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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1933)
Over the County - - - ■ EMMET ITEMS Mrs. Catherine Shorthill, of Pitts burg, Pa., started from Emmet Sun day for he^ home at Pittsburg after a two months visit here with relatives. Milt Lawrence rebuilt a chicken house last week that a small twister had torn to pieces last summer on the William Luben Jr., farm. Miss Beatrice Welsh visited Miss Nellie Gaughenbaugh over Sunday. Miss Dorothy Fernholz, who is em ployed in O’Neill, visited her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fernholz, over the week-end. There was a dancing party at the William Stortz place south of Emmet last Friday night. Mrs. Rhodes, who lives north of O’Neill, was visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Guy Cole, last Wed nesday. A pound social was given at Mrs. John Conards for - Rev. and Mrs. Priestly last Wednesday. A large crowd attended. Miss Beatrice Welsh visited kt the Atkinson high school Wednesday Mr. and Mrs, Hugo Alfs, of Atkin son, visited at Gus Dahms Sunday. A number of government men are working on the road south of Emmet again mis weex. Miss Evelyn Tomjack went home last Friday to spend the week-end with her folks in Ewing. Miss Margaret Gaughenbaugh and Miss Mary O’Donnell visited Sunday with Angeline Galligan. Louis Luben was a caller on his folks in Emmet Sunday. Frank Pruss did repair work on his buildings in Emmet last week. The Shorthill store building is being reshingled this week. A number of neighbors and friends met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Horn last Tuesday evening and from there went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Puckett where a surprise party was given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Puckett and son, Clyde, of Idaho. A large number of old friends and neighbors were present and an enjoyable time was had talking over old times. Mr. and Mrs. Puckett were former resident of Holt county, mov ing to Idaho six years ago. They ex pect to return in a few days. John Robert Barnes, of O’Neill visited over the week-end at the home of William Luben Jr. ' Agnes and Treslin Vogel and Haye and Darlene Sesler visited Dorothy and Esther Lnben Sunday. Miss Anna Rose O’Donnell was ab sent from school Wednesday because of sickness. Mrs. Jettie Shorthill is moving into the Frank Kintigh residence. MEEK AND VICINITY A. L. Borg, when near Sioux City Tuesday with a truck load of hogs and cattle, had a bad accident. A lady in a model A Ford was driving on the wrong side of the road against the sun and the car and truck colided, nearly demolishing both. Axel was not injured but lost several head of hogs besides having to dispose of his truck to a wrecking company. The lady was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured. Will Langon had a truck load of cattle trucked to Sioux City on Thurs uay. Several of the ladies of the vicinity cleaned the church Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Young and child ren, Harold, Lester, Richard Stanley, Dorothy and Mary, of Opportunity, were Sunday dinner guests at the Ralph Young home. The Ladies’ Aid met Thursday after noon with Mrs. Dan Hansen, a large crowd attending. The ladies did'some quilting. Mrs. Hansen, assisted by her daughters, Mabel and Mildred, served a delicious lunch. Charlie Hoyer has been doing some plowing with his tractor for William Hull. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walters and baby, drove to Herbert Rouse’s at Inman on Wednesday. Mrs. Ralph Young and Miss Maude Rouse called on Mrs. Will Langon on Tuesday. The Chirstian Endeavor meeting Sunday evening, led by Axel Borg, was a very interesting and instructive meeting. Beside the scripture reading a request program was planned which was also very good. There were songs _ _ by the male quartette and also by a double quartette. There were readings given by several and Mrs. A. L. Borg sang a solo, accompanied by a violin and guitar. Mr. and Mrs. Merriady Hubby sang a duet as did Mrs. A. L. Borg and Elmer Devall. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith and Cecil called at the Gus Johnson home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and two small daughters, were guests at the Harry Fox home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rouse and baby, Mr. and Fred Lindberg and daughters, Ruth and Evelyn, called there in the after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young were visitors at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Young, of Opportunity, on Friday. Miss Maude Rouse went with them to visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Guy Young. Dan Hansen had the misfortune to lose his best work horse Monday night. The horse took sick Monday afternoon and a veterinanry was called but owing to difficulty in getting him on the phone it was too late when he arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Puckett and daughters, Roxie and Betty, called at the Ralph Young home last Monday evening. Raymond Johnson was an overnight guest of Cecil Griffith on Saturday. The Dan Hansen family were guests at the Will W'ells home at Red Bird on Sunday. Harry Fox trucked hogs to O’Neill for Roy Spindler Tuesday. Arthur Rouse drove to his brother Herbert’s home at Inman Tuesday. There will be a treasure hunt at the Ralph Young home on Friday evening, sponsored by the young peoples society. INMAN NEWS J. H. Butler, of Neligh, was here Sunday visiting at the A. N. Butler home. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hopkins and children and Mr. and Mrs. Good, of Ewing, were Sunday dinner guests at the Ted Hopkins home. Mrs. Stuart Hartigan and Mrs. E. L. Watson drove to Albion Saturday to visit relatives and to shop. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Christiansen, of Ewing, spent Sunday here with their daughter, Mrs. Delbert Sholes, and family. The R. N. A. Lodge met at the T. D. Hutton home last Wednesday after noon. A large group of members was present and a delicious lunch was served. Mrs. Melvin Smith and Miss Elsie Krueger assisted Mrs. Hutton as hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Britell who have been here about a month visiting among relatives, returned to their home at Neligh Thursday. Miss Willemeta Park, of Page, was visiting friends here Sunday. Miss Elsa Lou Ohmart, of Emmet, visited at the Howard Bradley home here several days last week. The first dinner of the season will be served by the Ladies’ Aid at their parlors Thursday noon. Each fall the Aid has a series of dinners and this is the first one this fall. Mr. and Mrs. John Anspach spent Sunday with their son, Hardin, and family at Page. Friends here were shocked a grieved Monday to hear of the death of H. M. Uttley, of O’Neill. Mr. Uttley was an early resident of this locality, hav ing lived on a farm four miles west of town. He had many friends here. Mrs. Karl Keyes who has been ill for two weeks is some what improved at this time. Mrs. Keyes suffered a ruptured vein about two weeks ago. Mrs. Walt Jacox left Saturday for a visit with relatives in Iowa. She will also visit her husband who is an in mate of the state hospital at Norfolk. A birthday party was given in honor of Miss Murle Keyes at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Keyes Saturday evening. The evening was pleasantly spent with games and a delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Keyes. E. A. Stevens, who has been assist ing in the care of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stevens, who are ill at their home in Page, came home Mon day. He reports that his parents are getting along fairly w’ell. PLEASANT DALE Mr. and Mrs. William Ernst and daughter, Evelyn, visited at the Carl Lorenz home Sunday evening. The Methodist Ladies’ Aid of Emmet will have a food sale at the McGinnis store Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Alfred Bradley and baby daughter are spending this week visit ing Mrs. Bradley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Ohmart. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rosier and Mrs. Mary Rosier called at Guy Beckwith’s Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lorenz and son, Glen, visited at the Hoehne home on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Joe rongratz ana little son spent Monday at the Ed. Heeb home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppenberg and children visited at Joe Winkler’s Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Coleman and family, of Phoenix, and Fred Beckwith were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith Sunday. Miss Marie Rosier is visiting her sister, Mrs. Clarence Wayman this week. The Heeb boys called on Guy Beck with Sunday afternoon. Max Wagnon trucked a load of cat tle to the sale in Atkinson Tuesday morning for Joe Pongratz. Mrs. Henry Vequest was in the Stuart hospital several days last week. She came home Tuesday . Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wayman and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beckwith and family spent Saturday evening at the William Schmohr home. Mrs. Gus Seger and son, Darwin, attended the football game in Stuart Friday afternoon. The first freeze of the season was Saturday night. One-fourth of an inch of ice was found in a trough early Sunday morning by one of the weath er men of this vicinity. Miss Viola Rosier is employed at the Otto Lorenz home this week. OVER THE STATE At Schuyler last Saturday the Wells Abbott-Nieman mills, one of the larg est milling plants in the state, burned with a loss estimated at between $400,000 and $500,000, with very little insurance. , The Nebraska Huskers were victor ious in their first football game of the season, played at Lincoln last Sat OLD OIL MEANS . DANGER/ Let us remove the old.,dirty oil From your motor and refill with fresh clean,SAFE t^ENAR-CO '“ 'MOTOR OIL PAR A P Pi WE BASE •vsAn-Pwoop ._ _ I ■: 11 ■ hi g aranKEBmT,; jok bio WHITE ROSE GASOLINE AT PRICE OF REGULAR GASOLINE Mill LOR MOT^R OO. Phone 16 O’Neill, Nebr, urday, when they trimnaac the Uni versity of Texas 26 to D George Hodge, Nebraska Federal re-employment director, declares that Nebraska will be one of the first, if not the first state in the union to re cover from the depression. He made this statement the latter part of last week in Lincoln upon his return from attending a meeting of the re-employ ment directors of several state held at Indianapolis. He said: “This state stands a better chance than most eastern ones of getting its recovery program under way immediately. We have no labor unrest or complicated strikes in this region to hamper our efforts,” *' The Omaha Bar Association, at a meeting held last Friday went on "record for the appointment of J. G. l’ruor, Burlington, Iowa, attorney to succeed the late Judge W. S. Kenyon on the bench of the Eighth circuit court of appeals. Former Governor Weaver, of Falls City, was elected president of the Na tive Sons and Daughters of Nebraska at a business session of the tenth an nual meeting of the organization held at Lincoln last Friday. Mrs. Marie Weekes, of Norfolk, was elected first yice president. Burglars cracked open two safes at Nebraska City one night last week and ransacked another office. One of the safes blown open was a block from the police station and the manager of the business establishment said that the loss would be considerable, but would make no estimate. The town board of Cook, Nebr., will soon advertise for bids for the grading and graveling of twenty blocks of the city streets. Lois Anderson, 10, was instantly killed at Pierce last Saturday after noon when she was thrown from a bucking Shetland pony into the path of an automobile whose wheels crushed her skull. An inquest held soon after ward called the accident unavoidable. The Automobile went into a ditch and broke off a lamp post in an attempt to avoid hitting another little girl who was also riding a pony. The Creighton University football team and the Haskell Indians played to a scoreless tie, at their game in Omaha last Saturday night. Both teams made threat after threat to score, but when the goal line was in sight they were held for downs. .The World War veterans of the 355th regiment, 89th division, held their annual convention at Albion Monday. They selected Norfolk as their place of meeting for 1934. Fred Hansen, of Norfolk, was elected presi dent of the organization for the en suing year. Mel Harder, star pitcher of the Cleveland Indians, lost a 5 to 0 de cision in an eleven inning baseball game at Omfcha last Sunday after noon. He was hurling for the sand lot club from which he jumped to the majors, the Carter Lake Club. Snooker Drefs, southpaw of the St. Joseph club of the Western League, was on the mound for the winning team, the Hunts, of Omaha. Harder allowed six hits, four of them in the last inning, while Drefs allowed but one. The city council of Sidney has placed the municipal employees on a five day week and raised pay where necessary under the blanket code. Mrs. Mattie A. Bradley, 59, of Falls City, died at her home there last Sun-1 day of sleeping sickness. She had been ill for more than two weeks. The death was the first in that section of the state from this disease. Roy Wheeler, 12, and Darrel Owen, 11, were killed near Arnold, Nebr., last Sunday when the walls of a cave they were digging, collapsed, burying them alive. It is believed the boys had been digging out a den of coyotes at the time of the accident. The ac cident was not discovered for several hours after the walls of the cave had collapsed. Neighbor children made the discovery and called help. Both boys had been dead several hours when their bodies were taken from the pit. Mrs. Elsie Gilbert, 48, strangled her self to death with binder twine tied to a bed post at the home of her brother-in-law near Winside. Mrs. Gilbert came to this country eight years ago. Her husband, a German soldier, was killed in the war. Governor Murray, of Oklohoma, granted a requisition the first of the week for the return of Joe Harris, al leged bank robber, from Muskogee, Okla., to York, Nebr., to face trial for the robbery of the Fiast National Bank of York a few weeks ago. Professor Einstein now says that he was mistaken about pacifism and some other political questions. Which makes us wonder whether he could possibly be in error about the old fifth dimension. H. M. UTTLEY DEAN OF HOLT COUNTY LAWYERS PASSES AWAY MONDAY (Continued from page 1.) for years been a member. Burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. The funeral was largely attended many of the old time residents of the county attending the last rites for the departed pioneer. WHEAT PRODUCTION AND ACREAGE STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE WHEAT PRODUCTION CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF BOYD-HOLT DISTRICT, STATE OF NEBRASKA The following is a statement of the production and planted acreages of wheat farmers who have submitted applications for farm allotments. This publication is made in compliance with the regulations of the Agricul tural Adjustment Administration. Any person may make a confidential report to the community or county allotment committee if he finds any statement here which he believes to be inaccurate. This report must be made before October 18. (Signed) A. U. DIX, Chairman, County Allotment Committee. JAMES D. BECK EARL DAVIS EWING COMMUNITY Community Committee: N. C. Christiansen, Joe Mlnarik and H. M. Imsick -j j ; | I 1930 Wheat 1931 Wheat | 1932 Wheat 3-Yr.Average Total |_I_(1930 32) 1933 Name of Applicant Section Acres | | III I Wheat on ! Acres (Bushels Acres |Bushels| Acres [Bushels Acres (Bushels Acres Farm | Sown i Grown Sown Grown I Sown | Grown Sown Grown Sown J. L. Blair . 13 200 | 20 135 20 152 20 | 132 20 189 Clem Bollen. .:_ 13 80 None None 8 92 15 ] 100 I 8 57 22 N. C. Christiansen_ 21 240 [ None None 18 None 20 | 76 13 25 20 Paul Funk 22 160 ( 10 150 16 200 15 ( None 13 . 116 15 '-♦fGeorge Holloway . 3 160 i 20 300 20 340 20 I 150 20 „ 263 None H. M. Imsick .. 13 & 4 480 25 50 50 290 63 I 400 46 247 63 Frank Mlnarik __ 22,26 | I & 27 880 i 35 510 I 46 743 36 I 692 39 648 29 Joe Mlnarik _ __ 34 & 27 320 I 25 600 20 400 20 | 440 22 480 40 Frank Schmiser__ 35 160 | 40 320 40 560 30 j 660 37 513 24 John J. Funk ...._ 15 200 1 15 70 15 ( 95 j 15 | 103 15 89 15 ' 1 STUART COMMUNITY Community Committee: James I). Beck, Mahlon Shearer, Lyle RadclifTe I I I I i I I | 1930 Wheat | 1931 Wheat 1932 Wheat 3-Yr.Average I Total |__(1930 32)_I 1933 Name of Applicant I Section Acres 111; Wheat on | Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres Bushels! Acres «.. ‘f | Farm 1 Sown | Grown 1 Sown ' Grown Sown I Grown Sown 1 Grown | Sown Alforis Batenhorst “| 11 & 14 260 | 120 | 2880 | 120 j 3310 I 38 396 93 | 2195 | 38 Jams)? D. Beck I 1 & 12 960 20 | 360 I 20 400 | 20 360 20 373 ! 20 L. R." Cobb . I 8 & 35 610 , 205 | 3700 I 225 4200 108 2320 179 3407 145 E. J. Collins.. 1 800 None I None None| None l 50 300 ( 17 100 1 50 Floyd Fuller _ 22 320 None | None [ 20 | 315 | 15 300 12 ( 205 ! None James Havranek_ 28 320 Nom^ None None| None j 60 600 20 200 | 40 C. F. Jonas 10 & 35 245 Nonel None1 16 224 10 100 9 108 ( None Joe Kaup Sr _ 8 320 50 j 650 j <0 1050 45 900 55 86i 60 Toney Lockman ’ 5 160 160 4320 160 1 3360 160 2400 160 3360 ( 160 Aaron Lofquest _ 3 320 l None' None | 20 ( None! 20 143 13 48 j 20 Cha«. M Mulford 33 360 | None None] 15 j 108 ! 17 200 11 103 j 18 E. C. Ninas . 18 160 25 325 60 600 50 1048 45 I 658 | 60 Alphonse Olberding _ 32 560 None None None| None 80 270 27 90 80 Lyle Radcliffe _ 22 & 27 320 | 12 104 40 806 85 2180 46 j 1030 70 Peter Ramold _ 27 320 | 16 416 16 416 16 368 16 400 16 ♦♦Clyde Roberts 4 & 33 320 10 200 None| None None None 3 66 None ♦♦John Shald _| 10&11 I 320 | 50 None 40 760 I 50 1325 30 695 30 Mahlon Shearer . .I 7 I 160 10 ! 130 ' 20 ! 400 I 20 400 17 310 20 O’NEILL COMMUNITY Community Committee: Jos. Schollmeyer, Harry Fox and Asa B. Hubbard -- I 1930 Wheat 1931 Wheat 1932 Wheat 3-Yr. Average Total |_f__(1930 32) 1933 Name of Applicant I Section Acres I I 1,1 ... „ . , Wheat on Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres Bushels Acres _ |_Farm Sown Grown Sown Grown Sown ; Grown Sown Grown Sown David Bellur I 29 I 320 None Frank Burival 14 320 220 1 1600 220 2727 110 330 193 1552 140 G. A. Conard j 30! 680 20 None I 20 160 1 20 483 20 214 20 ••Harry Fox 5 & 31 I 320 30 506 35 644 35 566 33 575 ! 100 Preston Jones „ I 34 i 420 30 360 30 360 30 450 30 390 25 Wm. G. Kraft _ I 28 ( 160 10 80 12 75 10 52 11 69 8 R. H. Lienhart _J 24 480 None 5 75 15 100 7 58 10 ••Guy Noble ... — i 5& 8 320 None 10 180 15 300 8 160 20 John G. Oetter ... i 21 i 640 10 150 15 375 5 100 ) 10 208 10 E. J. Revel! _I 32 1000 122 1607 219 1940 292 5226 211 2924 214 1. R. Ridireway 7 & 14 320 15 None 15 90 20 204 17 98 30 Jos. Schollmeyer ... 5 i 720 20 100 25 None 30 I None 25 33 40 Sam Schultz _10 I 160 1 10 120 14 147 26 406 17 224 C. L. Shanner 3 1 160 None None 80 IJuO 2* 400 Anton Soukup 25 ; 320 ! 30 540 30 510 22 "04 27 585 30 Roy D. Spindler . _ I 31 6<hi 25 250 18 11 1 2J None 22 221 Joseph F. Winkler _ 12 480 20 500 40 800 80 None 47 433 20 Asa B. Hubbard 15 i 640 16 None 30 340 30 380 25 240 46 David Isaacson 2 1 520 Non.' None 6 66 2 22 John Schmidt 22 640 70 120 20 60 28 170 30 199 16