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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1933.
No. 18
SLEEPING SICKNESS
APPEARING AMONG
HORSES OF COUNTY
Eight Cast's Have Been Report Thus
Far; Some South of Amelia and
Others Northeast of Here.
According to Dr. Bennett there are
eight cases of encephalomyelitis, or
sleeping sickness, among the horses
of this county. He says that about
twenty years ago this disease invaded
northern Kansas and southern Ne
braska and killed hundreds of head of
horses. The disease was not active
for several years, until 1931 when it
made its appearance among the horses
in California and has been gradually
moving eastward. In this county some
of the horses affected are in the
country south of Amelia and near
Chambers, others are in the northern
and northeastern part of the county.
He says that government investigat
ors claim that the disease comes from
mosquito bites and Dr. Bennett says
that as cold weather is not far off, he
is hoping that the disease will not
have an opportunity to spread over the
entire county, as frost kills off the
spreaders of the disease.
MRS. JOHN VIQUIST
Mrs. Betty Viquist died at her home
about twenty-two miles northwest of
this city last Monday morning at 1
o’clock, after an illness of several
years, of infirmities due to old age at
the age of 81 years and 9 days. The
funeral was held Wednesday afternoon
at 1:45 from the Presbyterian church
in this city, Rev. Vahle, of Atkinson,
officiating and burial in Prosject Hill
cemetery.
Betty Johnson was born at Gothen
burgs, Sweden, on September 9, 1852.
On November 9, 1877, she was united
in marriage to John Viquist and short
ly after their marriage they came to
the United States and for a time re
sided in Iowa. In the spring of 1884
they came to this county from Boone
county, Iowa, and located northwest
of this city, where the deceased has
made her home since that time. She
was the mother of five children who
are left to mourn the death of a kind
and loving mother. The children are:
Charles, Henry and Anna, of O’Neill;
Lewis, of Four Horse, Wyoming, and
David, of St. Joseph, Mo., all of whom
were present at the funeral except
Lewis.
Mrs. Vequist was one of the sturdy
pioneers of the early day's of this
county, enduring all the hardships and
privations of the early settlers of this
section, but she came of sturdy stock
and persevered so that her loved ones_
would be provided for. When her
husband, John Viquist, lost his life
in the sinking of the Empress of Ire
land in the St. Lawrence River on May
31, 1914, while on the way to a visit
to his native land, she wras left with
a large family and extensive land
interests to look after, but with the
assistance of her children she per
severed and a short time ago was one
of the largest land owners in this
county. For the past fourteen years
she has been an invalid and could not
get around without the use of a wheel
chair.
IT WON’T BE LONG NOW
Idaho and New Mexico Tuesday
joined in the repeal parade for the
repeal of the eighteenth amendment,
making the total now stand: For re
peal, 31; against repeal, 0.
Both Idaho and New Mexico have
long been dry states. Incomplete vote
in Idaho was 50,549 for repeal and
36,852 against. The incomplete vote
in New Mexico was 19,753 for repeal
and 7,032 against. Only five more
states are needed to insure the repeal.
The next state to vote is Virginia
which will vote on the question on
October 3.
Word comes from Lincoln that engi
neers are busy on the specifications for
the paving through the city on high
ways 20 and 281. Before bids are
asked for it will be necessary for the
city to get ready to do some of
the preliminary work. The city will
have to put in curbs in six blocks and
get thingst in shape so that the drain
age can be tuken care of.. The ex
pense to the taxpayers of the city will
not be very great and this is an op
portunity to get the main highways
through the city paved, and possibly
this fall, when some of the idle men of
this community could be furnished em
ployment.
The Atkinson and O’Neill high school
football teams formally inaugurate the
1933 football season in this city to
morrow. It promises to be an inter
esting contest.
WHEAT APPLICATIONS
MUST BE IN BY SEPT. 25
Holt county wheat producers have
until Monday, September 25, to lile
their applications for contracts to re
duce acreage under the Triple A wheat
plan, County Agent Rooney announced
today upon receipt of word from W. H.
Brokaw, state wheat administrator and
director of agricultural college exten
sion service.
Additional information received here
also indicates that all wheat contracts
must be in Washington by December
1. This will speed up the work of the
county wheat association considerably.
Naming of a definite deadline for
the signing of applications for con
tracts means that the entire Triple A
program will be pushed ahead rapidly.
Some producers who have been slow
to sign up, believing no deadline would
be set, now must get the applications
in by September 25. After the county
wheat association has been organized,
the allotment committee will go over
the contracts and those meeting their
approval will be sent directly to Wash
ington.
No information regarding when the
first benefit payments will reach Ilolt
county has been received locally but
administrators in Nebraska say it will
probably not be long after the first
contracts are received in Washington.
COUNTY LEAGUE PLAY-OFF
STARTS TODAY AT CHAMBERS
The play-off championship series
of the Holt County League, between
Chambers in second position and At
kinson in first, starts today at Cham
ers. The second game will be played
at Atkinson next Sunday and the third,
if necessary, will be played at a point
to be designated by the League di
rectors. This is the last base ball of
the season and large crowds are an
ticipated.
SIMMONS ANI) VINCENT
DISCOVER LEAD MINE
Sheridan Simmons and Jack Vin-;
cent have dreams of shortly becoming j
members of the bondholder class.
Sherd says they have discovered a
lead mine in this county the ore of
which has been examined and pro
nounced very rich by men high in the
profession. Sherd is also of the
opinion that it will be very easy to get
the necessary capital to work the mine
and he looks forward to this city be
coming the center of a great mining
industry.
FRANK JOHNSON DEAD
Frank Johnson, who had been a res
ident of the county for the past 13
years, died at the Scott rooming house
in the western part of the city yester
day afternoon, wherehe had been living
the past ten days. He was about 70
years of age. For several years he
had been making his home with a
daughter, Mrs. Bonnerberger, at At
kinson, until ten days ago when he
came down here. He leaves five child
ren, all of them residents of this
county, except two. The vhildren are:
Mervin, Harry and Emil, of Atkinson;
Clarence, of Prague, Nebr., Mrs. John
Banks and Mrs. Peter Bonnerberger,
of Atkinson and Mrs. G. E. Widgrim,
of Lincoln. At the time of going to
press funeral arrangements had not
been completed.
Our old friends the Chase-Lister
Stock Company will be here with us
again for a short visit, starting Thurs
day, Sept. 28. This is one of the few
companies that has survived the de
pression, and it comes to us this seas
on better than ever. A new line of
plays, new scenery and new vaudeville
are among the features that the com
pany will present this season. A few
new faces are seen with the company
this season, and on the whole, it is up
to the usual high standard of the
Chase-Lister Company. See the ad
vertisement in another column.
Judge Dickson and Reporter Me*
Elhaney drove up to Springview last
Monday morning where they held the
fall term of district court. They had
no jury and the term was very short
the officials finishing their business
in about an hour and then returning
home.
D. W. Hoover, 77, of Audobon, Iowa,
while driving an Oakland coupe west
on highway No. 20 struck some loose
oiled gravel, where they are repairing
the highway, and his car rollced over
several times. The car wes wrecked
but fortunately Mr. Hoover escaped
serious injury. He was badly shaken
' up but was able to travel and Wed
nesday evening took the train for
Casper, Wyoming, where he was going
I to visit a daughter.
BRIEFLY STATED
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hammond made
a business trip to Sioux City last
Monday.
Miss Marjorie Dickson entertained
the Martez Club at her home last Fri
day evening.
Attorney Hugh J. Boyle, of Norfolk,
was visiting friends in this city last
Thursday afternoon.
Alva Davies, of Valentine, formerly
of this city, was greeting old-time
friends in this city last Monday.
Bill Decker, the old-time democratic
war horse of Verdigris, was attending
to business matters in this city Wed
nesday.
Elina McKamy and Germaine Muff,
both of Clearwater, were granted a
marriage license in county court last
Saturday.
Twenty-one government surveyors
arrived in the city the first of the week
and are going to make a soil survey of
the county.
Mrs. John Kersenbrock and children
left this morning for a few days visit
with relatives and friends at Osmond
and Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beha and daughter
came up from Sioux City last Satur
day and spent Sunday at the home of
Br. Beha’s parents in this city.
The members of the Martez Club
were entertained last Monday evening
by Miss Mae Hammond at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Moss.
J. M. Seybolt, who is now operating
a medicine wagon in Wayne county,
came up last Saturday and spent
Sunday with his family and many
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Savage, of
Norfolk, were in the city '1 uesday
visiting friends. They were residents
of this city for several years, prior to
their removal to Norfolk about a
year ago.
The ladies of the Country Club are
indulging in another of their golf
tournaments at the Club this after
noon. This evening the members of
the Club will engage in another
treasure hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. It. B. Mellor are re
joicing over the arrival of a little
daughter at their home last Saturday.
Mother and child are getting along
nicely and Ralph is wearing the smile
that won’t come off.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bruhm, of West
Point, came up last week and Mr.
Bruhm has accepted a position on the
ranch of Leo Farrand near Scottville.
Mr. Bruhm is a son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Tomlinson.
Mrs. R. R. Dickson entertained four
teen ladies at a Whist party at her
home last Friday. Mrs. H. E. Coyne
won the high score; Miss Clark and
Miss Mae Hammond, of Omaha, the
guest prizes and Mrs. I). H. Cronin
the all cut.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cramer, who
have been residents of Boyd county
for many years, living near Bristow,
were shopping in this city last Mon
day. Mr. Cramer says that he has
the finest corn crop that he ever raised
in the county.
The Atkinson Izaak Walton league
members are going to rebuild the old
mill dam there that was washed out
a couple of months ago. The property
1s owned by the Interstate Power Co.,
but is used by the public by permis
sion of the company.
George Fox has been granted a per
mit to sell beer in his cigar store and
card room in the Fox House, formerly
the Bella Hotel. He- was granted the
license Thursday and expected to open
for business in the afternoon. This
makes the fifth place in the city that
handles beer, besides two wholesale
houses.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller and son,
Duane,accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Darrol Baker, of Laramie, Wyo., and
also their mother, Mrs. H. G. Crom
well, drove down to Friend, Nebr., Fri
day where they spent the week-end
at the home of Mr. und Mrs. Frank
Riser nnd family. They were also
joined there by Mr. and Mrs, Edwin
Hull and son. Edwin jr„ of Sioux City,
Iowa. All returned home Sunday night.
ANNOUNCE A TEN DAY
SEASON ON PHEASANTS!
Official dates for the 1933 pheasant j
season have boon set and announced j
by State (.lame Warden Frank B. I
O’Connell for Oct. 22 to 31 inclusive.
Seventy-six counties in the state will
be open for the hunting of that game
bird this season.
The bag and possession limit was
set by the game commission at five
birds but the number may include,
two hens instead of only one as in
former years. The open counties are
the same as the last two years, Mad
ison county still being included.
The counties where pheasant hunt
ing will be barred arc: Box Butte,
Cass, Cherry, Daw'es, Douglas, Gage,
Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe,
Pawnee, Richardson, Sarpy, Saunders,
Sheridan, Sioux and Washington.
j’here will he no script distributed
this year to the farmers because of the
lack of the demand heretofore. If
hunters or farmers want it they can
obtain it by writing to the game com
mission in Lincoln.
The game commission also recently
set dates for the muskrat trapping
Reason the same as in recent years
which has been Dec. 1 to March 1, for
the eastern division; and Jan. 1 to
April 1 for the western division. The
following counties form the western
border of the the eastern division;
Knox, Antelope, Boone, Greeley, Val
ley, Sherman, Buffalo, Phelps and
Harlan.
FORMER O’NEILLITE
VISITS HERE
Mrs. Mary Reider, of Gregory, S. D.,
who has been visiting her youngest
son at Denver, William O’Sullivan, and
her brother, Phil J. Kirwan, at Glen
wood Springs, since last June 1, re
turned here Sunday and visited sev
eral days before going on to Gregory.
Among many side trips Mrs. Reider
enjoyed in Colorado was a climb of
Mt. Evans, altitude 14,330 feet, on a
new trail, another to the top of Flat
fountain, a trip through Rock Mount
ain National park, near Estes park,
on the highest road in the world.
While driving up to Gunnison river
after trout, her party drove over the
highest bridge in the world, over the
Colorado river, a blind road ending at
the bridge at present. One week was
spent at Estes Park camping and
fishing. Mrs. Reider reported the
summer cooler there than here, yet
considered very hot there all summer.
EXPECT HIGHER PRICES
ON FARM PRODUCTS
State Journal: Steady to higher
prices for hogs and finished cattle are
expected within the next thirty days,
according to the monthly economic
situation report issued from Nebraska
agricultural college by Harold Hedges.
Seasonally higher egg prices together
with steady butter and corn prices are
also probable. Wheat prices should
hold above the low point reached in
early September.
Hedge says the United Mates index
of farm prices showed a decline of
•1 points from July 15 to Any. 15,
dropped from 76 to 72 per cent of pre
war. Since Aug. 15, there has been
no material change in farm prices.
“Wheat prices during the next 30
days should hold above the low point
reached early in September," Hedges
says. "The Sept. 1 estimate of the
United States wheat production indic
ate a crop of 507 million bushels or
slightly above the August estimate.
“Less than usual seasonal weakness
in corn prices seems probable during
the thirty days. The visible supply
of corn of record size, the supply avail
able for commercial needs is so large
that chances at best seem slight for
anything more than steady prices.’
Altho the usual trend of hog prices
is downward from September to Oc
tober, Hedges says, several factors
favor the seasonal peak in prices
somewhat later than usual this year.
The pig and sow slaughter program of
the government lessens the prospect of
burdensome supplies in the coming fall
and winter and also reduces the effect
of large storage stocks of pork ami
lard.
The Nebraska farmers are told that
even though low grade slaughter cattle
may be in an unfavorable position, a
steady to firm market for finished
cattle is likely. Receipts have been
larger and indicate that fall supplies
will be leas burdensome than last year.
The supply situation, however, is not
favorable. Higher egg prices are in
prospect.
S. J. Weekes returned last evening
from Omaha, where he had been for
several days serving as a member of
the loan committee of the Regional
Agricultural Corporation.
WIN PRE-SEASON
FOOTBALL GAME
The O’Neill high school football
team defeated a team organised by
Ralph Mellor, by a score of 7 to 0,
Sunday on the field at the fair grounds.
The purpose of the game was to raise
money to pay for new football suits
for the high school team.
Mellor’s team was composed mostly
of men who formerly played football
at O’Neill high.
Mellor won the toss and elected to
defend the north goal, with the high
school kicking-oiT. Beech did the kick
ing. The entire first quarter was
ragged with fumbling and no con
sistent gains.
Mellor’s team threatened to score in
the second quarter when Liddy speared
a long pass thrown by Griffin for a
gain of about 25 yards. On the next
play Tuor caught another one of Grif
fin's long passes that took the ball
near the goal line, but they were un
able to push it over and the high
school took the ball on downs. Beech
made a long punt setting the town
team back in their own territory. They
were unable to make consistant gains
and the high school took the ball on a
fumble. Beech and Smith were good
for several gains for the high school
but they failed to score and the half
ended with the score 0-0.
In the third quarter the high school
kicked off, with Bill Griftin taking the
ball and running it back to near the
50 yard line. The high school took
the ball on an intercepted pass and
started a march down the field ending
with a touchdown by Beech. Green
ran from scrimmage for the extra
point.
Mellor’s aggregation threatened to
score in the fourth quarter after mak
ing two first downs, and then a third,
when the high school was penalized
15 yards for slugging. Another pen
alty for offside gave them first down
and seven yards for goal. Two yards
each were made on the next two
plays, putting them within three yards
of the goal. They failed to gain on
the next play -.mi lost five yards on
the next with the high school team
taking the ball on downs. Beech punted
out of danger but the ball was brought
back when Gallagher reached out from
between two high school men to spear
another of Griftiin’s long passes, but
they were unable to push the ball
further, the game ending with the
score 7 to 0 for the high school.
Griffin and Walling did most of the
ball carrying for Mellor’s team and
made some good gains. Beech and
Smith were the most consistent ground
gainers for the high school.
ORGANIZE N. R. A.
COMPLIANCE BOARD
At a meeting held last Tuesday
evening the following were selected as
members of the KNA Compliance
Board for O'Neill: W. J. Hammond,
legal member; Mrs. It. M. Sauers, to
represent the consumers; J. B. Mellor,
retail employersjC. H. Bratt, indus
trial employers; Otto Clevish, indus
trial employees, and C. If. Mullen, to
represent retail employees. This com
mittee will meet tomorrow afternoon
to select a chairman, making a com
mittee of seven, and then they will be
organized for business.
H. W. Tomlinson has succeeded to
the real estate business that was car
ried on for many years in this city
by Sam Berry. Mr. Tomlinson says
that it begins to look as if there was
going to be some real estate business
this fall and winter as he daily re
ceived queries regarding ranches and
farms in this section. If the price of
farm commodities once gets firmly
established on the up-grade there is
no question but what there will be con
siderable demand for farms in this
section, as well as in other parts of
the agricultural west. Land prices
have not been as low as they are today
for several years and the far-seeing
investor will not be long in taking ad
vantage of the opportunities that real
estate affords for a good safe in
vestment.
Ralph Weavering, of Kansas City,
Mo., was in the city last Monday look
ing after some business for an in
surance company of that city with
which he is connected. Mr. Weav
erling was formerly u resident of
North Bend and represented that
county in the state senate in 1919
While in the city he made this office
a short call, where we discussed many
of the stirring incidents of the 19111
legislative session, when we were botjj
in the senate. Mr. Wenverling has heer
a resident of Missouri for the past
eight years, but says Nebraska still
i seems like home to him.
O’NEILL WINS FROM
BARTLETT IN NIGHT
BASE BALL GAME
Take An Ea.sy Y'ictory In Tht'ir First
Game Under Lights. Large Crowd
Of O’Neill Boosters Present.
The O’Neill ball team went down to
Bartlett last Sunday afternoon and
that evening played the Bartlett team
under the flood lights, winning wdth
a score of 12 to 4. Dean Beckwith
was on the mound for O’Neill. Al
though this was the first game that
the O’Neill boys ever played under the
flood lights they put up a splendid
exhibition of the national pastime and
were masters of the Bartlett team all
the way through.
A large delegation of base ball
lovers of this city accompanied the
base ball team to Bartlett last Sun
day evening to witness the flood light
game between O’Neill and Bartlett. In
fact some of those in attendance said
their were more O’Neill people there
than there were Bartlett residents.
Those who went down say they wit
nessed a good ball game and the
novelty of the night game amply re
paid them for their trip, especially as
O’Neill won.
FORMKH RESIDENT OF
HOLT COUNTY DEAD
Paul C. Butler died at his home at
Battle Creek last Friday night after
an illness of three months. He was
a little over 49 years of age. He
leaves a wife and two daughters, be
sides his father, W. R. Butler, and
stepmother, of Seabright, Calif., and
brother, H. R. Butler, of Pierce. Mr.
Butler w'as a resident of this city for
several years, when his father, W. R.
Butler, was county attorney of this
county. He left here about twenty
four years ago and for a few years
was engaged in the mercantile busi
ness at Gregory, South Dakota, then
moved to Battle Creek where he re
i sided up to the time of his death.
TEXAS PUNCTURE VINE
GETTING START IN COUNTY
The Texas or California puncture
weed has made its appearance in var
ious parts of the county and unless
it is exterminated will become a nuis
ance in a few years. The plant is
very common in California. It is an
annual and produces a seed which
when matured is enclosed in a burr
bearing sharp thorns. The thorns
work their way into the flesh of
people and animals, and do much dam
age to cars by puncturing tires. The
thorns are strong and are not easily
broken. They will be a much worst
pest than the cockle burr if they get
a foothold in the county.
ECONOMY LEAGUE MEETING.
The Holt County Economy League
will meet at O’Neill on Saturday, Sep
tember 30, at 2 p. m. An election of
officers will take place at this meeting.
Martin Conway, Secretary.
Manager McNally of the O’Neill
base ball team says that O’Neill will
play Bartlett again next Sunday even
ing under the flood lights at Bartlett,
the game to start at 8:30. Bartlett
has strengthened their team for this
game in the hope of making up for
the defeat they suffered last Sunday
evening at the hands of the O’Neill
boys. They have secured the services
of Dudley Falk, one of the leading
pitchers of the Elkhorn Valley League
who twirled for Scribner during the
league season, to pitch for them. Falk
pitched for Spaulding against Bartlett
i a couple of weeks ago and fanned
twenty-one during the nine inning
contest. Honeycutt and Allen will be
the battery for O’Neill.
STATE PAY-ROLLS INCREASED
According to a report forwarded to
Washington by R. L. Metcalfe, Ne
braska NRA chairman, sixty-two of
the state’s ninety-three counties show
an increase in the payrolls of $7,350,
| 015 per year.
While reporting that there are some
i •‘chislcrs’’ in Nebraska and that there
is some resentment among the farm
ers, Metcalfe stated that NRA senti
ment is remarkably strong.
Tho fuct that there has been an in
crease in the price of things the farm
er has to buy, which is attributed to
the NRA, has caused some resentment
among the farmers, who have not had
a corresponding increase in the com
modities he has to sell, according to
his report.
Douglas county led the list report
ing salary increases, with a total of
$3,315,000 per year. Lancaster was
next with $670,000.