Winners In Preliminaries Of The Spelling Contest The preliminary spelling contests were held over the county on Friday, February If>- Reports have been sent in as follows: Scoltville, District No. 38—Division 1, Rural: Group 1, grades 1 and 2— Oral, First, Guyla Mae Schollmeyer; Second, Lawrence Gifford. Group 2, grades 3 and 4—Oral, First, Mary Ann McKenzie; Second, Vernon Liska, Dis trict 4.. Group 3, grades 5 and 6— Oral, First Vivian Derickson, District 4; Second, Lois McKenzie, District 38. Written, First, Donald Sprague, Dis trict 3; Second, Vivian Derickson, Dis trict 4. Group 4, grades 7 and 8— Oral, First, Mildred Derickson, Dis trict 4; Second, Dale Hcssert. District 3. Written, First, Rose Liska, Dis trict 4; Second, Hazel McKim, Dis trict 48. Deloit, District 18*4—Division 1, Rural: Group 1, grades 1 and 2— Oral, First, Jewell Tomjack, District 18'4; Second, Addie Lu Thiele, Dis trict 46. Group 2, grades 3 and 4— Oral, First, Bonnell Tomjack, District 18; Second, Katherine Funk, Dis trict 46. Group 3, grades 5 and 6— Oral, First, Irene Mlnarik, District 18'/s; Second, Earl Schindler, District 46. Written, First, Earl Schindler, District 46; Second, Irene Mlnarik, District 18t£. Group 4, grades 7 and 8 Oral, First, Marjorie Thiele, Dis District 46. Written, First, Josephine Sturbaum, District 118; Second, Mag dalyn Twiss, District 46. Dustin, District 218—Division 1, Rural: Grades 1 and 2, oral, Valera Lofquest, first, Dist 218, no second; Grades and 4, Helen McClurg, Dist. 86, first, and Wayne Montgomery, Dist. 86, second; Grades 5 and 6, Oral, Margaret Robertson, Dist. 218, first, and Vernon McClurg, Dist. 86, second; Written, Margaret Robertson, Dist. 218, first, and Vernon McClurg, Dist. 218, second; Grades 7 and 8, Oral, Anna Montgomery, Dist. 86, first, and ves ** -:r v>r si ?erkt" has O^oc°, Bir°,,ze‘ Conoco Radio Program NBC Network Wed. P. M. 10:30 E S. T„ 9:30 C. S.T.. 8:30 M. S. T. Get a free Tcny Sarg book of these eighteen advertise- .. , _ , AHh* Sign of fh* ments. Go to any Conoco station or dealer, who wil I giveyou fnangl0 a postpaid, self addressed postcard. You will receive this large book of entertaining advertising illustrations by mail. CONOCO BRONZE GASOLINE INSTANT STAFFING — IIGH THING PICKUP—HIGH TEST Youthful Styles, lots of bright bows, ascots! DRESSES $4.98 These "little money” dresses have the right fashion points! Dark crepes with print accents, vivid prints with contrasting touches or with white, plain skirts with print tops—choose from this fresh, new, bright collection. Sizes for Misses and Women. J.C. PENNEY CO. O’Neill, Nebraska Charles Olberding, Dist. 11, second; Written, Anna Montgomery, Dist 86 first, and Charles Montgomery, Dist. 11, second. Meek,District 27—Division 1, Rural: Grades 1 and 2, Oral, Frances Walter, District 225, first, and Dojiald Burscll, Dist. 64, second; Grades 6 and 4, Oral, Edith Devall, Dist. 27, first, and. Hazel Dcvall, Dist. 27; Grades 5 and 6, Oral, Delores Claussen, Dist. 92, first, and Lois Jean Robertson, Dist. 225, second; Written, Lois Jean Robertson, Dist. 225, first, and Delores Claussen, Dist. 92, second; tirades 7 and 8, Oral, Max ine Crawford, Dist. 84, first, and Dorothy Langan, Dist. 166, second; Written, Hazel Mae Rouse, Dist. 225, first, and Mary Anne Wilson, Dist. 224, second. Stuart—Division 1, Rural: Grades 1 and 2, Oral, Inez Hutchinson, Dist. 172, first, and Bernice Weber, Dist. 232, second; Grades 2 and, 4, Oral, Cora Wilcox, Dist. 244, first, and Evelyn Ziska, Dist. 1(58, second; Grades 5 and 6, Oral, Jenny Lockman, Dist. 58, first, and Mary Crowley, Dist. 168, second; Written, Mary Crowley, Dist. 168, first, and Jenny Lockman, Dist. 58, second; Grades 7 and 8, Oral, Alvin Seger, Dist. 172, first, and Emma Bruns ,Dist. 188, second; Written, Ida Vinzenz, Dist. 168, first, and Viola Ziska, Dist 168, second. Stuart—Division 2, City Grades: Grades 1 and 2, Oral, Elaine Cosner, first, and Alctha Perrot, second; Grades 3 and 4, Oral, Marion Haskin, first, and Beulah Haskin, second; Grades 6 and f>, Oral, Katherine Kopp, first,and Caroline Schevchcnko, second; Written, Caroline Schevchcnko, first, and Mary Ellen Stuart, second; Grades 7 and 8, Oral, Genevieve Kopp, first, and Lois Spease, second; Written, Lois Spease, first, and Evelyn Haskin, second. Stuart—Division 3, Hip:h School: Oral, Jean Coker, first, and Margaret Shearer, second; Written, ltose Seger, first, and Robert Flannery, second. Gibson—Dist. 122, Division 1, Rural: Grades 1 and 2, Oral—Kenneth Berg lund, Dist. 93, first, and Betty Tom linson, Dist. No. 60, second. Grades 3 and 4, Oral—Gladys Crippen, Dist. 100, first, and Raymond Noble, Dist. 122, second. Grades 5 and 6, Oral— William Crippen, Dist. 100, first, and Esther Taylor, Dist. 122, second; Writ ten—Margaret Knight, Dist. 93, first, and William Crippen, Dist. 100, second. Grades 7 and 8, Oral—Frances Cleve land, Dist. 96, first, and Catherine Snowardt, Dist. 96, second; Written— Marjorie Piklapp, Dist. 56, first, and Dorotha Stewart, Dist. 122, second. Emmet—Dist. No. 29: Division 2, City Grades. Grade 1, Oral, James Banks, first, and LaVcrn Kloppenberg, second. Grade 2, Oral, LaVcrn Klop penberg, first, and Robert Luben, sec ond. Grade 3, Oral, Bud. Cole, first, and Helen Peterson, second. Grade 4, Oral, Esther Luben, first, and Clara Lowery, second. Grade 5, Oral, Helen O'Donnell first, and Lester Cadman, second; written, Helen O’Donnell, first, and Lester Cadman, second. Grade 6, Oral, Monica Shorthill, first, and Lorraine Wilson, second; written, Teddy Moyer, first, and Lorraine Wil son, second. Grades 7 and 8, Oral, Dor othy Luben, first, and Mathel Allen, second; written, Merrill Allen, first, and Dorothy Luben second. ■* Division 3, High School—Oral, Eu genia Luben, first, and Anna Rose O’Donnell, second; written, Anna Rose O’Donnell, first, and Eugenia Luben, second. BRIEFLY STATED A young gineration is an integral party to the papalation. Old Man Winter nnd Young Woman Spring auto get a company license. K. F. Siemsen, one of the pioneer business men of Atkinson, was trans acting business in this city this after, noon. George Van Every returned here from Wheeler county Saturday night and remained here because of the snow. Twila Bradley, of Inman, visited here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Vun Every last Saturday and Sunday. Joseph Cuddy went to Pla inview Friday and to Ainsworth Saturday for truckloads of fowl for the Armour Creameries here. Mrs. George Mitchell and Mrs. Fees er Jr., and her sons, Donald and Pat, went to and returned from Bruns wick Wednesday. The price of cattle was up and that of hogs down a little Thursday. Wheat and other grains were reported steady, but inclined to sag. Mr. and Mrs. George Agnes, after a few days in Lincoln on business, and a short visit with relatives in Omaha, returned home Sunday night. Saturday at Butte the Spencer high school basketball team beat O’Neill high school in final play of the Nio brara Valley conference 34 to 29. S. J. Weekes returned Wednesday evening from Omaha, where he had been serving on the loan committee of the Agricultural Credit Corporation. Arthur and Delos Edward and Ed ward and Lyle Mitcheel, of near Orch ard, visited here last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Edwards. Lyle Jackson, of Neligh, one of the most promising young lawyers in this section of the state, was looking after legal business in this city last Tuesday. George Harrington, M. R. Sullivan, Joe Fernholz and T. J. Coyne drove over to Hartington Thursday morning to attend the funeral of P. F. O’Gara. Mr. and Mrs. Walter McNiehols, who tenanted a farm four miles north of here near highwgay No. 281, moved to the Henry Ritts residence in south east O’Neill. C. J. Malone, judge of Holt county, on Monday, February 26, licensed to marry, Herbert D. Urban, 33, of Mar tha, Holt county, and Daisy Strong, 17, of O’Neill. The public school basketball team played at Ewing Monday evening, the result being 20 to 10 in favor of Ewing. Second teams played, Ewing winning 20 to It). Catherine Lawler, teacher of the classes in English at the public school here, went to Lincoln Friday evening and returned Monday. Lincoln is Mi she plans to return to her farm home.j; ij. ’i Uf • •! Miss Mabel Sheldon, missionary who works in India, spoke to a large audi ence at the Methodist church here Tuesday evening and she handled her subject as only one who lived long and worked hard in the country could picture so graphically. The half foot of snow gave haymen a needed rest and spoiled the making of a one-town wild hay shipment record for one month. Had nothing interferred close to 400 carloads of hay should have been billed out of O’Neill. As it is shipments may break all records. Last Monday evening on the Acad emy floor here the public school basketball team of Clearwater was de feated 20 to 8 by the Academy team. No second team game was played. The next Academy game is to be at Neligh as part of the district tournament. This starts March 1. Members of the ancient and unreli able society for noticing the first spring robin are all a twitter at pros, pects brought about by niild weather and the fact the robins are late in ar riving here this spring. The only birds known to be here at this time are English sparrows and some old scttin’ hens. Playing basketball in the basement of the Methodist church, “big” team of the Boy’s Honor club trounscd the Honor club “little” team Friday night 35 to 22. The boys of this club are developing some clever players and within a few months they may take some of the best teams of this section to a cleaning. This, Thursday morning, the Bur lington freight left O’Neill with 13 box cars, most of them cargoed with one commodity or another. At the same time, U:45, an extra freight on the Northwestern had a hard time chugg ing east out of town, much of the load being Elkhorn Valley wild hay or corelaled products. Margaret B. Clauson returned Wed nesday evening from attending the annual meeting of the Hairdressers Association, which was held at the Fontenelle hotel in Omaha on Febru ary 2*> to 28 inclusive. She says that a lot of new features were brought out for this years coiffutje. While away shv took social training in shaping hair lines and croqunole mnr celing. She believes in giving her patrons the best and latest in her line than can be procured and believes in keeping right up with the procession. The condition of Father Bernard B. Westerman, who as a result of in fluenza suffered ear infection his friends feared might terminate fatally, was improved according to last reports re ceived here. He is in a hospital at West Point where he is receiving every aid in his fight for health restoration medical science can muster. Father Westermann is the assistant priest here. His former charge was at Nor folk. According to Harry Bowen, six inches of snow was the result of a fall which staited last Friday about noon and continued up to and including most of Sunday. About six inches was reported over most of Nebraska and in every locality the moisture was ser iously needed. There was little wind here and no drifting occured. The ground is so dry it is thought it is not frozen and the water should sink in stead of running to the river. Ed. Earley, who lives out in Shields precinct, has received word that his nephew, Lieutenant Thomas Gaughen, a son of Ella Early Gaughen, has been assigned to duty at carrying air mail between Columbus, Ohio, and Atlanta, Georgia, since this job has been turned over to the army air force. Atlanta lies nearly due south of Columbus about 800 miles. Lieutenant Gaughen used to spend his summers working on a farm in this county, and is well known here. Lloyd Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Davidson, came home last Sat urday after several months in the southwest desert country, New Mexico and Texas where he engaged himself on several ranches and experienced big scale cattle industry life. Lloyd came home much sun-browned. He learned horse riding while south from well known cow country experts. Much of the Texas panhandle country was looked over and found about as it had been cracked up to be. Those who have occasion to hunt the wilcy crow may find good use for an idea credited to Elvin Butterfield, af Neligh, who bought himself an owl which he stakes out on his hunting ground and waits for crows to gather to decide what they are to do with iheir enemy. It seems owls and crows lon’t get along worth a hang and when the crows have decided on what kind of a death they are to hand the nvl, the Butterfield gun blazes its mes sage of death to the black rats of the lir. Race For U. S. Senator On Democratic Ticket Should Prove Interesting Governor Charles W. Bryan has an nounced that he will be a candidate for the democratic nomniation for United States Senator at the com ing election, subject to the approval of the democratic electors at the prim ary next August. The coming primary battle promises to be a very interest ing one, as the other facion of he ing one as the other faction of the party will not permit Charley to have the nomination without a contest and at the present time it appears as if Congressman Burke, of Omaha, is the most likely choice for the opposing faction. Governor Bryan has lost a lot of political strength during the past four years, but he is still a very formidable candidate and will give the opposition a merry battle at the primary. Terry Carpenter, congressman from the Fifth district, formerly the Big Sixth, has filed for the democratic nomination for governor, subject to the approval of the democratic electors at the primary election next August. Congressman Carpenter is serving his first term in congress and has suc ceeded in making more political en emies in his own party during the past two years than most men make in a life time. He is unknown thruout the state and it seems to us he would not prove a very formidable candidate. With Carpenter out of the race for the democratic nomination for congress from the Fifth district there will be a pretty race for this nomination be tween Harry Coffee, of Chadron, and Emerson Purcell, of Broken Bow. The latter, coming from the big county of Custer, the home of many former LIVESTOCK ON FARMS FEWER IN NUMBERS THAN ONE YEAR AGO (Continued from page 1.) 99.3. Average value per head now and January 1, 1933 are as follows: Horses, $66.42 and $53.76; mules, $81.56 and $60.17; all cattle $18.28 and $19.95; milk cows, $27.09 and $29.25; hogs, $4.16 and $4.21; and sheep and lambs, $3.79 and $2.90. The total value of all livestock in the U. S. is $2,854,217,000 as com pared with $2,674,509,000 on January I, 1933, and $3,193,815,000 on January 1, 1932. This is an increase of 6.7 per cent since January 1, 1963. The total number of all livestock on hand Janu ary 1. 1934, is 2.2 per cent smaller than a year ago and .5 per cent smaller than on January I, 1932. eminent statesmen and in the thickly populated section of the district, would seem to have the best of the race as they enter the field. But Coffee is an energetic and hunstling young fellow, with plenty of mazuma with which to make an aggressive campaign and he might fool the wise ones and come under the wire ahead in August. Willis Reed, of Madison, former at torney general of this state and form mer law partner of Senator Allen, has filed for the democratic nomination for United States senator. Willis is a good campaigner and, prom ises to make an aggressive cam paign for the office. He will probably fail to receive the ap proval of the anti-Bryan faction of the party, so that means that there will be at least three candidates for this office, if not more, in the democratic primary, which would enhance the chances of Bryan getting the nomination. Oh, yes, the primary campaign promises to be very interesting. Peter Frank O’Hara, Of Hartington, Is A Suicide Peter Frank O’Gara, 59, an attorney at Hartington and well and favorably known here, was found hanging, ap parently a suicide in the basement of his home at Hartington last Monday monring. A. T. Forsberg, Minnesota drouth relief administrator, telegraphed United States Senator Henrik Ship stead and Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins at Washington that Min nesota cattle are dying of starvation in some counties given little or no re lief feeds and That many animals are sick on account of eating only wheat instead of mixed grains. The telegram asked speed in federal distribution of relief feed in Minnesota. CARD OF THANKS. My deepest gratitude is extended, to the relatives, friends and neighbors for their kind expression of sympathy during my recent bereavement. Helen S. Simar. NO SALE NEXT WEEK Due to illness, the regular weekly sale at Jim Moore’s place will not be held on Thursday, March 8. HELP WANTED Man Wanted to supply customers with Well Known Baker Products in Holt county. Business established. Car required.—Write S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk, Iowa. 38-4 FOR SALE Four wheel Chev. chassis on disc wheels with tires. Also Sedan body in ?ood shape; generator-starter.—Vic Halva Shop. 41-lp For Sale or Rent—320 acres 6% miles northeast of O’Neill, $100 cash, in advance, and one-third crop. Will be at Western Hotel, O’Neill, Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.—C. C. Stahl, Western Hotel, O’Neill. 41-1 One Hot Water tank.—Mrs. Viola Morgan. 41-1 Rhode Island Red roosters and pul lets.—A. T. Clevinger, O'Neill. 40-2p We have some 1932 White Oats for sale for cash at 35 cents; also some 1932 and 1933 Barley mixed, Feed Oats at 32 cents, at the following stations: Waterbury. Laurel, Osmond, Coleridge and Ilartington.—Holmquist Grain & Lumber Co. 40-3p Q’s Quality Milk and Cream. The best by test, at John Kersenbrock’s, or telephone 240.—John L. Quig. 40tf BABY CHICKS hatched every Mon. day. We do Custom Hatching, $2.25 per 100 eggs. Bring your eggs Sat urday or Sunday.—Atkinson Hatchery. 39tf Diamonds - Watches - Jewelry Expert Watch Repairing 0. M. HERRE—Jeweler In Reardon Drug Store W. F. FINLEY, M. D. Phone, Office 28 O’Neill :: Nebraska I)R. J. P. DROWN Office Phone 77 Complete X-Ray Equipment Glasses Correctly Fitted Residence Phone 223 I)r. F. A. 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