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VOL. LIV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1934. No. 41
YEGGS ATTEMPT TO
OPEN SAFE AT AN
O’NEILL ELEVATOR
Safe Survives A Bad Battering, Re
fusing To Yield Its Contents
Of Over $500,
A steel safe at the office of the
Farmer’s Union elevator office here,
near the Northwestern railway east
industry tracks, south O’Neill, weigh
ing about 1,000 pounds, was wrecked
last Thursday night at a time believed
to be between 11 and 12 o’clock, mid
night, by supposed itinerant yegg
men who failed to open the door. It
is believed the men were frightened
away. About five dollars in small
change was taken from a money till
which reposes near the safe.
According to W. A. Ellis, elevator
manager here, he sold an unusual
amount of corn Thursday to South
Dakota buyers and he was unable to
deposit the money in a bank because of
Washington’s birthday observance by
the banks, causing them to close that
day.
Mr. Ellis forgot about the holiday,
however, and made out a deposit slip,
leaving himself a complete record of
the amount on hand, in the safe and in
the till.
entrance to tne elevator uunuing
was gained thru a door, one panel of
which was knocked out so a latch was
reached. The office door was opened,
possibly thru use of a skeleton key.
Tools in a box, owned by the Farmer's
Union, a claw hammer and a few
others were used at battering the safe.
Heavier tools may have been used and
taken away by the yeggs. The claws
of the hammer were bent backward.
The dial knob and door handle were
knocked off the safe; one hinge bolt
removed, and by prying, the door
frame wras bent out of line, door lining
cracked, and the safe mad* worthless,
according to Mr. Ellis.
Because of the holiday and the corn
sales, there was in the safe, in cash
and checks, about $550.00, which was
not disturbed. Nothing but the small
change wras taken.
Several who live nearby heard a
peculiar sound in the night and. be
lieved it the ringing of the St. Mary’s
academy bell at six o’clock, morning.
They turned over and slept some more,
giving them the longest “last sweet
moments” of morning sleep enjoyed
here after the bell sounded in many
years.
Safe expert Janies Davidson was
called Friday and within a few minutes
he opened the safe. Peter W. Duffy
investigated and found little to work
on.
The damaged safe was first seen by
Mr. Ellis, who said, he received the sur
prise of his life when he saw the dam
age and felt his $550 was gone.
Strangers in this business generally
are several hundred miles away from
the scene of a job when it is discovered
and even if known they would be hard
to apprehend.
It is possible the men hid in the
elevator until it w'as closed, Mr. Ellis
said, and the south door panel may
have been knocked out so they could
get out. In a hurry, they may not
have noticed the latch.
Both Scott Hough and Sheriff Duffy,
working in co-operation, are giving the
job their attention and if apprehension
is possible the robbers may languish
behind bars of steel.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. James Oppen is convalescing
nicely and will leave the hospital in a
few days.
Mrs. A. T. Crumley, of Page, un
derwent an operation on Monday of
this week for double hernia and is
doing nicely.
Baby Kenneth Wrede, of Opportun
ity, was admitted to the hospital on
Friday, February 23, with pneumonia.
Mrs. Gertrude Easton, a special nurse,
is in charge of the case. This morn
ing. March 1, the baby was operated
on for empyemia, and at the present
writing is doing as well as could be
expected.
Work of raising the grade of high
way No. 281 south of the Northwest
ern depot is progressing in spite of
the variations in the weather. The
amount of earth moved there is as
tonishing to one who has moved earth
only by spade.
Alfred Sanders lost his pocketbook
containing one five dollar bill two and
one-half years ago near hit home. A
few days ago he found the pocketbook
near an upple tree, the book, a key,
to which was a piece of cloth, all in
good order, but the money ia rotted
glmoet beyond identification.
Mrs. Hiram U. Hubbard
At Chambers last Monday morning
at seven o’clock, Mrs. Hiram U. Hub
bard, 74, mother of Mrs. Chauncey
Porter, of O’Neill, died. Mrs. Hubbard
was born in Canada. He husband
died nine years ago. She leaves seven
sons and one daughter to mourn her
death.
He children arc Earl, of Buffalo,
Wyo.; Mrs. C. W. Porter, of O’Neill;
Arthur, of Miller, S. D.; Ivan, of
Gordon, Nebr., and Hiram, Ben, Ace
and. Edward, of Chambers, Nebr.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Hubbard were
held at Chambers Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 and
burial was in Chambers cemetery.
FARMERS ASKED TO
GET THEIR FIGURES
DOWN ON CONTRACT
Every One Signing A Contract Has
A Chance Later To Change
His Mind.
Farmers in this county with unusual
problems connected with the corn-hog
plan are being urged this week by
the county temporary committee to get
their figures down on a corn-hog con
tract. The filling out of the contract
does not make it a binding agreement
with the secretary, the committeemen
point out. It does make it easier to
submit the case to the state and national
corn-hog administration headquarters
for consideration.
The sooner the difficult special cases
are down in black and white and sub
mitted to the state headquarters at
Lincoln, the more chance local people
with these cases will have to get their
problems favorably solved. The prop
pcr way to submit such a case for con
sideration at Lincoln or Washington is
to put down all the figures on the
corn-hog forms and then have the
agricultural agent, Mr. Rooney, at
O’Neill write a letter explaining the
problem. Letters sent by individuals
of this county to the state office are
now coming back to Mr. Rooney for
reply since he is the local representa
tive of the corn-hog section and famil
iar with the general condition in the
county.
Putting the figures in contract
form, collecting supporting evidence,
and making a map of the farm have
become the favorite winter sports all
over Nebraska. Farmers have scratch
ed their heads more in the last six
weeks than they ever did in a similar
period before in history. They seem
to be getting a kick out of it, never
theless, since it gives them plenty to
think and talk about at home, in town,
and at neighborhood meetings.
Everyone who signs a contract has
a chance later to change his mind.
After the county allotment committee
has adjusted his figures in line with
the county allotment, he gets the con
tract form back to look over again and
to sign as a binding agreement. Filling
out the first part of the contract now
does not bind the farmer to sign the
summarized contract later.
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District Tournament For B
Schools Will Be At Neligh
At Neligh today, March 1, was
scheduled to start the basketball tourn
ament for this district and the play is
set to end March 3. Those in the
play there belong to what is desig
nated class B high schools, those hav
ing less than 100 enrollment. Towns
expected to enter are Page, Bruns
wick, Wood Lake, Center, Newport,
Ewing, Inman, Johnstown, Oakdale,
Orchard, Clearwater, Bristow and St.
Mary’s Academy of O’Neill.
Arrangements have been made to
seat about 450 spectators at the games.
Admission charges will be adults 35
cents, students 25 cents and for the
finals the charge is to be 25 and 50
cents. Those desiring season tickets
may purchase them at $1 and $1.50.
The champions for Class B of this
| district for the past three years is
! Oakdale and Orchard has been the
| runner up. Those who have followed
[ this sport here this season fondly ex
, pcct the St. Mary’s Academy boys
to bring home the bacon.
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A Wedding At The Mission
At Long Pine, Nebraska
On Tuesday, February 20, after the
close of the service in the Gospel Mis
sion, two Christian young people of
Holt county were united in marriage
by Rev. E. E. Dillon, of Long Pine.
The bride. Miss Helen Cole, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cole
of O’Neill, and the groom was Robert
Strong, also of O’Neill. The friends of
the Mission extend to this young couple
I their prayers and best w ishes for a
1 happy wreddfd life. xx.
Four Democrats And One
Republican File As Can
didates On County Ticket
During the past week T. J. Coyne,
of O’Neill, filed, as a candidate for the
democratic nomination for clerk of the
district court, subject to the action of
i the democratic electors at the primary
; election nex August. Mr. Coyne served
1 four years as clerk of the district
; court, from 1916 to 1920, and was de- j
ifeated for a third term by the present,
| incumbent, Ira H. Moss.
J. V. Johnson, of Atkinson, has filed
as a candidate for the republican nom
I ination for supervisor from the Sev
enth district, now held by Jesse James,
democrat.
Charles Baloon ,of Atkinson, and
John McNulty, also of Atkinson, have
filed as democratic candidates for the
nomination for supervisor from the
Seventh district.
Forrest Smith, of Inman, has filed
as a candidate for the democratic
nomination for supervisor from the
Ffth district, a position now held by
Rodell Root, republican.
Candidates still have four months
in which to cast their hats into the
political ring and from rumors current
there will be a great field of candidates
for the various offices before final
entires are closed.
William P. Simar Called By
Death Following Illness
William P. Simar died at his home
in this city last Monday morning, after
an illness of several months of Bright’s
disease, at the age of 67 years and
eight months. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon from the Presby
terian church in this city, Rev. H. D.
Johnson officiating and burial in the
cemetery at Atkinson.
William Prentice Simar was born at
West Union, Iowa, on June 26, 1866.
He remained in his native town until
the spring of 1893 when he came to
this county and located at Atkinson,
which was his home until the spring
of 1930 when they moved to this city.
On July 12, 1911, he was united, in
marriage to Miss Helen H. Sehultz, of
Atkinson, who with two brothers and
one sister are left to mourn the death
of a kind and loving husband and
brother. His brothers are V. D. Simar,
df North Dakota, and George Simar,
of Iawa, and a sister, Mrs. Nettie
Schaad, of Iowa.
Mr. Simar was one of the most lov
able of men, with a kind and. pleasing
disposition and numbered his friends by
the score in every section of the county.
He served the people of this county as
county clerk from 1906 to 1910 and
later served the people on the county
board and was one of the most pop
ular officials that ever served the
people of the county. He went thru
life handicapped by being a cripple,
but he had a bright and active mind
and ever looked upon the bright side
of life, and his physical infirmities
were no bar to his enjoyment of life
and the companionship of his many
friends. He was a splendid, citizen and
his passing will be sincerely mourned
by a large circle of friends in every
part of the county.
Mrs. Ruth Rezac Dead
At Los Angeles Home
According to a message received
here Monday, Mrs. Ruth Rezac, 30,
died following an attack of pneumonia
at her home at Los Angeles, Califor
nia, last Sunday.
Mrs. Rezac was born at Brainard,
Butler county, Nebraska, and moved
with her parents when a small child
to CKambers where she remained until
she reached the age of 10, at which
time she took up residence at Omaha.
She leaves a widower and one child,
a boy aged eight years.
As this is written it was not known
where the remains were to be interred,
pos ibly at O’Neill, Omaha or Los
Angeles. Omaha newspapers were
called on Monday in effort at locating
a brother to Mrs. Rezac, Ray T. Gib
son, who resided at Omaha all of his
life, a carpet layer, very well known
! at Omaha, but who had moved and
whose street address was not available
i at O’Neill.
Mrs. Hattie Connaro, mother of Mrs.
j Rezac, is the mother of Mrs. Fred Fred
1 Lowery, of O’Neill, and at present is
making her home with the Lowery
family here.
At the inter-class basketball tourna
ment held in the High School gym
nasium Wednesday evening the Fresh
men took the Seniors to a cleaning
with a score of 19 to 9. The Juniors
also defeated the Sophomores with a
score of 25 to 11. The winners and
losers will contest for the champion
ship tonight and the winners will claim
■ the championship of the school.
LIVESTOCK ON FARMS
FEWER IN NUMBERS
THAN ONE YEAR AGO
Cattle Are The Only Exception, With
Increase In Numbers, And
Lower Total Value.
Fewer horses, mules, sheep and i
swine, but more cattle are shown by
the annual report of numbers by the
State and Federal Division of Agri
cultural Statistics. The total number
of all livestock is 1.7 per cent below
that of a year ago. The value of all
livestock is$l30,179,000 compared with
$121,027,000 a year ago and $147,251,
000 in 1932. Although total numbers
are 1.7 per cent smaller than a year
ago, the total value is 7.6 per cent
greater. Total values show the first
increase since 1929.
There are 4 per cent more cattle on
hand in Nebraska now than a year
‘ago, cattle being the only kind of
livestock showing increased numbers
this year. There are 3,460,000 head
on hand as compared with 3,326,000
head on January 1, 1933 and 3,138,000
on January 1, 1932. The average value
per head is $17.94 as compared with
$18.80 a year ago and $24.20 in 1932.
Total value is $62,070,000 against $62,
493,000 a year ago and $75,932,000 in
1932.
Milk cows, which are included under
cattle given m the foregoing para
graphgraph total 765,000 head against
735.000 a year ago. Milk cow numbers
have shown a gradual increase since
1920. The average value is $26.00 per
head against $27.00 last year and $36
in 1932. Total value is $19,890,000
agairst $19,845,000 ia<t year and $25,
200,00° in 1932.
Hogs show a 5 pc: cent decline in
numbers with 4,307,0' 0 head as com
pared with 4,534,000 head a year ago.
The [resent number oil hand is nearly
20 per cent smaller t' ail the number
on hand January 1, 1932. The average
value is $4.52 per head against $4 29
a year ago and $6.02 in 1932. The
tutyl value is $49,453,000 against $19,
4*6,000 a year ago and $32,130,000 in
1932.
Sheep are estimated at 997,000 head
against 1,057,000 a year ago and 1,036,
000 in 1932. The average value is
$4.21 per head against $2.77 a year ago
and $3.02 in 1932. The total value is
$4,193,000 against $2,924,000 a year
ago and $3,124,000 in 1932.
Horse numbers have continued the
decline which began in 1919. The
present number is 662,000 head against
676.000 a year ago. The average
value is $57.77 per head against $46,22
last year and $44.40 in 1932. The
total value is $38,243,000 against $21,
242.000 a year ago and $30,944,000 in
1932.
Mule numbers have continued the
decline which began in 1926. There
are 86,000 head on hand as compared
with 88,000 a year ago. The average
value is $72.33 per head against $56.05
a year ago and $56.27 in 1932. 3 he
total value is $6,220,000 against $4,
932.000 a year ago and $5,121,000 in
1932.
Numbers of livestock on hand now
in percentage of numbers on hand a
year ago are as follows: Horses, 98;
mules, 98; milk cows 104; hogs, 95
and sheep and lambs, 94. Total numb
ers of all livestock are 98.3 per cent of
a year ago and 92.4 per cent ot 1932.
The value of all livestock is 107.6 per
cent of a year ago and 88.4 of the
value in 1932.
Market receipts of livestock from
Nebraska in 1933 show increases for
cattle and sheep and lambs, but a de
crease for hogs. Cattle marketings
total 1,432,000 head against 1,282,000
in 1932. Swine marketings total 5,
543.000 head in 1933 against 5,751,000
in 1932. Sheep marketings total J,
514.000 head in 1933 against 1,406,000
head in 1932. There were more cattle
but fewer sheep and lambs on feed in
Nebraska on January 1, 1934, than on
January 1, 1933.
Estimates of numbers of livestock
on hand and value in the U. S. now
and a year ago are as follows: Horses,
11.942.000 and 12,197,000 head; value.
$793,184,000 and $665,653,000. Mules,
4.931.000 and 6,034,000 head; value.
$402,171.0(81 and $302,918,000. All
cattle, 67,362,000 and 65,552.000 head;
value, $1,231,280,000 and $1,307,641,
000. Milk cows, 26,062,(810 and 25,
277,(8)0 head; value,$706,$74.0(81 and
$739,430,000. Hogs, 56,976,000 and
61.320.000 head; value. $232,946.(8)0
and $258,280,000. Sheep, 51,374,000
and 51,736,000 head; value, $194,636,
000 and $160,017,000.
Numbers on hand in the U. 8. now
in percentage of numbers on hand a
year ago are as follows: Horses, 97.9;
mules, 98; milk cows, 103.1; all cattle,
102.7; hogs, 91.3; sheep and lambs,
(Continued on page 4, column 5.)
Production Credit Corp.
Directors Hold Meeting
The Directors of the Production
Credit Corporation, which was formed
in this city some three weeks ago, held
a meeting in this city last Saturday
afternoon. The charter for the new
corporation has not yet been received
and. the directors spent the time in
looking over the applications received
for the officers of the corporation. An
other meeting will be held when the
charter is received, which is expected
to be within the next two weeks, when
the officers w'ill be elected and the
corporation will get ready for business.
813 Farmers Of Holt
County Have Signed
Corn - Hog Contracts
Eight hundred and forty-three corn
hog contracts had been signed and
turned in to the county office of James
W. Rooney, agricultural agent, Tues
day night. This number prepresents
about 67 per cent of the possible sign
up for Holt county. A survey of non
signers is being made by the tempor
ary committeemen.
Final signing days will be held in
the following towns:
Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and
0, Stuart; Wednesday, March 7, At
kinson and Inman; Thursday, March 8.
Atkinson and Page; Friday, March 9,
O’Neill and Ewing; Saturday, March
10, O’Neill and Chambers.
Close to 40,00 contracts have been
signed in the state to date according
to reports coming to the state Corn
hog adminisration office at .Lincoln
That more than half the corn and hog
growers will sign the contracts is now
definitely assured.
Canvas of the non-signers will be
completed here in the county as rapid
ly as possible after the signing days
are over. Temporary precinct com
mitteemen will do the clean-up work.
They will give every corn-hog pro
ducer a chance to sign the contract if
he cares to do so. They will figure out
for each man who has not signed just
about what his corn and hog benefit
payments would, be if he should go into
the adjustment program. They will
emphasize the fact that it takes every
one’s cooperation to make any under
taking a 100 per cent success.
Jacob Beaver Dies At
Son’s Home In Wyoming
Jacob Beaver was born in Ashland
county, Ohio, November 30, 1840 and
passed from this life in quiet slumber
at the home of his son, Ernest M.
Beaver, at Deaver, Wyoming, on Feb
ruary 19, 1934, at the age of 87 years,
2 months and 10 days.
While still a small boy he moved
with his parents to Jackson county,
Indiana wehere he lived for several
years, and in his early manhood, he
went to Minnesota were on November
13, 1873 he was united in marriage to
Louise Cole at Hastings, Minnesota.
To this union were born five children,
three sons and two daughters, one
(laughter dying in early chimnooa.
The other children, Ernest, of Deaver,
Wyo., Otto, of Wildemar, Calif, Sam
uel, of Montana, and Mrs. Eugene
Bradstreet, of Spencer, are all living.
Deceased had seven brothers and two
sisters, all of whom preceded him in
death. After his marriage he moved
to Roberts, Wisconsin, where he was
engaged in the mercantile business
until 1884 when they came to Nebras
ka and settled on a homestead about
15 miles northeast of O’Neill in the
Agee neighborhood. They lived on
this homestead, passing thru all the
hardships of pioneer days, until the
death of hi$ wife on June 13, 1912.
Since that time he has made his home
with his son, Ernest M. Beaver. In
1918 they moved to Deaver, Wyoming
where his son now resides.
Mr. Beaver was one of the first
members organizing a Methodist class
at Blackbird and took an active part
in building the church known as the
Marquette church, and was a consist
ent and faithful member as long as
he lived here, being more than 31
i years.
His son, Ernest and his wife, ac
companied the remains here and funcr
al services were conducted at Mar
quette chapel by Rev. F. J. Aucock of
f)’N“'li on February 23, and burial
' in the cemetery by the side of his wife.
xx.
All the federal relief agencies that
have been in the court room for the
past four months will move this
Thursday evening to the Old GilBgan
drug store building, where the office*
will he maintained in '.he future. A -
district court will meet in ab>ut ten
days it became necessary for the re
lief worker* to find new quarters.
REV. J. G. McNAMARA
TO RE PASTOR OF ST.
PATRICK’S CHURCH
Has Been Pastor For Thirty-Four
Years At St. Andrews Church
Of Bloomfield, Ncbr.
According to press announcements
this morning Rev. J. G. McNamara,
who has been pastor of St. Andrews
Catholic church at Bloomfield for the
last thirty-four years, has been noti
fied by the Bishop at Omaha that he
| has been transferred to O’Neill to
succeed the late Monsignor M. F. Cas
sidy. Father McNamara has been
dean of the northeast Nebraska dean
ery for many years. He is fairly
well known in this city, having visited
here on several occasions.
Those in the city who are acquaint
, ed with Father McNamara speak very
j highly of him as a splendid man and
I and able and devout servant of the
Lord and say that O’Neill is very
fortunate in securing the services of
such an able priest to take the place
of the late Monsignor Cassidy.
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Miles A. Summers, Early
Holt County Settler, Dies
Following 3 Weeks Illness
Miles A. Summers died at his home
1<> miles east of this city Wednesday
evening at U o’clock, after an illness of
several weeks from infirmities due to
old age, at the age of 81 years and 9
months. The funeral will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Page,
Rev. Griddle officiating and interment
in Prospect Hill cemetery in this city.
Miles A. Summers was born in Eff
ingham county, Illinois, on May 30,
I 1852. When he was 15 years of age,
in the spring of 1867, his parents
moved to Nebraska, settling in Wash
ington county, near Blair, where he
grew to manhood and remained until
his removal to this county in the spirng
i of 1892. On February 18, 1888, he
was united in marriage to Isabella
Cruichshank, at Blair, who with six
children and several grandchildren are
left to mourn the death of a kind, and
j loving husband, father and grand
father. The children are: W. A., of
Wheeler, Nebr.; Charles, Middle
Branch; Frank, O’Neill; Earl, Page;
H. M., Elgin; Leslie, Page.
In May, 1892, the family moved to
t this county, coming here fron Wash
ington county, and located east of this
: city where they have resided for the
past forty-two years. Mr. Summers
was a good citizen, frugal and indus
trious and had a host of friends in
the eastern part of the county, where
lie was well known. He had always
enjoyed good health, until the past few
months. He had been seriously ill
for only about two weeks and, his sick
ness was not considered serious until
a few days before his death.
Mr. and Mrs. Summers celebrated
their Golden Wedding anniversary last
| year and at this gathering all their
; children were present and most of
I their grandchildren and at that time
I Mr. Summers was enjoying the best of
health and gave promise of a good
many more years with his loved ones,
I but it was decreed otherwise.
When he came to Nebraska in 1807
he drove a yoke of oxen, pulling a
large wagon in which was piled their
household goods. Nebraska was very
sparsedy settled in thgse days, about
the only settlements being along the
Missouri river. He lived to see the
bleak and barren plain that was the
state when he first glimpsed it, blos
som and become one of the greatest
states in the union and he had his part
in making it so.
Will Have Bargain Fares
To Chicago This Summer
Bargain fares, as low as u cent-a
milc for certain round trip coach tick
ets, will be offered by the Chicago &
Northwestern railway this summer to
the Century of Progress Exposition in
Chicago, according to an announce
: ment of the passenger traffic manager
at Chicago. These tickets will be for
week-end travel from most all sta
tions on the northwestern’s territory
I and will be limited to ten days. A set
fare of $10 for round trip ticket from
Omaha, Council Bluffs and Sioux City
hus been announced. This should en
courage railroad travel to the exposi
j tion during the coming summer.
Mrs. George Mitchell returned from
Atkinson Tuesday accompanied by her
sister, Mrs, Margaret Fewer, whose
mother, 75, hotel operator at Atkinson,
suffered the loss of half of her right
leg recently ut Stuart hospital thru
amputation to relieve a condition
which failed to yield to treatment,
i Feeser Jr., resides at Midwest, Wyo,
