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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1933)
Over the County FAIR VIEW A fiine rain visited this locality this week which was fine for the fall gain. Mrs. James VanEvcry is suffering with a bad case of poisoning. Those attending the Holt county fair from this vicinity were: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. VanEvery, J. B. Long and Guy Young and family. Mr. and Mrs. Milne and son, Gerald, were over night visitors at the C. R. Young home. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Young were buciness callers in O’Neill Monday. Walter Young and Miss Amelia Milne were united in marriage at Creighton, Nebr., on Wednesday, Sep tember G. MEEK ANI) VICINITY Mrs. Stevens, of Orchard, is visiting at the home of her son, Charles and wife, at this writing. John Steinburg drove up from Orch ard on Thursday for a few days visit at the Rouse brothers, Ralph Young and A. L. Rouse homes. Harold Johnson, who has been home on a furlough for several weeks, left Tuesday for Randolph Field, San An. tonio, Texas, where he has been foi the past two years. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Young and sons, Harold, Lester, Richard and Stanley, and daughters, Dorothy and Mary, were Sunday dinner guests at the Frank Griffith home. The Ladies’ Aid planned a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Ella Hull on Wednesday. A large crowd attended and a fine time was had. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young and children drove to his father’s place at Opportunity Sunday afternoon. Harold and Raymond Johnson drove to Inman on Sunday for a visit with friends. Rev. and Mrs. Steven and Mr. Stev ens’ mother were dinner guests at the Gus Johnson home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Bay and Mr. and Mrs. George Dressier, of O’Neill, were callers Sunday afternoon at the Eric Borg home. Mrs. E. II. Rouse returned home Sunday from several weeks visit with relatives in Minnesota. Nearly every one who are not al ready through with the haying are busy with that and corn cutting. Mrs. John Eggar received word on Saturday of the sudden death of her father at his home in Montana. She left early Sunday morning for home. Arthur Rouse motored to Norfolk on a business trip over the week-end. Levi Yantzi trucked a load of cattle to Sioux City Wednesday for Will and Albert Kaczor. Walter Young, of Opportunity, and Amelia Milne, of Creighton, were mar ried at Creighton on Wednesday, Sep tember 0. They are living on the Clark Young place. The young people have the best wishes of their friends in this community for a long and happy wedded life. Rev. Charles Steven was on the sick list the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Worth celebrated their birthdays on Sunday. Mr. Worth was 71 and Mrs. Worth 64 years young. Those who helped them cele brate were Mrs. Ella Bonawitz and son, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Karr, Mrs. Ella Karr and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Worth. All spent an enjoyable day and left for their homes in.the evening wishing Mr. and Mrs. Worth many more happy birthdays. INMAN NEWS I)r. Flora and family are moving into the residence recently vacated by Earl Goree and family. Curtis Smith and Bobbie Stevens have returned home after visiting rel atives at Mullen, Nebr., the past week. Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Johnson, of Lin coln, were in Inman Sunday and got their son, Ilomer Russel, who has been visiting here for some time. From here they went to Chadron to visit their daughter for a day or two. Miss Mildred Keyes went to Stuart Sunday, and Monday commenced a term of school near that place. Miss Keyes has taught the same school for several years. The R. N. A. lodge met wit'll Mrs. Jake Pribil at her lovely country home south west of town last Wednesday. Harvey Tompkins has returned to Lincoln to take up his studies at the Nebraska Wesleyan university. This is his second term. Mrs. Cal. Anderson, of Seward, Mr. and Mrs. Wrede, of Garrison, Mrs. Olga Fox and Miss Alice White of David City, were here several days last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. B.TI. Clute and Rev. Miss Mertie Clute. The teachers of the Inman schools have returned to their duties. Supt. Alice French, from Puge, principal, Lois Moor of Inman, coach, Laurence Jones of Chambers, Dorlin Loekman of Stuart. Agnes Jensen of Madison and Marita Gifford of Norfolk nre the grade teachers. The enrollment in all the grades was large. Lee Conger, Jr., who has been work ing for the Finkhine lumber company at Petersburg, has returned home for his senior year in high school. He will be employed at the Finkbine store in Inman. Dinner guests at the Carl Wilcox home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Killinger and daughter, Lois, Mrs. Mary Hancock and son Wilbur and daughter, Miss Gladys, Mr. and Mrs. John Anspach and Helen and Mrs. Jennie Wilcox. Dr. Charles Tompkins, who has been taking his interne work at the Lincoln General hospital this summer, visited here for several days before leaving for Omaha where he will again take work at the Omaha Medical college. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Goree and daughter, Frances, have left for Cal ifornia where they expect to locate and make their future home. They will visit points in Nebraska and Colorado on their way. Mr.and Mrs. Joe Lallood, of Omaha, arrived here Sunday evening for a short visit with her brother, John An spach and family. Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Murten, of Mullen, Ncbr., were in Inman Monday and visited at the Forest Smith home. They were enroute to Omaha where they will attend the Annual Confer ence of the Methodist church. Mrs. Chet Young entertained 13 young folks in honor of her son, Mar vin, last Friday evening. The boys and girls report a wonderful time. EMMET ITEMS Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Hindmand and daughter, Albert, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson and son Saturday evening. Mrs. Bob Pease and son Walter called on Mr. and Mrs. Gene Luben and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sherman Allen and children, Mathel and Merrill, and Clyde Allen and Miss Dorothy Sesler attended the show at O’Neill Saturday evening. A number of people of this vicinity attended the Fair at O’Neill Friday. Rev. Alfred Hindmand left Wednes day for Omaha to attend the Confer ence. Miss Elva Kec accompanied him as a lay delegate. Miss Eugenia Luhen was a dinner guest of Miss Dorothy Sesler Sunday. The South Side Improvement Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Alex McConnell Thursday September 21. Mrs. McConnell and Mrs. James Co day will give the lesson on home canning. Miss Harriet Mctonneu, oi umana, is visiting friends and relatives here. A surprise party was held at the Charles Abart home last Tuesday evening in honor of Mif>s Luree, who will leave for Nevada Friday. A large crowd attended and every one enjoyed themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Fred .Tones and child ren. of Valentine, Nebr., and Miss Evelyn Keefer, of Johnstown, Nebr., stopped at the homo of Rev. and Mrs. Hindmand Sunday for a short visit on their way home from Red Oak, la. Mrs. Jones and Miss Keefer are sisters of Mrs. Hindmand. Miss Alberta Hindmand was an overnight guest of Miss Dorothy Lub en Monday night. John Luben spent the week-end with his folks here. John is attending school in O’Neill. Miss Helen McCaffrey spent the week-end with her folks, Miss Mc Caffrey teaches the Storts school. Miss Evelyn Tomjack spent the week-end nt the John Truss home. Mrs. Clarn Cole returned to O’Neill to stay with her daughter, Mrs. Esther Cole Harris. Fred Hitchcock vaccinated hogs for cholera Monday for Lawrence Tenborg. A number of farmers in this vicin ity have lost hogs from a cholera ep idemic. Emmet played Atkinson n panic of kitten bull in Emmet Sunday, Emmet winning by a score of 8-5. They also played a baseball game. Alex MeoCnnell and daughter, Miss Harriet, went to Basset Monday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Howard McConnell. Mr. and Mrs. Terry are the parents of a baby boy born last week. Mrs. Terry was formerly Miss Ada Storts. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abart and sons, Gailord and Den y, and daughter, Miss Luree, drove to Grand Island last Friday where Miss Luree took the train for Nevada. There her (hunt, Miss Georgia McCreath will meet her. She expects to remain with her aunt a year. Miss McCreath teaches in an Indian school at Fallon Nevada. She was transferred there from Genoa this summer. John Tenborg and Matt Cleary and son, Clement, called at the James O’ Donnell home Saturday evening. Jimmie O’Donnell returned Sunday from Spaulding where he has been visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mullen called at the James O’Donnell home Sunday. PLEASANT DALE Mr. and Mrs. George Frohart and daughter, Katherine, and Mrs. Eileen Seger, and daughter, Phyllis June, visited at the Gus Seger home Friday evening. Mrs. Albert Roseler and daughter, Doris and Miss Violet Roseler visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wayman Sat urday afternoon. The ball game between the Bear Cats of O’Neill and the Emmet team played September 3rd, ended in a score of 10 to 0 in favor of Emmet instead of the Bear Cats, as was stated last week. John Dick will take his ball team to Chambers Thursday to the fair, where his team will play the Cham bers team. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seger and daughter, were over-night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Seger entertained their family at a reunion dinner Sun day. This was the first time in six years that all members of the family were home at the same time. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Keeney and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seger and daughter, Phyllis June, of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seger, of Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Verne Beck with, of O’Neill, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Beckwith and Myrlen and Don aid, of near Emmet. Darwin and Minnie Soger live at homo. Pleasant Dale school was dismissed Friday afternoon on account of the Fair in O’Neill. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Linville enter tained Dean Beckwith at a fried chick en dinner Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roseler and daughter, Doris, and Mr. and Mrs. Cal Tenborg visited Mr. and Mrs. Mat Cleary Sunday evening. Joe Pongratz had some corn shelled last Friday afternoon. The Atkinson kitten ball team came down and played Emmet Sunday, los ing by n score of 8-5. Those on the Atkinson team were: Raymond O'Neill, Roland Newton, Dr. Holtzfaster, Jas. Rooney, Billy Shultz, Raymond and Clyde Fullerton, Joe and Edward Seg cr and John Henning. The Emmet team was: John Daily, Sherman and Clyde Allen, John Conard, Dean, Vern and Ralph Beckwith, Hurry Werner, George O'Connell and Francis Ten borg. The umpire was Carl Lorenz and W. P. Daily was score keeper. EDUCATIONAL NOTES The Annual Holt County Teachers’ Institute will be held in O’Neill on Thursday and Friday, September 21st and 22nd. Charles Bream, educator, Casper, Wyoming; Glenn I. Anderson, former county superintendent, Lincoln; H. L. Cushing, deputy state superin tendent, Lincoln; R. II. Jones, primary instructor, Omaha, Zelma Wondcrly, county superintendent, Red Cloud, and Miss Helen Whitla, assistant in music, Lincoln, will be the instructors. County Sueprintendent, Luella A. Parker, accompanied by Edward Stein and Rose Seger, returned Wednesday evening from Lincoln, where Rose and Edward represented Holt county in the State Spelling Contest held there on Tuesday at the State Fair. Both contestants did exceptionally well, Rose taking eighth place and Ed ward twelfth place in the oral con test. Rose was a pupil in District 172 north of Stuart last year where she completed the eighth grade. Edward is an eighth grade student in St. Mary’s Academy, O’Neill. Edward Quinn of St. Mary’s Acad emy was the winner of first place in the county contest and was entiled to enter the state contest but he being unable to go, Edward Stein, winner of second place went in his place. Both children had a very enjoyable trip besides seeing the Fair. They were taken on a sightseeing trip over the city of Lincoln where they visited the Veterans hospital, the State univers ity, the Agricultural college .the state capitol, Antelope park, where they were much interested in the animals in the Zoo and many other places of interest. IN DISTRICT COURT L. A. Wight has filed suit in the district court to foreclose a tax lien against Frank .1. Fisher, ot a!., and the South half of section !>. township 25 north, of range 11, west of the (ith P. M. She alleges that she purchesed You may at times forget to add a needed quart. This slip of memory may be forgiven, if you use Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil, for the 'Hidden Quart' extends its protection to cover the lapse, and gives extra miles to safely reach the next Red Triangle Station. This exceptional lubrication is brought about by the Germ Process—exclusively Conoco's patented formula. By adding extra oiliness and penetrativeness to the very highest quality motor oil, complete protection is achieved. With all these qualities, the total cost of this oil is low . • • five miles for a penny. GERM PROCESSED paraffin base MOTOR OIL a tax sale certificate on November 6, 11*21*, for the delinquent taxes for the year 1916, paying the taxes for that year amounting to $88.50, That she subsequently paid other taxes amount ing to $396.64. She alleges that there is now due and unpaid the sum of $505.35 and she asks the court to de termine the amount due and that if same is not paid that the land be sold to satisfy the amount due. Lou Waynick Bock has filed suit in the district court against Nellie S. Waynick for $5,1150 for injuries alleged to have boon received while riding in the automobile of the defendant, due to the earless and reckless driving of the said defendant. She alleges in her petition that on or about April 29, 1932, Nellie Way nick was the owner of a Ford auto mobile. That on said date the plain tiff was the guest and riding with the defendant in said automobile; that they were traveling westward on high way number 20, between the towns of Stuurt and Newport and that defend ant with utter diregard of the safety and well being of the plaintiff was carelessly, negligently and recklessly driving and operating said automobile at a high and excessive rate of speed; while thus driving, due to a fautly and defective steering apparatus and de fective and insufficient brakes on said automobile she lost control of said car and drove into a ditch several feet deep along the side of said highway. That the impact between the automo bile and the side of the ditch was teriffic, and the collision was of such force and violence that she was thrown against the top, side and front of said car and was seriously and permanent ly injured, all through the carelessness and indifference of the said defendant, she alleges that several times she asked the defendant to let her drive, to slow down and drive more carefully, all of which the defendant ignored. As a result of said car going into the ditch she sustained a cut over her left eye and her left eye lid was in jured; that eight of her front teeth were badly fractured, two of them being torn loose; that the enamel on all of her front teeth was broken and cracked; that she was crushed, injured seriously in her limbs, back, chest and shoulders; her nervous system was impaired and she was otherwise great ly injured; that us a result of said in juries she has ever since endured and ever will endure great physical pain, anguish, inconvenience and suf fering. That she has since been unable to perform any work, except a nomin al amount. That she has expended $:sr>0 for medical and dental services. She asks judgment for $5,000.00 and tho amount expended by her for med ical and dental treatment. ROBRERS MAKE big HAUL IN MINNESOTA Two small safes containing $100,000 in currency and securities were seized by eight gunmen who held up the em ployees of the Railway Express Ag ency nt St. Paul last Monday. The gang, who executed their robbery be neath the concourse of the Union sta tion, escaped. Tho hold-up occurred within a few feet of the train that was waiting to take the shipment to Min neapolis. JUDGE VV. S. KENYON DIES Judge William S. Kenyon, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, judge of the United States Circuit Court for this district and former United States Senator from Iowa, died suddenly last Sat urday at his summer home in Maine, at the age of R4 years, from heart failure. Judge Kenyon was elected to the United States senate in 1911 and served until 1922 when he resigned to accept the appointment to the bench by President Harding. He was a mem ber of President Hoover’s crime com mission, generally known as the Wick ersham commission, and in his report advised that a national referendum bo held upon the prohibition amendment. Judge Kenyon was an able man and held a very prominent place as one of the leaders of the United States sen ate at the time of his resignation. He was spoken of frequently as a candid ate for the presidency, but preferred to remain upon the bench. While in the senate he was one of the recog nized leaders of the progressive bloc in the senate. AUCTION AT ATKINSON, NEBR. EVERY TUESDAY CATTLE - HORSES HOGS - SHEET Offering broadcast from WJAd (Norfolk) Every Monday Noon. ATKINSON LIVESTOCK MARKET i MORNING LIGHT FORK & BEANS The* Michigan bean crop is only 50'< of last year’s. This assures higher prices on Pork & Beans. 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