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VOL. LIV. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1933. No. 21
MSGR. M. F. CASSIDY
HAS BEEN A PRIEST
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS
Ordained In Nebraska and
Has Been With O’Neill
Parish For 47 Years.
Last Sunday Right Reverend Mon
signor M. F. Cassidy celebrated the i
fifty-fifth anniversary of his ordina
tion to the priesthood. In the years
of his priesthood he has had but two
parishes, Rawlins, Wyoming and
O’Neill, being the beloved pastor of
St. Patrick’s church in this city since
July, 1886, forty-seven years.
During the years of his service here
he has seen the present parish grow
to be one of the leading Catholic par- j
ishes in the state. The present beaut
iful church, the pastor’s residence and
St. Mary’s Academy, one of the lead
ing educational institutions in the
state, have been built under his di
rection.
In commemoration of his fifty-fifth
anniversary the pupils of St. Mary’s
Academy gave an entertainment in his
honor at the Academy last Friday
afternoon. On Sunday evening a re
ception was tendered Monsignor Cas
sidy at his residence by the members
of his parish and a substantial purse
was tendered him as a token of the
appreciation of the members of his
congregation for his long and faithful
service to the people of this parish
and county and with the hope that he
will be spared for many more years
to labor in the field that he loves so
well.
Right Reverend Monsignor Michael
F. Cassidy was born in county Caven,
Ireland, June 14, 1853. His early edu
cation was received at St. Patrick’s Col
lege in his native city. His course in
philosophy was made at St. Bonaven
ture’s, Alleghaney, N. Y., and his
course in theology at St. Sulpice,
Montreal, Canada. He was ordained
to the priesthood by Right Reverend
James O’Connor, Vicar Apostolic of
Nebraska, on October 8, 1878.
His first appointment was as assist
ant at Columbus, Nebr., where he re
mained until April, 1879. He was
then sent to Rawlins, Wyoming, as;
the first pastor at that place. The
state of Wyoming at that time was
sparsely settled and there were but j
three priests in the entire state. The
territory that was comprised in Father
Cassidy’s parish was 450 miles north,
300 miles west and 100 miles south.
To cover this vast parish required
many trips for many days at a time
on horseback, as there was only one
railroad line in that section in those
days and that ran east and west. He
endured all the hardships of those
pioneer days, but he has often since
remarked that the years he spent in
Wyoming were among the happiest of
ms me.
In July, 1886, he was appointed past
or of St. Patrick’s parish in this city
where he has since remained. During
the years of his residence here he has
had the respect, admiration and love
of, not only the members of his own
parish, but the citizens of the city
generally, irrespective of creed, which
has been attested upon numerous oc
casions during the years of his resid
ence here.
He has been the Dean of this dis
trict for the past thirty-five years or
more and the priests of his deanery
look to him as an example in the
priesthood and an inspiration to pas
torial zeal in their chosen work. On
July 20, 1927, he was elevated to the
rank of Domestic Prelate by Pope
Pius XI with the title of Monsignor,
a fitting tribute to a man who has
spent his life in the service of God
and of his fellow men.
Monsignor Cassidy’s many friends,
not only in O’Neill and Holt county,
but over the entire state, hope that
he will be spared for many more years
of service to the people of this sec
tion of Nebraska which has been made
a better place in which to live because
of his residence here.
George Bressler closed a deal last
week whereby he disposed of his store
building in this city to E. E. Marcellus
of Stuart, taking in some property in
the western part of the county on
the deal.
DISMISS LIBEL SLIT
In federal court at Salt Lake City
Judge TtUanan D. Johnson dismissed
a five million della ■ libel suit brought
against the Kansas City Star by Dr.
John R. Brinkley, at one time guber
natorial candidate in Kansas and op
erator of a radio station.
NEBRASKA OPERATION
COST WAS $13,799,000
It cost Nebraska $13,799,477 to op
erate and maintain its general govern
mental departments the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1932—or about $10
per capita.
A summary of Nebraska financial
statistics made public by the census
bureau at Washington shows the j
state’s total revenue receipts in 1932
were $23,561,750, or $17 per capita.
Expenses that year dropped slightly
from 1931, when the cost was $10.47
per capita. Back in 1917 the state
carried on for only $3.86 per capita.
Not included in departmental ex
penses are expenditures of $11,633,473
for permanent improvements and
$9,892 for interest on debts, bringing
Nebraska’s total 1932 outlay to $25,
442,842. Of that sum, $14,065,864
went to highways—$10,326,461 for
construction and the balance for main,
tenance.
Nebraska’s revenues fell $1,881,086
short of her total expenditures but
exceeded by more than $9,000,000 her
expenditures exclusive of permanent
improvements.
PAGE COMMERCIAL
CLUB SPONSORING
HUSKING CONTEST
To Be Held October 24th,
With Accommodations
For 12 Contestants.
The Holt County Corn Husking Con
test will be held at Page on Tuesday,
October 24th, at 1:30 P. M. The
George French farm one-half mile
south and one mile west of Page will
be the scene of the event. The Page
Commercial Club is sponsoring the
affair and are offering $27.00 in prizes.
This contest is open to all Holt
county huskers and eligibility rules
set up for the state contest will gov
ern. Only twelve huskers can be ac
commodated in the contest. In case
more than twelve men enter, each man
will be asked to make a husk trial
contest in his own field and the high
twelve will be eligible for the county
contest.
All contestants will husk for one
hour and twenty minutes. The field
selected by the eomrrtittee will make
forty to fifty bushels per acre. It is
listed corn and is free from sandburs.
Good records should be hung up, if
weather conditions are favorable.
The committee in charge consists of
Dave Bowen, Alva Townsend and Al
ton Braddock. All entries close on
October 18th. Make them with J. W.
Rooney at O’Neill.
NEW RAILROAD RATES IN
EFFECT DECEMBER FIRST
Substantial savings will result to all
travelers—coach or first class, round
trip or one-way, long limit or short
limit—with the introduction of the new
basic passenger rates by the western
railroads on December 1st, R. Thom
son, passenger traffic manager of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway,
says in explaining the recent decision
to reduce passenger fares on December
1st.
“The Northwester railway will offer
daily one-way tickets at three cents a
mile, good in all classes of equipment,
daily two-cent a mile rates for round
trip tickets with a ten day return
limit good in all classes of equipment
and daily two-cent a mile one-way
tickets between points on our road
effective that date,” Mr. Thomson
stated.
The traveler win nave me iwiuwiug
from which to choose:
One way travelers desiring sleeping
car service will pay at the rate of
three cents a mile for the rail ticket,
a reduction of sixteen and two-thirds
per cent over the present basic rate |
of 3.6 cents a mile. For instance, a
one-way traveler from Chicago going
to Omaha, will pay $14.94 after De
cember 1st for his rail ticket insteod
[ of the preseent basic rate of $17.93.
That same traveler will be able to buy
a lower berth in a sleeping car for
$3.00 instead of the present rate of
$4.50, all railroad surcharge being
eliminated from Pullman berth rates
effective December 1st.
Round trip tickets with limit of ten
days. Tickets in this class will be sold
for two cent* a mile, a reduction of
4." }>er cent over the present basic
rate. For instance, a passenger from
Sioux City ib'-tined to Chicago could
buv a round trip ticket for $20...8 with
this ten das return limit m* compared
with the old -tamiard double-local rate
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BRIEFLY STATED
Mrs. C. F. McKenna returned last
night from a two weeks visit with
relatives and friends at Rockford, 111.,
and the exposition at Chicago.
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Pete Todsen drove down to Norfolk
Wednesday morning to attend a dis
trict meeting of the managers of the
J. C. Penney stores for this district.
Clarence Ryan arrived in the city
the latter part of last week for a visTf
at the home of his father, Arthur
Ryan, and with his many friends here.
Mrs. Edward Campbell entertained
the Martez Club last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. B. J. Grady, Miss Marjorie Dick
son and Mrs. Edward Gatz won the
high scores.
F. W. Lorenz, one of the energetic
farmers of northwestern Grattan, was
a pleasant caller at this office last
Saturday, extending his subscription
to The Frontier.
Mrs. J. E. King, of Webster, Ken
tucky, arrived in the city last evening
for a protracted visit with her children
here, Mrs. D. H. Clauson and Rafe and
Grover Shaw and other relatives.
Mrs. R. R. Dickson, Mrs. J. F.
O’Donnell and Miss Maxine O’Donnell
left last Saturday for Chicago where
they will visit friends for the next
two weeks and take in the sights at
the Exposition.
The first of the week E. F. Peterson
moved his bowling alley, pool hall and
beer parlor from the building north
of the postoffice to one of »he store
rooms in the old Bressler building on
west Douglas street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Agnes, Miss
Virginia and Loraine and Mr. and Mrs.
B. J. Grady drove down to Wayne last
Sunday morning and spent the day
visiting with Harlan Agnes, who is
attending the Wayne Normal, return
ing home that evening.
The members of the O’Neill Country
Club enjoyed another treasure hunt
last Thursday evening, sponsored by
James Tuor and Hugh O’Donnell. The
hunt was won by a car containing the
Misses Helen Biglin, Marjorie and
Marion Dickson, K. A. Wiehl and Max
Berger.
George Bressler moved to the Froe
lich place in the eastern part of the
city the latter part of last week and
Dr. and Mrs. Burgess moved into the
Bressler residence. Mr. and Mrs.
Bressler contemplate moving onto
their farm in Knox county later in
the fall.
A complaint has been filed in dis
trict court against several young men
living in the northeastern part of the
county charging them with incorigi
bility, and they will have a hearing
before Judge Dickson next Saturday
afternoon. The complaint grew out
of the robbery of the Powell store at
Opportunity.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock and
children drove down to Lincoln last
Sunday morning, spent the day with
Mrs. Kersenbrock’s mother, Mrs. Mary
Keenan and returned home the same
evening. John made the trip down
there in a little over five hours, reach
ing Lincoln shortly after 8 a. m., so
they had the entire day to visit.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Harrington en
tertained at 6:30 o’clock dinner Monday
evening complimentary to Mrs. Julia
Harrington of O’Neill, Miss Teresa
Harrington and Mr. and Mrs. John
Budrovic, of Los Angeles, California.
Mr. and Mrs. Budrovic and Miss Har
rington expect to leave the latter part
■f the week for their California homes.
Army officers from Omaha were in
the city Wednesday and examined nine
Holt county young men who were
mustered into the Civilian Conserva
tion Corps and they left for Omaha
that night. The officers, before leav
ing, said that they would be back in
about three weeks and would enlist a
number of young Holt county men for
the U. S. Navy.
The O’Neill Cribbage players started
in their fall and winter tournament
Monday with the first session at the
K. C. Hall card rooms. Twenty-two
players participated in the openeing
tournament which was won by C. E.
Cronin, lifter a hectic battle with a
couple of other aspirants for the
honor. These tournaments will be
weekly affairs for the balance of tht
fall, winter and spring.
GIANTS WIN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
The New York Giants won the fifth
game of the World’s series baseball
games at Washington last Saturday
and thereby annexed the title of the
World's Champions. The last game
was won by a home run by Mel Ott
in the tenth inning, with a score of
4 to S.
Washington was able to win but one
of the five games played, being the
fiust time in several years that the
jpfiampions of the American league
were so decisively beater There was
“not much betting on the series in this
city, less than usual on events of this
character, and the sports are probably
glad as most of them figured that
the Senators were a cinch tc win the
pe ".'.ant.
AG. COLLEGE OFFERS
COURSE FOR FARMERS
The College of Agriculture, Lincoln,
Nebraska, is offering a winter short
course in agriculture, “The Farm Op
erator’s Course” which is planned
especially to fit into the farm program
of work. The course is sixteen weeks
long and is divided into two semesters
of eight weeks each. The first eight
weeks semester starts November 20th,
after corn is out, and the second eight
weeks semester ends before the spring
work begins on the farm. The course
is open to farm boys who are 17
years of age or over. High school
graduation is not necessary. Any boy
who is interested in such a course,
should write to T. H. Gooding, Super
visor, College of Agriculture, Lincoln,
for information.
NEBRASKA OCTOBER
CROP REPORT
Corn deteriorated slightly during
September and the crop is estimated at
229,905,000 bushels, says the state
and federal division of agricultural
statistics. Oats, spring wheat and
barley, which were extremely poor, are
tuining out about as expected. The
late commercial potatoes in western
Nebraska improved greatly. Sugar
beets, late hay crops and forage crops
are excellent. Pastures improved.
The estimated yield of corn is 22.5
bushels per acre and the production
229.905.000 bushels as compared with
269.293.00 bushels last year and the
1927-31 average of 230,002,000 bushels.
The crop deteriorated slightly over the
greater part of the State during Sep
tember. East central, northeastern
and central Nebraska, in general, have
good corn but the yield in the remaind
er of the state will be considerably
below the average. Corn in western,
southwestern and south central dis
tricts will average about 17 to 18 bu.
per acre while that in southeastern;
Nebraska is estimated at about 15 to
16 bushels. Weather conditions during
September hastened maturity and
practically all corn is beyond danger of
frost injury.
Spring wheat averaged 8 bushels
per acre and the estimated production
is 3,120,000 bushels against 2,020,000
bushels last year and the five year
average of 2,553,000 bushels. The in
crease in production is due to a large
increase in acreage this year. The
estimate of all wheat is now 29,014,000
bushels as compared with 26,620,000
bushels last year and the 1927-31 av
erage of 65,850,000 bushels.
Oats are yielding about as expected
a month earlier. The average yield is
10.5 bushels and the production is 23,
373.000 bushels against 74,190,000 last
year and the 1927-31 average of 67,
015.000 bushels. The estimated yield
of barley is 10.5 bushels and the pro
duction 8,872,000 bushels against 18,
360.00 bushels last year and the 1927
31 average of 13,439,000 bushels.
The average yield of potatoes is
estimated at 70 bushels. September
weather was ideal for the late com
merical crop in western Nebraska
where more than half of the state
acreage is grown. Plenty of moisture
and no freezing temperatures enabled
the crop to make a remarkable im
provement. The estimated production
is 8,400,t)00 bushels as compared with
8.775.000 bushels last year and the
1927-31 average of 9.404,000 bushels.
With the exception of parts of north
eastern Nebraska, the farm crop was
generally extremely poor.
Alfalfa hay averaged 1.7 tons per
acre. The first and secnnd cuttings
were very short but the third, and in
many cases u fourth crop, were excel
lent. The production of all tame hay
is estimated at 2,'.*04,000 tons a,- com
pared to 2,1*26 (100 tons last year and
the 1927-31 average of 2.100.000 tons.
Vll hay totals 4.373.000 t >n% again*!
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H. M. UTTLEY DEAN OF
HOLT COUNTY LAWYERS
PASSES AWAY MONDAY
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W HITE SOX W IN CHICAGO
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
The Chicago White Sox won the
city championship from the Chicago
Cubs in four straight games. The
White Sox finished sixth in the Amer
ican League and the Cubs finished
in third place in the National League.
FLORIDA VOTES WET
Florida became the thirty-third
state in the union to vote for the repeal
of the Eighteenth amendment, voting
about four to one for repeal at the
election held there last Tuesday. The
overwhelming majority for repeal was
even a surprise to the advocates of
repeal. The next elections will be held
next month, and as only three more
states are needed to repeal the amend
ment there is no question but what
repeal will be an accomplished fact
before the first of the year.
W’hile the eighteenth amendment
will be repealed before the first of the
year, there are but a few states that
permit the sale of ihtoxicating
liquor, before their legislatures repeal
the state dry laws. As Nebraska will
not vote on repeal until November,
1934, the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment will have no effect in this
state, and prohibition officers will op
erate during the next year in this state
as they have in the past.
STATE TO BUILD ROAD
SOUTH FROM O’NEILL
Report reaches this city that the
state will do the work on Highway No,
281, from the Northwestern railroad
track in this city to a connection with
the oiled road about four miles south
of O’Neill. Contracts for bids on this
road have not been advertised but we
understand that the state has not been
satisfied with the bids recently sub
mitted by contractors on various road
projects and that they have decided to
do a lot of road work themselves and
that the project here would be one of
the first undertaken by the state. Our
informant says that work would start
shortly on this project and that many
of the unemployed in this neighbor
hood would be given work on the
project.
It is said that the paving of the
streets in this city would also shortly
be taken up and that this work might
be undertaken by the state, on account
of the dissatisfaction with the recent
bids of road contractors. Governor
Bryan, in a recent statement, said that
the state had saved 40 per cent in the
construction of oil mat road between
Bronson and Potter, by state construc
tion, or $14,000 on the one job. He
said that their prices had to be “reas
onable” when submitted on highway
work, on which bids are to be opened
in Lincoln tomorrow. He said furth
er: “We expect to do road work all
winter unless it freezes so hard the
crust can’t be broken.” He said that
the state had saved 50 per cent in the
state construction of a clay surfaced
road.
M. E. CHI RCH NOTES
Services next Sunday as follows:
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M.
Church Service at 11:00 A. M.
The sacrament of the Lord’s Sup
per will be administered at the morn
ing service. We invite* you to par
! take of this sacrement with us.
There will be no evening service this
week. Our young people are taking
part in an Epworth League rally at
Spencer.
F. J. Aucock, Pastor.
William Carson, of Lincoln, and Lee
Brady, of Dorsey, were transacting
business in this city last Tuesday. Mr
and Mrs. Carson came up from Lincoln
last Friday for a few weeks visit with
relatives at their old home and expect
to return home Thursday. They were
1 former residents of the Dorsey neigh
borhood. and still own their farm in
that section. They left here about ten
years ago and since have been making
their home ir. the capitol city.
Mrs. Charles Meyers arrived in thr
city last Saturday from Kola. Mo.,
and spent a few days visiting hei
husband. Charles Meyers. She has been
transferred to Uuync and expects tc
leave for there the end of the week
and will enter upon her duties at het
tew location the fir^t of next week.
Had Lived More Than
Fifty-five Years In
Holt County.
H. M. Uttley died at his home in
! this city last Monday morning at 2
I a. m. of acute dilation of the heart,
j after an illness of a few hours, at the
: age of 83 years, G months and 27 days.
Mr. Uttley was born at South Bris
I tol, N. Y., on March 12, 1850. Shortly
I after reaching his majority he came
west and settled for a time at Vinton,
Iowa, and moved from there to Wisner,
Nebr., where he remained for a couple
of years and then came to this city
in 1878. At the time of his removal
to W’isner it was the end of the rail
road line and the trip from Wisner
to O’Neill was made with an ox team.
He had been a resident of this city for
over 55 years. In 1880 he was united
in marriage to Alberta Ensign. Sev
eral years afterward they were di
vorced and on November 23, 1898, he
was united in marriage to Miss Mary
A. Payne, who with four children, two
sons and two daughters are left to
mourn his passing. The children are:
George, Alvin, Texas; Mrs. Coila Wal
rath, North Platte, Nebr.; Clinton E.,
of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Dar
line Stewart, of Hynes, California.
He also leaves two brothers, L. F.
Uttley, of Bliss, N. Y., and Frank M.
Uttley, of Batavia, N. Y., and one
sister, Mrs. Clara E. Benedict, of
Hazelton, North Dakota. His son,
Clinton, of Washington, D. C. and his
daughter, Mrs. Walrath, of North
Platte, and his sister, Mrs. Benedict,
of Hazelton, North Dakota, were in
attendance at the funeral, the latter
being accompanied by two sons. There
are also nine grandchildren.
H. M. Uttley was the dean of the
lawyers in this section of the state
and we doubt if there are many in any
section of the state that have spent as
many years in the active practice of
law. When he first came west he ran
a freight outfit, hauling freight from
the end of the railroad at W’isner to
the Black Hills. This was in the days
when O’Neill was a little struggling
hamlet with only a few people. Prior
to his removal to O’Neill he had visited
this little hamlet many times on his
trips to the west and being convinced
that it had a great future as the
metropolis of this vast empire, he
finally located here in 1878 and shortly
after started in the active practice of
law, but there was not very much law
business for a few years. As the
country settled the business of the
legal fraternity improved and for
many years he was one of the leading
lawyers in this section of the state
and participated in all the important
; litigation in this section for many
years and had an active part in all
I the political battles of the pioneer
days. He took an active part in the
organization of the county and the
removal of the county seat from
Paddock—in the old days a little in
land village on the Niobrara river—
now only a memory. When first org
anized, Holt county consisted of all
the unorganized territory west of here
and Mr. Uttley, as the leading lawyer
in this section of the state, took an
active part in the political affairs of
! this empire of ours.
He continued in active practice here
until the spring of 1900 when he re
tired from active practice and moved
to a farm seven miles southeast of
O’Neill where he farmed for eleven
years, then moving back to this city
where he resumed the active practice
of law, which he continued up to the
time of his death. He had always en
joyed good health until a few years
ago when he had a severe sick spell,
but he recovered from the attack and
had been enjoying good health the past
few years and active in the practice of
his profession. Last Sunday, accom
panied by Mrs. Uttley he had attended
meetings at Page and Inman and
seemed to be enjoying his usual good
health. He was seized with an attack
shortly after midnight and a physiciun
was called, but he passed away in a
couple of hours. Acute dilation of the
heart was given as the cause of death.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon from the Pre-byti 'fan
church. Rev. Johnson officiating, and
was in charge of the local lodge of the
I. O. O. F. of which the decease 1 had
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