VOL. LIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1933. No. 22
RAILROADS TO PICK
UP AND DELIVER ON
NEBRASKA FREIGHT
Beginning November 1, Free De
' livery And I’ick-up Service To
Be Offered On Freight
Starting November 1, 1933, the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
and the Burlington railroad inaugur
ate a new system on the handling of
freight, both incoming and outgoing
shipments for all intrastate freight.
Commencing on that date the rail
roads will deliver all freight received
on their trains to the place of business
of the addresse, if within the city
limits. They will also pick up all
freight to be shipped on their roads
and deliver same to the station, the
railroads paying the drayage charges,
on everything under carload lots.
This information was brought to
O’Neill this morning by representa
tives of both roads who were in the
city for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the local drayage of
all freight. The railroad representa
tives who were in the city were: K. W.
Fischer, assistant superintendent of
the Burlington, Omaha, and R. C.
Burke, traveling freight agent of the
Burlington, of Lincoln. Those repre
senting the Northwestern were: J. P.
Juska, traveling freight representa
tive, Chardon, and C. H. Prvitz, as
sistant train master, Fremont.
RETAIL MERCHANTS
FROM NORTHEAST NE- j
BRASKA WILL MEET
Will Gather At Norfolk To Discuss
Problems Common To Those
In The Retail Business.
Retailers of northeastern Nebraska'
are planning to assemble in Norfolk j
October 25 for the discussion of their |
common problems. The one-day ses
sion is to begin at nine o’clock in the
morning at the Hotel Norfolk.
This meeting, to be held under the
auspices of the Federation of Nebras-;
ka Retailers, will stress the National
Recovery Act and the Agricultural Ad
justment Act as it pertains to retail
ing. Particular attention is to be
given to the present status of the
General Retail Code and the Master
Food and Grocery Code. The after
noon is to be devoted to the discussion
of these codes to the point of the latest
information from Washington. It is
very likely that the codes will, by the
time of this gathering, have been put
into such form as will meet with the
approval of the President.
Several outstanding speakers, un
derstangingthe problems pertaining to
retailing are to be on the program.
Cliff Crooks, of the Research Depart
ment of the Nebraska Farmer, has
gathered some very impressive stat
istics on retailing in Nebraska. This
information Mr. Crooks will give to
those in attendance under the subject
“Small Town Opportunities”. Pro
fessor F. C. Blood, in charge of ad
vertising and selling in the College of
Business Administration of the Uni-1
versity of Nebraska, will speak on the
subject “Retail Merchandising in the1
Small Trading Center.” Professor,
Blood has won quite a following
among the merchants of the state. As
General Counsel for the Federation of
Nebraska Retailers, Roy B. Ford will
tell about his “Twelve Years a Retail
er's’ Lobbyist.”
All retailers are invited to come to
this meeting whether they are mem-'
bers of the organization or not. There
is to be no registration fee, nor will
there be any other charges, except for
the noon lunch. The Norfolk Chamber
of Commerce has extended the court
esy of golf privileges to those who
wish to play after the sessions have
been completed.
CELEBRATE 18TH ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gunn celebrated
their eighteenth wedding anniversary
last Saturday. To commemorate the
event in proper style they invited a
party of their friends to gather at the
K. C. Hall for an old time party.
About thirty couples responded and
the guests and the host and hostess
spent the evening tripping the light
fantastic, and when the party was
over each and every one of the guests
expressed the wish thut the host
and hostess would enjoy many more
wedding anniversaries and that they
would celebrate them in a like manner.
Pat Boyle, who lives south of this
city on the southern edge of the
county, wu- looking after business
ma’ters in O’Neill Wednesday and
also visiting with relatives and friends.
GOVERNMENT WILL
BE EASY WITH ITS
MONEY BORROWERS
Government Has No Desire To Force
Liquidation On The Part
of Cattle Kaisers,
S, J. Weekes returned home last
Friday evening, having spent the
greater part of the week in Omaha as
a member of the senior loan commit
tee of the Regional Agricultural Cred
it Corporation, Omaha branch.
Mr. Weekes says that Manager
Chas. C. Kuning had recently re
turned from Washington and had an
nounced that thus far the corporation
has foreclosed on none of its loans, and
states that in all cases where the bor
rowers have demonstrated a willing
ness to carry forward it is the inten
tion to renew the loans, for, as he
says, the Government has no wish to
force liquidation on the part of the
cattle raisers.
FEWER CATTLE ON
FEED AS SHOWN BY
OCTOBER REPORT
Reduced Number of Cattle On Feed
Probably Due To Low Prices,
As There Is Plenty of Feed.
There were about 10 per cent fewer
cattle on feed in Nebraska October 1
this year than last says the State and
Federal division of Agricultural Sta
tistics. The number of locally pro
duced cattle being put on feed was
about normal but the movement into
feeder sections from the range areas
of Nebraska and other states was
small. Developments in the cattle [
feeding situation to the end of Sep
tember point to a relatively small
volume of cattle feeding in the winter
of 1933-34 both in the Corn Belt and
in most other important feeding states.
The number of cattle inspected thru
markets for shipment into Nebraska
during July, August and September of
this year were only about one-half of
the number that moved into Nebraska
thru those channels during the same
period last year. Railroad station re
ceipts in feeder districts were also
much below those of last year during
this period. In contrast, however, it
is evident that the number of locally
produced cattle being fed is about
normal and there is an increase in the
proportion of feeders moving into
feeder sections by truck direct from
the range areas of the state.
There is plenty of corn, hay and
rough feed in most feeding sections
and the reduction in feeding is not
largely attributed to feed shortage.
Uncertainty of prices, lack of a sat
isfactory spread between prices of
feeders and fat cattle prices in rela
tion to the price of corn, poor credit
conditions and losses during recent
operations are the reasons given by
many feeders for reducing operations.
However, credit is being furnished
thru governmentl sources and feed
prices are much lower than during the
past summer and operations may in
crease as the season advances.
Shipments of stocker and feeder |
cattle, inspected thru markets, into
the corn Belt states during the period
of July to September inclusive this
year, were much the smallest for this
period in at least 15 years. The small
movement in July and August was
probably due in part to the shortage
of pastures generally, but the con
tinued small movement in September
represent a general lack of demand.
The sharpest decrease was in the
movement into states east of the Mis
sissippi river. Shipments from mark
ets into the states west of the Missis
ippi were about 15 per cent smaller
than the small movement of last year.
In other recent years in which the
in shipments of stockers and feeders
were small in number for July and
September there was a relatively
heavy movement during the last three
months of the year. Market supplies
of all cattle from October to Decemb
er are expected to be relatiively large
this year so that there will be ample
1 supplies of unfinished cattle to meet
any improvement in demand for
! stockers and feeders.
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RKBI'ILDIMJ TRACKS FOR SPEED
The Burlington railroad is rebuild
ing part of their tracks between Oma
ha and Lincoln, eliminating curves,
wherever practicable, getting ready
for the speed train which will be pnt^
‘ on by that mad between Lincoln nnd
Chicago about January 1. All curves
are being banked so that the train
traveling at eighty miles per hour
| can tnko them easily.
BRIEFLY STATED
Albert Sutton, of Lincoln, arrived in
the city the latter part of last week
and will be stationed here as an as
sistant to Engineer Clark, who will
have charge of the road'construction
work in this vicinity this fall and
winter.
The O’Neill high school football
team met their second defeat of the
season at the hands of the Bassett
high school team last Thursday after
noon. The score was 3d to 6 in favor
of Bassett. The Bassett paper said
that the local team expected a harder
battle than was given them.
Mrs. F. J. Dishner, Mrs. J. J. Har
rington, Mrs. R. R. Morrison and Mrs.
F. J. Biglin drove down to Columbus
last Monday morning to attend the
thirteenth annual convention of the
Omaha Diocesan Council of Catholic
women, which was held in that ciity
on Monday. The ladies returned home
that evening.
The passing last week of H. M.
Uttley leaves Judge Dickson as the
oldest member of the bar in this sec
tion of the state. Of course the Judge
has been on the bench for more than
twenty-two years and has not been
practicing, but he holds the record as
the oldest member of the bar in this
section of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Clark, of Lin
coln, arrived in the city last Friday
evening and will make this city their
home at least for the coming winter.
Mr. Clark is a civil engineer in the
employ of the state road department
and will work on the new road con
struction that will be built in this
section.
Judge H. D. Landis was in the city
last Saturday afternoon on his way to
Bassett where he is sitting this week
in the trial of Bert Flannigan in con
nection with the failure of one of the
Bassett banks. Mr. Flannigan was
tried about a year ago and convicted;
he appealed to the supreme court and
was granted a new trial by that
tribunal.
C. E. Stout and H. J. Birmingham
returned Tuesday' evening from a two
weeks trip to Chicago, where they
visited relatives and incidently took
in the sights at the exposition. Mrs.
Birmingham, who went to Chicago
with them remained there for a few
days longer visit and will accompany
Mrs. Froelich and Mrs. Stout home
the latter part of the week.
E. L. O’Donnell left last Tuesday
evening for Lincoln where he goes to
accept a position as an assistant Na
tional Bank examiner. He will be one
of the examiners who will examine the
state banks that have applied for and
will take advantge of the National
banking act providing for the guar
antee of deposits. In order to be
eligible to come under the provisions
of this act all state banks have to be
examined by National bank examiners.
BORG-MARTS
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Paddock Union church on Thurs
day, October 12, at 12 o’clock when
Miss Wilma Marts, of Bassett, and
Rev, Paul E. Borg, of Norfolk, were
united in marriage. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. A. W. Marts,
father of the bride. The ring cere
mony was used. The bride was at
tired in a powder-blue flat crepe. The
groom wore dark gray.
Immediately after the ceremony a
luncheon was served at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Marriedy Hubby. The
color scheme of pale blue and silver
was carried out in table decorations.
Those present from the vicinity of
Meek were: Mr. and Mrs. Eric Borg
and Marvel; Mr. and Mrs. Marriedy
Hubby, Bonnie and Bruce. Those who
came from a distance w'ere: Rev. and
Mrs. A. W. Marts, Nancy Jo and Ro
land and Miss Dorothy Sawyer, Bas
sett; Rev. E. E. Dillon, Long Pine;
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hulshizer,
Meadville, Nebr.
The young couple left in the after
noon for a wedding trip in eastern
| South Dakota, eastern Nebraska and
Iowa.
The bride has been engaged in Daily
Vacation Bible school and public school
teaching for the past few years. She
has won a host of friends who wish
her happiness in her new life.
The Rev. Borg is affiliated with the
Christian and Missionary Alliance.
He is doing a very commendable work
as pastor of the Norfolk Gospel Taber
nacle. He also has a work at Battle
Creek and Meadow Grove. He has
been a regular speaker over W. J. A.
G. radio station for some time and
many in this section of the country
have heard him and enjoyed his ser
mons.
They expect to make their home in
Norfolk. *'**
GOVERNMENT PAYS
THIRTY-ONE MILLION
FOR SURPLUS HOGS
Four Million More Is Spent For The
Processing, Storage, and Mis
cellaneous Charges.
The emergency hog marketing pro
gram which closed September 29 cost
the government about thirty-one mil
lion dollars in cash paid to farmers
for live animals, the A. A. A. has re
ported. About four million more was
spent for processing, storage and
miscellaneous charges, bringing the
total of the program to 35 million.
About 100 million pounds of cured
pork was obtained, which will go to
the relief of the nation’s poor.
Joe Harris, 24, of Muskogee, Okla
homa, was arraigned in the district
court at York on Wednesday of last
week and plead guilty to assisting in
the robbing of’the First National bank
of York on September 20. Sentence
was deferred.
Ferris Abdulla, of Stuart, was visit
ing friends in the city last Sunday.
Poverty is the oldest dis
ease in the world. It can
only be abolished by a
bank account.
THE
O’NEILL NATIONAL
BANK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits,
$125,000.00
This bank carries no indebted
ness of officers or stockholders.
m
ISAYS ARGENTINE BEEF
FED TO C. C. CAMPERS
State Journal: The assertion that
corned beef from the Argentine has
been purchased by the federal govern
ment to feed C. C. camp workers was
made here -Monday by Prof. H. J.
| Gramlieh of the agricultural College.
Just back from a national confer
I once of livestock men at Chicago, Pro
fessor Gramlieh said he had it on good
i authority that the imported meat was
; being used. During the first six |
months this year, he added, corned
1 beef brought to this country from |
abroad exceeded by 83 per cent the
i quantity imported during the same
j period a year ago.
Conceding that a better quality Ar
gentine article could be bought for
the money, even after the payment of
duties, Professor Gramlieh expressed
the opinion that^ the government
should have more regard for its own
producers than to buy abroad.
SIXTEEN MEN HAVE
ENTERED COUNTY
HUSKING CONTEST
Program Of Athletic Events To Be
Given As Entertainment While
Corn Is Being Weighed.
Sixteen men had entered the Holt
County Corn Husking contest at noon
Wednesday, October 18th. Four men
will be eliiminated by a trial contest
in his own field. The men entered nre:
John Booth, Edgar Stauffer, Elmer
Troubridge, Donald Snyder, Merlyn
French and Leo Smith,’of Page; Or
ville Thorson, La Verne Thorson, Dan
Hudloff, Leo Burival and Carl Belzer,
| of O’Neill; Joe F. Mlnrik and Frank
! Mlnarik, Jr., of Ewing; Forrest Far
1 rand, of Dorsey; Roy Iloerls, of Mar
tha, and Herman Meyer, of Josie.
The large entry list should give a
field of fast huskers for the contest.
The Page Commercial Club is arrang
ing for a program of athletic events
to entertain the crowd during the
time that the weighing is going on.
Parking space is available for a
large number of cars. See this husk
ing event and watch these huskers
throw the corn.
DRAWS STIFF FINE FOR
POSSESSION OF PHEASANT
A complaint was filed in county
court last Tuesday by Game Warden
Baxter, charging Charles H. Allman
and J. A. Hoffman of Stuart, with
having in their possession one pheas
ant, the season not being opened and
the parties not having a permit there
for. They appeared in county court
that afternoon and the charge against
Allman was dismissed by the county
attorney and Hoffman plead guilty to
the charge and was fined $25 and
costs, a total of $J0. Rather expens
ive birds, these pheasants.
I)II) YOU KNOW?
That during the World War, the
| United States laid down 171 destroy
: ers, but by the Armistice only thitry
eight of that number had been com
pleted? Only twenty-seven of those
completed reached the war zone be
fore November 11, 1918.
That the U. S. S. Trevor, a de
I stroyer, recently tftok off 84 passeng
! ers and 45 members of the crew of
the S. S. Northwestern which ran
ashore on the Eagle River Spit near
Juneau, Alaksa, landing them in Jun
eau on July 25, 1933?
That new fighting planes with
speeds reaching 200 knots per hour
are in production for use on the U. S.
S. Saratoga, U. S. S. Lexington and'
U. S. S. Ranger—our three large |
carriers? 220 knots per hour equals
225 land miles per hour.
That the U. S. S. Macon, the Navy’s
great dirigible, has a cruising range
of 10,580 miles without refueling?
Comparing this with the Graf Zep
pelin’s cruising range we find that
the Macon's range is 4,455 miles
greater.
CARD OF THANKS
We are, indeed, grateful, to the
many neighbors and friends for kind
ness shown and sympathy extended us
in the hours of sorrow following the
recent death of our beloved husband,
father and brother, the late H. M.
Uttl-y. We also d< sire to express our
appreciation to the donors <>f the many
beautiful floral tributes. We trust
that each and all may accept this ex
pression as personally expressed.-—
Mrs. H. M. Uttley. Coila Walrath and
family, Clinton 11 Uttley and Clara
E, Benedict and family.
Miss Agr v* Joyce made a business
trip to Omaha the first of the week, i
WORK TO START ON
281 SOUTH OF HERE
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Bids To Be Asked For In Near Future
For Paving of Highway No. 20
Through This City.
As announced exclusively in the last
issue of The Frontier, work on High
way No. 281, south of this city, is ex
pected to commence the first of the
coming week. This road project will
give employment to a number of men
and teams and the work will be in
charge of the state department of
public works.
Last week Supervisors Sullivan,
Carson and Steinhauser were in Lin
coln interviewing the road officials
regarding the work to be done in this
vicinity this fall and winter. They
were assured by State Engineer
Cochran that the work would be done
and he also assured them that the
paving of Highway No. 20, through
this city, was assured and that they
would advertise for bids for this work
within a week or so. This morning
Supervisor Sullivan received a letter
from State Engineer Cochran, which
should remove any doubt in the minds
of the people here that the project
would go through. The letter, under
date of October 16, is as follows:
“This is to confirm what 1 told
you today to the effect that we expect
to take bids in the near future, prob
ably advertising within the next week
or so for the O’Neill paving on High
way No. 20.”
Residents of this city are hopeful
that the work will get under way this
fall, thus giving work to many of our
unemployed, thus making the coming
winter easier on them and their de
pendents.
A. G. A. PUSHES BILL
FOR DUCK STAMP TO
SAVE WATERFOWL
Would Sell Dollar Stamps For Hunt
ing Licenses, For Those Who
Wish To Hunt Waterfowl.
While duck hunters, conservation
ists, naturalists and others equally
sincere are debating as to whether
there are more ducks or less ducks
than last year, or the year before, and
so on, the American Game Association,
the Izaak Walton League of America,
and other organizations are working
for the consumation of the first really
constructive act to restore wildfowl—
the Duck Stamp Bill, officials declare.
The Duck Stamp Bill, now pending
before Congress, simply asks the priv
ilege of selling duck stamps at $1.00,
each to be affixed to State hunting
licenses of those desiring to hunt
waterfowl. These contributions, which,
it is estimated, will amount to approx
imately $1,000,000 a year, are to be
used in restoring the vast breeding
grounds of wildfowl, creating sanc
tuaries along the migratory flyways,
for scientific research to better their
conditions, and for administration of
this huge system. Not less than 75
per cent of the monies are to be used
to acquire breeding grounds ar.d
refuges.
Incidentially, delightful amazement
over these efforts is developing in
official Washington. When everybody
else, it seems, is trying to develop
ways of w’riggling out of numerous
taxes, come now the hunters of the
United States, some seven million
strong, humbly asking the powers that
be to allow them to assess themselves,
or those of themselves who want to
hunt waterfowl, a-dollar-a-year to aid
the waterfowl! Washington can hard
ly understand it.
Aside from the sentimental motives,
the duck hunters obviously want to in
crease the supply so that it will afford
more sport to more of them and insuro
this sport for future generations.
“Well, what’s the catch, what is th:.
going to cost the government?” one
cagy official asked.
“Not one red cent!” an official of the
association told him “The bill pro
vides for the payment of all expenses
out of the proceeds.”
“Mister, you sportsmen are uniqi#
he said in amazement,, “you can count
on my help.” •
In the meantime other officials of the
Association are trying to determine, a;
accurately as is humanly possible, the
exact status of the wildfowl. Most
species have decreased in the last few
years, but to what extent none sc'ms
to know. In any event, officials said,
the sportsmen must do everything
possible to aid the waterfowl to in
crease their numbers.
Mike Nemer, of Bassett, was visit
ing friends in this city last Sunday.