during the sad hours following the accident and death of our beloved husband, father and son, the late James J. Sh >rthill, and we wish in this manner t> convey to them all our sincere gratitude for their kindly ministrations and expressions of sympathy. You- kindness and thoughtfulness will ever be held in grateful remembrance.—Mrs. James J. Shorthill and daughters and Mrs. Catherine Shorthill. CARD OF Til \NKS We wish to extend our heart felt thanks to the many friends and neigh bors who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved daughter and sister, Marjorie.— Mrs. Hazel Wolf. Darrell und Clinton, ASK FOR A CENSUS OF UNEMPLOYED U. S. Department of Labor has re quested that a census be made in Holt county of the unemployed. Anyone out of employment will reg ister with one of the following who are supplied with the proper registra tion cards: John C. Gallagher, O’Neill. N. F. Crowell, Stuart. T. F. Campbell, Atkinson. D. W. Gemill, Ewing. W. A. Smith, Chambers. Requirememts of the National In dustrial Recovery Act. “ * * * preference shall be given, where they are qualified to ex-service men with dependents, and then in the following order: (A) To citizens of the United States and aliens who have declared their intention of becoming citizens, who are bona fide residents of the pol. itical subdivision and—or county in which the work is to be performed, and (B) to citizens of the United States and aliens who have declared their intention of becoming citizens, who are bona fide residents of the State, Territory, or district in which the work is to be performed: Provided, That these preferences shall apply; only where such labor is available and qualified to perform the work to which the employment relates * * *” TRIPLE-A WHEAT PLAN INFORMATION By James W. Rooney The effect of the 1933 wheat crop on the operation of the Triple A plan on the individual farm has raised many questions in the minds of Nebraska farmers, judging from correspondence coming to the agricultural college ex tension service at Lincoln. Secretary Wallace and M. L. Wilson who have charge of the wheat adjust ment program have stated that the first benefit payment to be made this fall and next spring is on the 1933 crop. Nature did the reducing this year, they wrote the Nebraska state administrator, W. H. Brokaw. There fore, the first payment is to give wheat farmers some of the purchasing power they might have had if the 1933 wheat crop had been a good one. Since the federal administration is following this policy, it is only natural that they should also say that the man who seeded no wheat last fall is not entitled to the first benefit pay ment this fall and next spring, Bro kaw explains. The farmer who had wheat either or all of the base years, 1930 to 1932, but seeded no wheat last fall can sign the Triple A contract and get the benefit payment in the fall and spring of 1934 to 1935 and again in 1935 to 1936, according to the statements in the Triple A plan. How much w’heat a man must have seeded last fall is another related question that is very common, Bro kaw says. Wallace and W ilson say the man must have seeded the number of acres, which at his average yield for three years, 1930 to 1932, would have produced his benefit allotment. If he seeded the required acres but failed to raise the required bushels, nature is to blame and he gets his money. If he seeded fewer than the required acres but got a big yield and raised the required bushels, nature gets the credit and the farmer gets the money. To illustrate with an example, a farmer’s base acreage is 50, his base yield 20 bushels per acre, and his base production 1,000 bushels. His allot ment is 540 bushels. At his 20 bushel average per acre, he needs 27 acres of land in wheat this past season. If he seeded the 27 acres and got only 15 bushels per acre, he could blame nature and get his money. If he seeded but 20 acres and got*30 bushels per acre or a total of 600 bushels, he can pat himself and Old Mother Na ture on the back and get the money this fall and next spring. If this farmer had in 20 acres of wheat, and got 20 bushels per acre or a total of 400 bushels, he would get the benefit this fall and next spring on the basis of 400 bushels instead of 540. Next year and the year after, the benfit payments that are made will be based upon 540 bushels. Franklin Hungerford. the seven weeks old ion of Mr. and Mrs. William Hungerford, living about five miles north <>f this city, died la-*t Tuesday morning nnd was buried in Prospect Hill cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Aueork, »f the Methodist church of ficiatin'?. SALESMAN HELD IN JAIL FOR FALSELY OBTAINING MONEY Wanted At McCook And Culbertson, Nebr., For Similar Offenses. A young man, who gives his name as Kay Freeson, is in the county jail, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses and if matters are ad justed satisfactorily here he will he held for the authorities in the south western part of the state. This man arrived in the city the forepart of the week. He is about 27 years of age and presents a good appearance and made himself quite a social lion among some of the young er people with his ability to play the piano and sing a little. He claimed to be representing a clock company of St. Louis and his scheme was to get advertisers to pay him $10 and he was to install an electric clock in the win dow of a local store in which the var ious merchants who would put up $10 each—could have their advertise ments flashed to the passing public. He was getting along nicely and had succeeded in getting five business men to sign up and, what was the most important thing to him, had paid the $10 fee demanded. Suspicion was aroused in the minds of some of those who had invested and a wire was sent to the firm he claimed to represent and they came back with a message that he was not representing them and then Sheriff Duffy took the man into custody. In the meantime Sheriff Duffy has received a telegram from St. Louis, which was given as the headquarters of the firm upon whose blanks he was making out contracts, stating that the firm was inactive. Another message received from an Electric Clock com pany of Chicago, stating that they had not heard of him for months; another was from a Kansas City company stating that he was not in their em ploy and that he was wanted in Mc Cook and suggested that the sheriff him. He is also wanted in Culbertson, Nebraska. It appears as if his career as a salesman is ended for the time being. THOMAS GAUGHEN ASSIGNED TO SELFRIDGE FIELD North Bend Eagle: “Lieutenant Thomas J. Gaughen, Jr., who was graduated from the U. S. advanced flying school at Kelly Field Texas on June 29th, came Saturday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gaughen. He left Thursday for Detroit, Michigan, where he has been assigned to Selfridge field. “Lieutenant Gaughen belongs to what is known as the Pursuit Unit. This is one of the four branches of aviation, the others being Bombardment, At tack and Observation. Selfridge field is a tactical unit devoted entirely to the Pursuit type of army flying. Lieu tenant Gaughen is pleased with his appointment to Selfridge. “Squadrons from this field will be on duty at the World’s Fair at Chicago until the close of the Fair and as the squadrons will take turns, Thomas expects to be on duty there at least for two ten day intervals. Then too, since Omaha is approximately within the 500 mile limit for week-end leave of absence, he hopes to get home rather often. He is especially pleased to have been assigned to a Pursuit unit since this is the only unit which makes use of formation flying. “Thomas was the recipient of much informal entertainment during his j stay in North Bend.” Thomas is well known in and around O'Neill and his friends will be pleased I to hear of his appointment. He is a nephew of the Earley family. — The Lions Club held their regular weekly dinner last Tuesday noon. At this meeting the matter of the city having another free day was discussed, but no action was taken on the matter. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday School 10:00—We have been very successful in supplying able sub stitutes during the vacations of the regular teachers. Morning Worship 11:00—“Trying the Christian Way.” Our men have furnished the music for the morning service. Evening Service 8:00^—Rev. Aucock will preach for us. Do not neglect to use the hidden sources of Christian power, II. D. Johnson, Pastor.