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VOL. LV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1934. No. 16
REPUBLICANS HAVE
GOOD TURN-OUT AT
COUNTY CONVENTION
County Chairman and Executive Com
mittee Elected, and Delegates
Named For State Meet.
The republican county convention
met last Thursday at 11 o’clock in the
Odd Fellows hall, and was called to
order by C. P. Hancock, chairman of
the county central committee.
Considering the fact that now days
there is not much for a county con
vention to do, it was a good and en
thusiastic meeting, and the delegates
assembled were of the opinion that
the coming campaign would result in
a victory for the entire republican
ticket, in both state and county. When
men will leave their business and drive
30 or 40 miles to attend a county
convention it gives evidence that the
people are interested in the out come
of the political campaign in this
county the coming fall. Things look
bright for republican success.
On motion D. H. Cronin was elected
chairman, and Garry Benson, of Ew
ing, was elected secretary.
It was moved, seconded and carried
that the chair appoint a committee
of three on credentials. The chair ap
pointed as such committee, L. G. Gil
lespie, of O’Neill; Frank Nelson, of
Paddock, and D. W. Gemmill, of
Ewing.
A motion was made and carried
that the chair appoint a committee of
five on credentials. The chair ap
pointed as such committee, Ira Moss,
of O’Neill; Ben Engler, of Stuart;
Dr. L. A. Carter, of O’Neill; Frank
Cronk, Page; Schmidt, Golden town
ship.
The committee on credentials report
ed that over half of the townships in
the county were represented, many of
the townships having full delegations
present. The report of the committee
was adopted and the commitee dis
charged.
The temporary organiation was then
made permanent after which the con
vention adjourned until 1:30 P. M.,
in order to give the committee on
resolutions time to prepare their re
port.
At 1:30 the convention was called to
order by the chairman, and the com
mittee on resolutions submitted the
following report, which, on motion,
was adopted as read:
We, the delegates of the Republican
party in Holt county, Nebraska, in
convention assembled at O’Neill, Ne
braska, this 30th day of August, 1934,
realizing the seriousness of the sit
uation confronting the country today,
both industrially and financially, do
hereby adopt the following resolutions:
1. Resolved, that we hold the Repub
lican party to be the party of pro
gress and achievements, and the one
best suited to protect the country and
our cherished constitutional liberties.
2. We condem without reservation
the policy of the present administra
tion, which has brought about chaos in
industry, destroyed priviate initiative,
and taken away from indivduals the
constitutional right to conduct their
own affairs without unreasonable gov
ernmental interference.
3. We condem the policy and activ
ities of the Democratic administration
in reducing the American farmer from
, a self sustaining and self respecting
position in society to a creature sub
ject to unlimited regulation at the
hands of a bureauracy in Washington.
4. We especially cite the failure of
the Democratic party to live up to its
promises made in 1932, to reduce the
cost of government, and call atten
tion to the increase of 38 per cent in
the cost of our national government
in the past two years., and we point
with pride to the fact that in our
past history it has been the Republic
an administrations which have paid
off the debts of the country incurred
while the democratic party was in
control.
5. In order that Nebraska may be
represented in congress by men w’ho
hold the interests of their state and
constituents above fealty to a party
dictator, we endorse the candidacy of
the republican congressional nom
inees, and to the end that state and
county government may be placed in
capable hands, we commend all state
and county nominees of the republican
party, and pledge them our hearty
• support in the coming election.
The matter of selecting a chairman
and members of the county committee
for the coming year was then taken
up.
D. H. Cronin was elected chairman
of the county committee and the fol
lowing were elected as members of the
executive committee: Dr. L. A. Carter,
O’Neill; Ralph Kelley, Atkinson; Leo
Adams, Chambers; D. W. Gemmill,
Ewing; Fred Cronk, Page; G. E. Moor,
Inman; Art J. Runnells, Stuart, and
Fred Beckwith, Emmet.
Members of the county committee
for the various townships were then
..elected. In townships that were not
represented in the county, the execu
tive committee was given the power to
fill any vacancies on the committee.
The committee was also given the
power to fill any vacancies that might
occur on the county or precinct tickets.
The following delegates were then
elected to attend the state convention:
L. G. Gillespie, O’Neill; G. E. Moor,
Inman; N. G. Miller, Page; E. J. Col
lins, Atkinson; A. J. Runnells, Stuart;
F. J. Brady, Atkinson; D. W. Gemmill,
Ewing; Robert J. Marsh, O’Neill; C.
W. Kirkland,, Dustin; Ralph Prill,
Page; H. W. Tomlinson, O’Neill; C. P.
Hancock, O’Neill; Fred Zink, Stuart;
B. C. Engler, Stuart; John A. Carson,
Red Bird.
The convention having completed it?
labors, then adjourned.
Eastern Scientist Visits
Here With His Parents
Dr. Thomas N. Jenkins, professor
of experimental psychology and head
of the experimental laboratory of New
York University, and wife, Dr. Marion
P. Jenkins, of the psycho-educational
clinic, New York City, who had been
spending a few days visiting at the
home of the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Jenkins, who live five
miles north of O’Neill, left for their
home in New York City Friday.
Dr. and, Mrs. Jenkins have been on
an extended tour covering 5,500 miles
thru Ihe western states. They left
New York City in July, visiting the
Chicago Exposition and with friends
in Iowa and relatves in Nebraska.
They also visited at the home of Mr.
Jenkin’s sister and husband, Judge and
Mrs. George W. Hay, of Silver City,
N. M. They have been visiting thru
the National parks in the west. Crop
conditions were reported poor all over
the country visited, except in Ohio and
the Fountain Valley in Colorado. Dr.
Jenkins says the east is gradually re
covering from depression in the heavy
industries.
Dr. Jenkins is a Fellow in the New
York Academy of Science and the
American Association for "the Ad
vancement of Science. Dr. and Mrs.
Jenkins have collaborated with Dr. C.
J. Warden, of Columbia university in
writing several books on different
branches of psychology.
Says Recommended Dam
Building Will Add To The
Pleasure Of Fishermen
“All persons who like to go a fishing
should be especially interested in the
work that Director C. V. McReynolds,
of the FERA, is promoting,” says G.
H. McNichols, former field man for
the Nebraska Game, Forestation and
Parks Commission.
“The work of building dams and im
pounding more of Holt county’s water
that has been flowing away uselessly,
will provide homes and breeding places
for game fish that some day in the
distant future will be in demand,” he
says.
He continues, “We, who have lived
in Nebraska for many years, know
that many!o|jour dry lakeibedn in (this
county, and others farther west, will
be refilled by nature. Seasons of
copious rainfalls have always followed
periods of prolonged drouth, and there
is no reason to feel that nature’s plan
has been permanently changed. That
is why we say that there will be a de
mand for fish. They who take time by
the forelock and prepare for such
demand will act wisely.”
“During the three years that I was
in the Commission’s employ,” con
tinued Nichols, “thousands of dollars
were paid to owners of private fish
hatcheries for fingerling bass. Those
fish were released into bayous along
the Elkhorn river valley. According
to reliable authority they cost the
state less than any ever hatched and
distributed from the large state hatch
eries. Furthermore they were planted
in far better condition, as but a few
hours were required to remove them
from the hatch ponds to public waters
In many instances the distribution was
made by local sportsmen at little or
no cost to the state. The results were
that for the past three seasons more
good catches of adult bass have been
made between O’Neill and Norfolk
than the present generation of anglers
had ever experienced.
“Rearing fish, however, is not the
only value attached to such ponds as
arc proposed by the FERA manage
ment. Water impounded by a well
built dam is a valuable asset to any
farm or ranch. In many instances it
may be so built as to be used for
irrigation purposes. A few weeks ago
while making surveys in Brown county
I saw a large garden that hud been
irrigated from a small fish pond. In
spite of drouth and the prolonged
heat period the owner will have all
kinds of vegetables and garden truck
for the winter, besides marketing
enough to bring in many much needed
dollars.
“In my way of thinking the FERA is
is doing a wonderful work and Direct
or McReynolds should have the hearty
cooperation of every Holt county cit
izen,” says McNichols. xx.
What Good Arc 1,000
Accs When Luck Fails?
Mayor John Kersenbroek has quite
a reputation as a pinochle player, but
many of those who play with him say
;t is mostly luck, and. not much play
, ability. An incident that occurred
trie other day tends to prove that the
boys who have held to the luck theory
had something to base their theory on.
One day last week the Mayor and
two of our local players were indulg
ing in a pinochle game, playing 1,000
points to the game. The game had
just fairly got started; the Mayor was
250 in the hole; one of the other play
ers had 250 and the other 120. The
Mayor picked up his cards and let out
a loud yell. He had one thousand aces,
a hand dreamed of by all lovers of
this game, but very seldom held. lie
melded 1,030 and took 200 in cards,
making his total 980 or 20 points less
than the game, as he was 250 in the
hole.
On the very next bid he got set 240
and a couple of hands later lost the
game, the player having 250 at the
time he melded his 1,000 aces winning.
It seems almost impossible for a
“real” pinochle player to meld 1,000
aces and lose the game, when they are
playing a 1,000 point game, but itreally
happened. If you don’t believe it,
ask the Mayor.
Over 147 Thousand Dollars
Received In Benefit Checks
Checks totaling $147,981.15, have
been received in Holt county to date
with several more to come. This is
the first payment to cooperators. With
the Supervisors completing their work
of compliance in the next few days, a
sum dlmost as great as that already
received will start coming to the farm
ers of the county after November 15.
Lawrence Chapman came up from
Omaha last Saturday night and Sun
day returned to Omaha. Mrs. Chap
man and daughter, Mrs. Ida Ulbrich,
who has been visiting at the home of
her mother here for the past two
months, and niece, Miss Ruth Simpson,
accompanied him to the metropolis.
Mrs. Ulbrich will visit for a few days
at the home of her brother in Omaha
and will then leave for her home in
Los Angeles. Mrs. Chapman enjoyed
a visit at the home of her son and in
cidently visited the wholesale houses
and purchased additions to her fall
stock of goods. They returned home
Tuesday night, being accompanied by
Mrs. D. H. Cronin who has been visit
ing for a week with relatives in Ne
braska City and friends in Omaha.
J. P. Mann, Ed. M. Gallagher, H. J.
Birmingham and C. E. Stout drove to
Sioux City last Monday .taking W. J.
Froelich down there so that he could
catch a train for Chicago. As the
Iowa state convention of the American
Yegion was being held in Sioux City
the O’Neill contingent spent several
hours witnessig the gala evets in con
nection with the convention, return
ing home Tuesday morning.
Word reached this city the first of
the week that Dr. E. J. Oxford, of
Chambers, met with an automobile
accident on highway 281 near the
county line southeast of Chambers,
last Monday afternoon. We under
stand the ear turned over with him a
couple of times but that he luckily
escaped without serious injury. The
car was considerably damaged.
CARD OF THANIKS
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many kind friends and
neighbors for their many acts of kind
ness and assistance rendered during
the illness, death and burial of our
beloved wife and mother.—Fred Lor-1
en/. and family.
CARD OF THANIKS
We wish to express our thanks to]
all of our friends for the help an<l.
kindness extended to us during the be
reavement and loss of a loving wife
and mother. — O. F. Lindberg and
daughter, Helen.
Thomas Campbell and Supervisor
James, of Atkinson, were transacting
business in this city this morning.
BUYING OF SHEEP IN
HOLT COUNTY WILL
SOON BE STARTED
Cattle Buying To Continue; Over 2,000
Head of Cattle Having Been
Purchased In This County.
Within a short time the sheep buy
ing program will be launched in Holt
county. Ewes will be purchased at a
flat rate of $2.00 per head and goats
at $1.40. Owners of sheep who wish
to dispose of them should notify the
Committeemen of the number they
wish to sell. More definite informa
tion will be published later, but gov
ernment agents are very anxious at
present to obtain an estimate of the
number that they may expect to buy.
The government cattle buying pro
gram is well under way in Holt county.
Over 2,000 head have been sold and
quotas will be increased by the middle
of the month. Cattlemen in the south
half of the county will now have an
bpportunity to sell enough to material
ly reduce the number in their pas
tures. Applications should be made
out to committeemen as soon as pos
sible so that quotas may be properly
filled. Where cattle are driven in the
day before sale day, it is necessary
for the owner to be at the yards per
sonally at 7:30 A. M., and he must
not leave until his agreement is signed
at the office.
In sorting cattle to sell to the gov
ernment the rancher should cull his
herd carefully and sell only the poorer
quality and undesirable individuals.
Those carying considerable flesh will
no doubt bring more on the open
market. This is the best means of
improving the herds that has ever
been offered and the cattle offered for
sale in the future will have a greater
value due to increased uniformity and
quality.
Former Resident Here
Now Living In South
Dakota Is 96 Years Old
The following from the Aberdeen,
(S, D.) American-News relates to one
of the pioneer settlers of this county,
Mrs. Annie Kubitieheck, the mother
of Frank Kubitieheck of this city, who
is still iiving in South Dakota, hale
and, hearty at the advanced age of 90
years. The Dakota paper carried a
photograph of Mrs. Kubitieheck with
four of her descenents:
“Five generations appear in the
accompanying photograph. They in
clude Mrs. Annie Kubicheck, 90,
Onida, seated lower right; her daught
er, Mrs. Mary Winkler, 05; Harrold
resident, standing upper right; Mrs.
Winkler’s daughter, Mrs. Fred Dan
nenbrock, 40, of llilland, standing up
per left; and Mrs. Clarence Meyers,
lower left, 20, also of llilland and
daughter of Mrs. Dannenbrock, who
is holding her four months old son,
Leonard.
Mrs. kuhicheck began her long
life in Austria 9(5 years ago. There
at Vienna on June 14, 1862, she was
married. The family remained in
Austria until 1878 when they came to
this country and settled in Nebraska in
1878 In 100 her husband died. After
18 years in Nebraska Mrs. Kubicheck
came to South Dakota where she has
lived since. She was the mother of
six children, three boys and three girls.
Only two are now alive, Mrs. Winkler
and Frank Kubi«heck*of O’Neill, Nebr.
“‘Mrs. Winkler who heads '.he sec
ond generation in the family group,
was born at Bohemia, Austria, and
came to this country with her par
ents when still a girl. She was mar
ried to Phillip Winkler at O’Neill,
Nebr., and immediately they moved
to South Dakota. Her husband died
May 30 this year. The Winkler fam
ily resided at Scotland when they first
came to the state, remaining there un
til 1906 when they mov^d to Haakon
county where they took up a home
stead. In 1911 they moved to Sully
county. Mrs. Winkler is the mother
of three sons and one daughter, all of
whom are still alive.
"Mrs. Dannebrock, her daughter,
Mrs. Meyers and the baby were all
born in this state."
Cal Kizer Killed At Phoenix,
Ariz., When Hit By An Auto
Relatives here received word last
Monday that Cal Kizer had been killed
in an auto acrident at Phoenix, Ariz..
last Sunday afternoon. Tuesday word
was received that Mr. Kizer had. been
struck by an auto while crossing the
street in Phoenix, about 3 o’clock
Sunday afternoon, and that he died
about three hours later. An inquest
was to have been held Tuesday after
noon after which the body was to be
shipped to Cody, his former home,
for burial.
Mr. Kizer was a resident of this
county for many years, and his wife,
formerly Kathryn Carr, was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Carr,
formerly of this city. Mr. And Mrs.
Kizer had been living at the Carr
home at Stafford this spring and sum
mer, and Mr. Kizer went down to
Phoenix on July 6, expecting to get
work there, where he had formerly
been employed. For several years
after his marriage, he was engaged in
the automobile business at Cody.
ESTHER LINDBERG,
OF PAGE, A SUICIDE
Worry Over A Long Spell of Illness
Is Believed Cause of Act.
Worry over a long spell of illness
is believed to have temporarily de
ranged Mrs. Esther Lindberg, of Page,
and while in this condition she took
her own life at her home in Page last
Saturday morning by hanging her
self to the stairway of her home.
Her husband, was alarmed over her
apparent moodiness and worry and
made repeated trips to his home from
his place of business in Page, and
when he went to the home about 11
o’clock Saturday morning he found
his wife limp and lifeless, with a rope
around her neck which was attached
to the stair railing.
County Attorney cromn, wno is me
acting coroner, was called, but he did
not think an inquest was necessary.
Esther Pine, was horn in the north
cast part of this county on April 7,
1901, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. II. Pine, pioneer residents of the
northeastern part of Holt county. She
lived in that section for many years
and then resided with her parents in
this city. On June 4, 1925, she was
united in marriage to Oscar F. Lind
berg, son of one of the pioneer fam
ilies of northern Holt county, the mar
riage being solemnized at Fremont.
A little girl was born to this union,1
who with the husband, one brother.
Clarence, of Los Angeles, and two
sisters, Mrs. Alice Dressier, of New
Orient, Iowa, and Mrs. William Bink
erd, of Lyons, Nebr., are left to mourn
her departure.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindberg lived on u
farm north of this city until a year
ago last spring, when he had a sale
and moved to Page, to take active
charge of the oil business there that
was owned and operated by he and
his brother. Mrs. Lindberg bad been
in failing health for many months and
spent several weeks in a hospital this
summer, and it is believed that her
long illness and the worry caused
thereby, brought on her mental con
dition.
The funeral was held in this city
last Monday afternoon, services being
held in the Methodist church, Ttav.
Yost, of Page, officiating, and inter
ment in Prospect Hill cenytcry.
O’Neill Public School Opens
With An Enrollment of 485
The O’Neill public schools started
the 1934-5 school year last Monday
morning, with a large registration.
In the grades this year there are 285
pupils, whereas there were 277 for
the school year of 1933-34. In the
high school there is an enrollment of
200 this year, compared to 192 for
the last school year.
Following is the enrollment of boys
and girls in the different grades for
this school year:
Boys Girls Total
Kindergarten 13 15 28
First Grade _ 17 17 34
Second Grade 14 18 32
Third Grade 16 20 36
Fourth Grade 23 18 41
Fifth Grade 15 15 30
Sixth Grade 17 14 31
Seventh Grade 13 8 21
Eigthth Grade 20 12 82
Total _ 148 137 285
Boys Girls Total
Ninth Grade 30 44 74
Tenth Grade 22 23 45
Eleventh Grade 15 29 44
Twelfth Grade 12 22 34
Post Graduates 3
Total ~79 118 200
Mayor John Kersertbrock and John
Sullivan returned last evening from a
! short trip to Lincoln and Omaha. The
| Mayor says that bids will he asked
I shortly for the additional paving in
this city, he was assured on his visit
! to Lincoln.
W, J. Biglin drove down to Jackson
last Monday, returning with Mrs. Big
lin and the children who had spent a
week visiting relatives there.
RECOMMEND RYE AS
AN EXCELLENT ITEM
FOR FALL PASTURE
Seed Should He I’sed Front The 1934
Harvest As Last Years Hye Will
Have Poor Germination.
Even tho rains should be normal for
the remainder of the season, it ap
pears that most of our blue grass and
native pastures will not revive suf
ficiently to make good pasturage. The
condition of most pastures is such
that even early spring growth is likely
to be very slow because of the lack of
root reserves. Many pastures will un
doubtedly not recover at all due to
the combination of drouth, excessive
heat and overgrazing, and will there
fore need to be reseeded.
In view of this situation it is of
greatest importance that steps be tak
en to provide temporary pastures, until
such time as regular pastures are suf
ficiently revived to withstand pastur
ing. All of our grass pastures will
need a rest before they will return to
normal. Grazing at the first sign
of new growth will likely complete the
destruction of many pastures which
have been abused this season.
One of the best temporary pastures
for Nebraska, and about the only one
that can be considered at this time of
year is fall rye and wheat. Hye is to
be preferred since it stools more pro
lificially, withstands grazing better,
and provides grazing later in the fall
and earlier in the spring. It should
be seeded at the rate of about two
bushels per acre for the best results.
It should not be grazed too heavily
this fall, if iniximum pasture next
spring is desired.
Extreme care should be exercised
this fall in the purchase of rye seed.
Seed from the 1934 harvest only
should be used. 1933 seed which has
been carefully stored might be sat
isfactory if the rate of seeding is
doubled. In all eases a germination
test should be made before the seed
is planted. Year old rye is likely to
have a very poor germination.
Where fall rye seed is not available,
winter wheat provides a fair substi
tute. It will prove of exceptional val
ue where other pastures are not avail
able.
A considerable quantity of rye seed
has been located and arrangements
are being made thru local elevators
for the ordering and distribution of
this seed. County Agricultural Agents
are in a position to assist individuals
in locating a supply.
O’Neill Officials Attend
Scout Meeting At Neligh
Pete Todsen, chairman of the local
troop committee, Jack Heitman, Ray
Toy and Scoutmaster H. D. Johnson
attended the Executive Board meeting
of the Boy Scout work of the area at
Neligh last Thursday night. Encour
aging reports of the work being done
in Scouting were given. There seems
to be a rallying of all the forces for
a good year. Our local troop has the
best prospects for the winter that it
has had for some years.
The boys are working hard to make
a good showing at the next Court of
Honor which is to be held in O'Neill
September 20.
County Relief Notes
Due to the increased applications
for relief, the only hours that the re
lief office will be open for conferences
will be between 9 and 11 in the morn
ings and 2 to 4 in the afternoons.
Local clients will kindly call for their
orders at these same hours.
DOROTHY MONTGOMERY,
Federal Relief Worker.
The members and families of the
O’Neill Project Club held their annual
picnic last Thursday evening in Quig’s
grove in south O’Neill. Thirty-one
were present and an enjoyable time
was had by all, as there were plenty
of goods things to eat. After the
luncheon Mrs. H. B. Burch, president
of the Club, on behalf of the member
ship, gave presents to Mrs. Quig and
Mrs. McDonough, the retiring leaders,
for their splendid work on behalf of
the club during the past year.
Mrs. Thomas Mains and son, Robert,
: returned last Sunday from a short
visit with relatives in Omaha. Miss
Evelyn Mains, who has been attending
, business college in Omaha returned
, with them for a few days visit with
the home folks.
Matt Beha returned last night from
I a couple of days visit with his brother
I and other relatives in Omaha.
