VOL. LIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1933._ _ No. 25
O’NEILL ICE SKATERS
TO HAVE POND NEAR
THE CENTER OF TOWN
Interstate Power To Donate Lights,
And Water Given By The City
—Propose A Swim Pool.
At a meeting of the Lions Club last
Tuesday Max Johnson, who has charge
of federal relief in this county, was
present and urged the necessity of
some civic improvements for the pur
pose of giving employment to men
who were obtaining federal relief.
Among the things mentioned by Mr.
Johnson was a skating pond and a
swimming pool.
Mr. Johnson explained that the gov
ernment desired to have the mer) who
were on the federal relief roll work
and that the labor on these two pro
jects could be performed by men who
are now on the relief roll, without ex
pense to the city.
The members of the Club were
unanimous in their approval of both
projects and a committee was appoint
ed to submit the matter to the City
Council, which was done at the regu
lar meeting of the Council that even
ing. The Council agreed to furnish
the water for the skating pond and the
management of the Interstate Power
Company agreed to furnish free lights,
so ice skating will be the popular
sport in this city the coming winter.
The pond will be at Second and
Douglas streets and will be about
90x170 feet. Work will commence on
the project at once, getting the ground
ready to have the water turned in,
so that when colder weather comes
along the pond will be ready for use.
On the matter of establishing a
swimming pool the City Council dis
cussed it at some length and then
laid the matter over until the next
meeting. The idea of those advocat
ing the swimming pool was for the
city to build the pool, the work of ex
cavating to be done by those on the
federal relief rolls without expense to
the city; the city to borrow *he money
from the government necessary for
its construction, also asking a grant
of thirty per cent of the amount.
Many of the towns and villages in
various ports of the state have se
cured loans and grants for city and
village improvements and it might be
a good idea for the city officials to
look into the matter thoroughly. A
municipal swimming pool would be of
great benefit to the people of this
city and, if installed, would very soon
become the most popular place in the
city.
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Will Be No Limit On
Number of Distilleries
According to Washington dispatches
there will be no governmental restric
tion as to the number of distilleries
that may be operated after expected
repeal of the eighteenth amendment
or as to the amount of liquor which
they may produce, it was stated by Dr.
James M. Doran, commissioner of in
dustrial alcohol. Judging by the
number of applications being received
to operate distilleries, there is a good
chance the number may reach the
peak of 1904, when 805 plants were in
operation in the United States. Hun
ddreds of millions of dollars, it is j
estimated, are ready to be put into
the rehabilitation of old distilleries!
and the construction of new ones when
Doran's office goes out of existence
and this industry is taken over by the
internal revenue bureau, which super
vised the industry before national pro
hibition went into effect.
While the internal revenue bureau
regulations are supposed to be some
what rigorous, they merely require
that the applicant put up a bond, show
full title as to ownership of the prop
erty, so that the government has first
lien in case of failure to meet obliga
tions, and that the persons owning the
distillery are of good character.
At the present time only seven dis
tilleries are in operation. In 1904
there were 805, according to the de- j
partment of commerce, which made a
survey of the industry every five
years.
William Mcllvaine died at his home
south of this city last Monday morn-1
ing, after an illness of several months.
He was buried in the cemetery at |
Chambers Wednesday afternoon. Mr.,
Mcllvaine had been a resident of this
county for several years and a resi
dent of Grattan township for the past
fifteen years. He had always been
quite active in the affairs of Grattan
township and had served the people
of the township as precinct assessor, a
position he held at the time of his
death. Obituary notice next week.
Hopes That Crickets
Will Destroy ’Hoppers
Residents of South Dakota, who
have been in the city the past week,
arc of the opinion that they will not
be affected by grasshoppers in that
section during the coming year. They
say that there are thousands of crick
ets in that section this year and that
these little insects eat the eggs of the
hoppers, so that there will not be
many hatched out this coming spring.
, Residents of that section, who have
had two years of hopper experience,
are hoping that the crickets will work
overtime, if they will prevent another
visit of the hoppers.
SEEDLING TREES WILL
AGAIN BE AVAILABLE
Holt County Farmers Have Set Out
150,400 Trees In Seven Years.
Governmental seedling and trans
plant trees for windbreak, woodlot and
shelterbelt plantings will again be
available to Holt county farmers next
spring.
County Extension Agent Rooney
was informed this week by Clayton W.
Watkins, Extension Forester at the
Nebraska Agricultural College, that
plans for the 1934 forestry program
are being completed now. Each year
it is carried on by county farm bur
eaus thruout the state, the college of
agriculture and the Nebraska Nursery
men’s Association.
Both broadleaf and evergreen stock
will probably be available to the farm
ers for improving their homesteads,
according to word from Watkins. The
evergreens are grown at the Nebraska
national forest located at Halsey.
Holt county farmers have taken an
active interest in the forestry project
in past years. Records show they
have planted 150,400 trees in the
seven years the enterprise has been
operating in this county. Survival
this year was cut down considerably
by unfavorable weather conditions
during the summer months. Applica
tion blanks will be available at the
i Farm Bux-eau office in O'Neill in a
■ few weeks.
Roosevelt Asks Governors
To Back His Farm Policy
Last Saturday President Roosevelt
turned down the applications and re
commendations submitted to him by
five midwestern Governors to fix the
price of farm products as the solu
tion of the farm emergency.
The midwest governors, who were in
conference with the president for two
days last week predicted that the de
cision of the president would lead to
widespread increase in farm unrest
and disorders.
The governors attending the con
ference, Olson of Minnesota, Herring
of Iowa, Berry of South Dakota,
Schmedcman of Wisconsin, and Lang
cr of North Dakota, expressed dis
appointment as they prepared to re
turn home.
Langer, of North Dakota, identified
with the non-partisan league during
its reign in North Dakota, said he
was disgusted. He asserted that the
decision “means the farmer is the for
gotten man in this administration.’’
O’Neill friends learned the first of
the week that Clifford Rustemeyer,
of Bonesteel, South Dakota, had met
with a serious automobile accident
between Dallas and Colome last Sun
day night. His car went into a ditch
in turning a short corner and he laid
in the ditch for several hours before
he was found. He was unconscious
for twenty hours. Later reports are
to the effect that he is getting along
nicely. Mr. Rustemeyer is a brother
of Mrs. S. A. Downey of this city.
Mrs. L. G. Gillespie returned last
evening from a four months visit with
relatives on the west coast. Mrs.
Gillespie left here the forepart of last
July and went to Portland, Oregon,
where she visited for two months
with her brothers and sisters. From
Portland she went to Ponoma, Califor
nia, where she spent two months visit
1 ing her daughter and husband, Mr. and
\ Mrs. Eldon Wood. She reports having
‘ had a very enjoyable visit, but said she
was glad to get back home again.
At the cribbagc torunament held at
! the K. C. hall last Monday evening
Harry Sullivan walked off with the
honors of the evening. One of the
old-time cribbage players of these
, tournaments broke all tournament
1 records Monday night when ho lost
every game played, nine straight. He
1 is of the opinion that there should be
j some honors connected with his feat.
Mary Elizabeth Watson
The passing of Grandma Watson
has added another to the list of llolt
county’s pioneers who have passed on
to the great beyond.
Mary Elizabeth Dominy, daughter
of Jeremiah and Tryphena Dominy,
was born May 22, 1848, at Ellensbury
Center, Clinton county, New York
where she spent the early years of her
life.
On October 30, 1806, she was united
in marriage to her soldier sweetheart,
Winslow Z. Watson. This union was
blessed by two children, Fredric C.
and Glasford M. Glasford M. passed
away at the age of thirteen years.
In the year 1888 she came with her
husband and family to Holt county
and settled on a homestead near
Amelia.
Mrs. Watson was a woman of en
ergy. She was devoted to her family
and her home and yet she took a kind
ly interest in her neighbors and
friends, being ever ready to lend a
helping hand in case of sickness or
trouble. Many of the early settlers
have commented on the kindness shown
them by Grandma Watson. She took
upon herself the duties of a nurse in
many a sick room. All who knew her
can testify to the goodness of her
nature, her integrity and faith as a
Christian. She enjoyed, as she well
deserved, the love and respect of her
many friends.
March 29, 1895, her home was sad
dened by the passing of Mr. Watson.
After the death of her husband she
spent some time with her son Fred
and his family at Amelia and also
lived at Chambers with her grand
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Greenstreet, to
whom she wes deeply attached.
When age compelled her retirement
from active life she entered the
Soldiers Home hospital at Burkett,
Nebraska. But home ties caused her
to frequently visit her loved ones.
While visiting her son at Amelia she
became ill and quietly passed away
Saturday November 4, 1933, at the
advanced age of 85 years, 5 months
and 14 days.
Grandma Watson is survived by her
son, Fredric of Amelia, one sister, Mrs.
Asa Watson, of Ellensburg Center,
N. Y.; two brothers, Will Dominy of
Delta, Colorado and Ezekiel Dominy,
of Atwood, Kansas; three grand child
ren and four great grand children.
Impressive funeral services were
held at the Methodist church, at
Chambers Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Sawtell officiating. The casket was
covered with beautiful flowers. The
pall bearers were: M. L. Sageser. C.
E. Remington, E. A. White A. E.
Sammons, Warren Gilman and Hubert
smith. The remains were tenderly
laid to rest beside those of her hus
band in the Chambers cemetery.
To warn, to comfort, to command
A perfect Mother nobly planned
And yet, a spirit sweet and bright
With something of an Angel’s light.
XXX
John L. Little and A. O. Action ar
rived in the city from Neligh the first
of the week and have rented the Dr.
Carter building, just north of his office,
and will open a furniture repair, up
holstering and mattress factory there
in. At the present time they are
using Dr. Carter’s garage and are
doing some work there.
WALLACE CUTS CORN
PROCESSING TAX
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Processing Tax To Be Five Cents A
Bushel Until December 1.
Secretary Wallace last Saturday cut
the processing tax on field corn, which
becomes effective November 5, to 5
cents per bushel until December 1,
when it would be put at 20 cents a
bushel. The tux originally had been
set at 28 cents.
Wallace explained that the initial
tax rate was reduced as a result of
evidence produced at a public hearing
last week.
He said testimony and data present
ed at that time “indicated that the full
legal processing tax of 28 cents a
bushel imposed on field corn or its
products would cause a reduction in
the consumption of corn and tend to
build up a burdensome surplus.”
Instead of paying floor taxes at the
base rate of 28 cents on corn or its
products which manufacturers have
on hand, the tax on their stocks will
be effective at the lower rate. Floor
taxes are collected from manufactur
ers and wholesalers. Retailers have
30 days in which to dispose of their
floor stocks before those acquired prior
to November 5 become collectable.
The farm act, Wallace said, exempts
frpm the tax corn processed by or for
a farmer for consumption by his own
family, employes or household. Corn
ground for feed purposes is also ex
empt.
Meanwhile, the department was at
tempting to ascertain whether com
pensatory processing taxes should be
levied on products sold in competition
with corn and its products including
sugar, tapioca, food oil and cotton
seed oil.
Hugh J. Boyle Gets
. Washington Position
According to the daily press, Hugh
J. Hoyle of Norfolk, formerly of this
«,;v, expects to leave in a short time
for Washington where he has accpeted
a position as trial lawyer on the legal
staff of the Agricultural Adjustment
administration.
Mrs. Minnie Stewart, for many
years a resident of Page, died at the
state hospital at Norfolk last Tuesday
morning. Higlin’s ambulance went
after the body Tuesday and it was
brought to this city and the funeral
will be held from the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Wanser, at
Page at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mrs.
Stewart was 65 years of age; her hus
band, Walter Scott Stewart, passed
away in 1929.
The Seth Parker show at the Pres
byterian church last Friday evening
was one of the most successful events
in this city for some time. The church
was crowded with people anxious to
see the playlet and they all highly
appreciated the entertainment. It is
said that some of the local talent dis
played histronic ability of a high cali
bre and would have been successes
had they taken to the legitimate stage,
instead of other occupations in life.
Leo Ryan, of Omaha, has been in
the city the past week, visiting at the
home of his father, Arthur Ryan.
Not Special Prices
but Prices Quoted For Every Day’s Purchasing.
ANTELOPE COUNTY FLOUR RR
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P & G SOAP 9Rp
7 bars for
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SUGAR <£R QR
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We carry everything in groceries, fresh and dry
fruit and green vegetables, and our brands in canned
goods are of the best.
J. P. GALLAGHER’S STORE
Postpones Fall Term of
Court Until December 4
The Holt county term of court,
which was set for November 13, has
been postponed until December 4th.
Postponement was made necessary by
the fact that the term now being held
by Judge Dickson in Brown county
has lasted longer than had been
contemplated.
WET FORCES GET THE
NECESSARY NUMBER
OF STATES TO REPEAL
North And South Carolina Are In
Favor of Retaining National
Prohibition.
In the elections last Tuesday Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Utah voted for the |
repeal of the Eighteenth amendment
and after December 5—when the last
repeal covnvention is held—the pro
hibition law of the United States is a
thing of the past.
North and South Carolina became
the first two states in the Union to
vote against repeal, North Carolina
voting heavily for the retention of the
amendment while the result in South
Carolina is very close with a major
ity of ubout 3,000 for the drys.
Kenucky also voted on repeal last
Tuesday, but as the ballots in that
state arc not counted until the day
after election, returns on the result of
the election have been coming in slow
ly, but the latest reports are to the
effect that Kentucky has joined the
parade of wet states and became the
thirty-seventh state in the Union to
vote for repeal.
Now that repeal is an accomplished
fact there are but nineteen states in
which liquor can be sold legally after
the finul ratifying convention is held
on December 5th. They are: Ari
zona, California, Colorado, Conneti
cut, Delaware Illinois, Louisana, Mary
land, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Ohio Oregon, Rhode Island, Washing
ton and Wisconsin.
All of the other states have either*
constitutional or statutory prohibit
ion, and repeal of the Eighteenth
amendment leaves them unaffected.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mains and
“Boy” Gatz left last Sunday morning
on a short business and pleasure trip
to Omaha. “Boy” returned Wednes
day afternoon driving a new Ford,
that he had purchased from the Mellor
Motor Company, while Mr. and Mrs.
Mains came home Wednesday night.
Tom says that things seem to be
pretty lively in Omaha at the present
time.
I. L. Watson, of the Watson Ilay
Company of Inman, was a pleasant
caller at this office this afternoon and
extended his subscription to The Fron
tier to 1934. Mr. Watson says there
is a good demand for Holt county hay
and that there is quite a little of it
moving but the price is not very good
and he says that he does not look for
any improvement in price, at least for
some time.
William Storts was down from
Emmet last Saturday.
CHURCH NOTES
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
Sunday Services as follows:
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A. M.
Epworth League 6: 30 P. M.
Evening Worship 7:30 P. M.
Our first quarterly conference will
he held next Tuesday at 3:00 P. M.
Our new superintendent, the Rev. Paul
M. Hillman, will be present to preside.
The annual Choir Banquet will be
given next Tuesday evening. A fine
program has been arranged with
“Music” as the theme. Illustrations
of the various classes of music will be
given as the speakers introduce each
i kind. The main speaker will be the
Rev. Paul M. Hillman. The tickets
may be obtained of Mr. A. E. Bowen.
F. C. Aucock, Pastor.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00—R. M. Sauers,
Superintendent.
Morning Worship 11:00—“We are
Brothers.”
Young People’s C. E. 6:45.
Evening Service 7:30—“Spiritual
Recovery Crusade.” This service will
be a popular service with a number of
musical numbers.
It is a tragedy not to be allied with
some religious movement in these
days of desperate spiritual needs. The
Spiritual Recovery Crusade offers you
an opportunity.
H. D. Johnson, Pastor.
MAY TAX COMPETING
PRODUCE TO BALANCE
CORN-HOG PROGRAM
Need Felt For Some Method of Off
setting Rises In Corn And Hog
Retail Prices Due To Tax.
The position of the Nebraska agri
cultural college and its extension ser
vice in the corn-hog program will be
exactly the same as it has been regard
ing the wheat adjustment plan, Dean
VV. W. Burr of the college announced
Saturday morning. The corn-hog
plan has been formulated by the agri
cultural adjustment administration
and a committee representing produc
ers of corn and hogs. The college and
extension service has been asked to
let all farmers of Nebraska know the
details of the plan. It will not be the
place of the college to say whether
the plan is a good plan or a poor one
or to predict whether it will be a suc
cess or failure, the dean declared, but
the job of the college and the exten
sion service will be to help corn and
hog producers find out how they can
take advantage of the plan.
It will be several weeks before the
corn-hog contracts will be offered to
Nebraska producers, Brokaw believes.
Experience with the wheat program
indicates that it will be advisable to
hold conferences of those who have
worked with farmers on the wheat
plan and to gather together ull the
ideas and suggestions for improve
ment in the methods used. The state
administration feels that it will be
possible to work out many details in
final form before holding community
meetings this time. In the new wheat
program everyone had to live and
learn as they went along.
Among the details received from
Washington, Brokaw cited the follow
ing statement as most important:
"The program also calls for protection
of the competitive position of both
corn and hogs in the domestic market
if deemed necessary and advisable,
by means of compensating taxes on
imports and doriiesffc supplies of pro
ducts competing with corn and hogs.”
This means, Brokaw believes, that
the agricultural adjustment admin
istration will levy whatever tax is
necessary on competing vegetable
oils, other meats and other grains to
keep them in line with the corn and
hog prices. The Nebraska director
regards the fair qdministraiton of
this additional tax as one of the key
problems in the successful operation
of the corn-hog plan.
The corn- hog plan differs from the
wheat plan in that corn acreage re
duction will be 20 per cent more and
for only one year, 1034. The hog pro
duction will be 25 per cent or more
and also on a one year basis. The
base period for corn will be three
years, and for hogs two years. The
30 cents per bushel on corn will be
paid in two installments, 20 cents
soon after the contracts are signed
and the other ten cents, less cost of
administration, after August 1, 1034.
The $5 per head on hogs will be paid
in three installments, $2 after the con
tracts are signed, $1 about Sept. 1,
1934, and $2 about Feb. 1, 1935.
County corn-hog production control
associations will administer the plan
and supervise inspections.
No definite statements is included
in the information from Washington
but it is assumed that a man may
sign cither the corn contract or the
hog contract or both. In the hog con
tract he agrees to reduce number of
litters and number of hogs marketed
25 per cent below his average of the
last two years.
Century of Progress
To Be Held Over
Officials of the World’s fair, or ex
position, decided last Friday to hold
the fair over 1934. The action was
taken by members of the world’s fair
association. They voted unanimously
to change the constitution and by laws
to permit continuance of the exposi
tion next year. The fair officials will
have to raise $1,00(^000 from the
business interests of Chicago to con
tinue the fair, but they expect little
difficulty in raising this amount.
Fred Richter, who lives northeast
; of this city, was in town last Friday.
Mr. Richter said that he had a field
) of corn just east of Opportunity that
averaged forty bushels per acre. He
j had other fields, however that did not
j turn out nearly as good, thus lowering
the average yield of his entire crop.
Mrs. E. R. Riley, of Inman, came up
Tuesday to spend a few days visiting
with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Naylor.
