The Frontier
VO],. LV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1934. No. 18
^SIMMONS FLAYS THE
NEW DEAL IN TALK
HERE WEDNESDAY
Says Democrats Have Failed In
Their Promise To Cut Cost Of
Government 25 Percent.
Former Congressman Robert G.
Simmons, now the republican can
didate for United States senator,
addressed the people of O’Neill last
Wednesday evening. Owing to the
weather the crowd was not as large
as it would other wise have been,
but those who were there listened
attentively to his remarks and at
the conclusion of his address he
was warmly congratulated by many
of his audience for his enlighten
ing address.
:'“You can repeal the NR A, the
AAA. and all the other alphabetical
niixups but you can't repeal the
staggering debt burden placed upon
us in the past 18 months,” declared
“Bob” Simmons, republican candi
date for U. S. senator, in an ad
ROBERT G. SIMMONS
dress in O’Neill Wednesday evening
in which he denounced the whole
sale repudiation by the democratic
party of its pledges made two years
ago.
The fighting candidate who de
clares that the hog processing tax
is the most brutally unfair tribute
^ver levied upon any industry said
that estimates show Nebraska’s
share of the eighteen months’
deficit under the present admin
istration amounts to $60,000,000.
“Neither you or I, or our child
ren,” he said, “will see the day
when the cost of the 18 months’
spending by the new deal will be
paid. If anybody tells us Nebras
ka won’t pay its share they are in
sulting your intelligence. Ne
braska is paying its share and will
continue to do so. The farmer is
getting it “in the neck” four times
for his recovery.
“People talk about Santa Claus
but even your six-year-old child
knows that the bills for Santa
Claus come out of papa’s pocket.
And this Santa Claus spending of
the new deal is coming out of the
taxpayer’s pocket.”
Simmons said that the adminis
tration woul seek to soothe the
fears of the farmers, ju3t before
election, by giving them corn hog
checks.
“That money comes out of the
farmer’s pocket,” he said, “and he
only gets part of what he paid.
The rest went to pay the salaries
and mileage expense of an army
of bureaucrats who roam the mid
dlewest meddling in the farmer’s
business, at his expense.”
All these measures were origi
nally described as emergency legis
lation, Simmons said, but now
Johnson, Tugwell, Wallace are at
tempting to fasten them perman
ently upon America, with added
living costs and meddlesome inter
fering, bureaucratic government
under the guise of what they call
planned economy.
“The democratic party received
^ts mandate from the people two
years ago,” said Simmons, “and
their platform pledged a 25 per
cent reduction in the coat of gov
ernment, the lifting of government
hands from business, the curbing
of monopolies and trusts, halting
centralization of power in W'ush
. ington and the growth of bureaus
f and comiryaeioa*. f
’The extent to whlcj» these prom
ines have been broken is a mat tor
of ci mama knowledge.
"The pledge of economy would
have been a far**, If the nattering
debt burden placed upon us in 18
months of wild and unchecked
spending wasn’t such a staggering
blow at our economic well being.
All the savings of 10 years of re
publican economy have been wiped
out, and the president says that un
less Congress stops his spending
the debt will reach 32 billion.
“The interest rate on the public
debt of 32 billion would be a bil
lion dollars a year.”
In a slashing attack on the in
creased cost of living that has re
sulted from the NRA, Simmons
said that everybody is paying for
the recovery program in the form
of processing taxes, income taxes,
corporation taxes and nuisance
taxes.
“Everyone in the middlewest,”
he said, “is affected every time he
buys a spool of thread or a plank of
lumber, whether it is a sack of
sugar or a sack of cement.
“Nebraska with one per cent of
the population is paying one per
cent of the recovery program and
if any demagogue attempts to tell
you Nebraska won’t have to pay its
share he is insulting your intelli
gence.
“Word comes from Washington
that another $500,000,000 is needed
(Continued on page 8, column 1.)
Sheep To Be Purchased
By The Gevernment At
$2 A Head For Ewes
Holt county farmers having dis
tressed sheep have been asked, to
list them with local commtiteemen
if they care to sell them to the
federal government. Buying, it is
indicated, will start soon in counties
where large numbers of sheep are
listed.
Prof. H. J. Gramlich, state direct
or of the drouth relief service, has
notified Agricultural Agen F. M.
Reece that the buying of sheep
will be done with about the same
machinery utilized in purchasing
cattle. Ewes, 1 year and over, will
be purchased at $2, per head. Fifty
per cent of the payment goes to
the producer and fifty per cent to
the lienholder. The latter’s consent
must be had before any purchases
can be made.
In regard to cattle buying, pro
ducers are also being asked to list
their needs with their drouth com
mittee members so the second half
of the purchasing program can be
completed. Up until September
18, a total of 5,362 head had been
bought by the federal government
in Holt county.
“We would be tickled to death if
we did not have to buy another
single animal,” Prof. H. J. Gram
lich said in Lincoln this week.” Wre
are hoping that prices on the open
market will advance so producers
can get more for their animals.
One thing everyone should keep in
mind is that this program is an
emergency one and is not a buying
agency. We are particularly
anxious that cattlemen get the
highest price for their animals
wherever possible.”
The buying of purebred cattle
will start as soon as the necessary
organization is completed. People
having purebred cattle to sell are
urged to write Agricultural Agent
Reece the number of such cattle
they wish to sell. No strings will
be attached to the purebred sales
as it is to be an out and out sale
to the Department of Indian affairs.
Receives Injuries
In Auto Collision
While driving home from O’Neill
last Tuesday evening the Guy
Young car was hit by a car driven
by Jim VanEvery, about six miles
northeast of this city. The car was
thrown into the ditch and overturn
ed. Mrs. Young had three teeth
knocked out and received a severe
cut under the chin. She was brot
to this city and received medical
treatment. We understand that
the Young car was badly smashed.
Injured W hile Sitting
On A Parked Car
Don Clevinger was severely in
jured in an auto accident last Tues
day evening on highway No. 281,
just north of this city, about 11
i p. M. Mr. Clevinger had stopped
his car and was sitting on the run
| ning board when a car hit his car
! throwing it into the ditch. The
other oar did not stop. He suffered
a severe concussion and probably a
| fracture of the skull. He is now
confined in the hospital. It is re
' ported that he did not have any
lights on his car.
Dwight Griswold Will
Be Here Sept. 28 To
Deliver An Address
DWIGHT GRISWOLD *
Dwight Griswold, of Gordon, re
publican candidate for governor of
Nebraska, will address the people
of this city and county in this city
on Friday evening, September 28,
1934, at 7:30 P. M.
Mr. Griswold is making an active
campaign over the state and is
meeting w'ith a splendid reception
from the voters in every section of
the state. He is a splendid speak
er and if you want to hear the
issues of the day discussed by an
able and brilliant speaker, then do
not fail to hear Mr. Griswold. If
the weather is favorable he will
speak outside, as his car is equip
ped with a loud speaker.
In addition to his address in this
city he will also speak at Atkin
son at 9:30 Frday morning, Sep
tember 29, and at Stuart at 10:30
Saturday morning. Be sure and
attend one of the meetings Mr.
Griswold will hold in this county.
FORMER ST. M ARY’S
STUDENTS WED IN
ACADEMY CHAPEL
Gertrude Connolly And John Dailey,
Academy Graduates, Married
Saturday Morning.
A unique affair in the history of
St. Mary’s Academy, of this city,
took place in the convent chapel
on Saturday morning, September
15, when Miss Gertrude Connolly
became the bride of John Dailey.
This rare privilege was granted
this happy couple because they are
both graduates of the Academy.
The bridesmaid, too, Miss Grace
Connolly, was a graduate of St.
Mary's and Arthur Dailey, best
man and brother of the groom, is a
senior of this years class.
Rev. B. J. Leahy was the cele
brant of the flans, which was at
tended by many relatives and
friends as well as the community,
and pupils of the school.
After a wedding breakfast with
Father Leahy and the immediate
relatives, the young couple left for
a honeymoon trip to the Black Hills,
after which they will take up house
keeping in the Scott apartments,
in an apai’tment that is already
prepared for their reception.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Dailey, of Emmet, and
was born, educated and grew to
manhood in this city and county.
For the past year he has been en
gaged in business in this city and
is meeting with marked success in
a business way.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Connolly of this
city and is also a native of this
county, where she also grew to
womanhood and received her ed
ucation. She is a charming young
lady with a host of friends in this
city and county.
This young couple have the best
wishes of a host of friends, not
only in this city, but thruout the
county, for a long and huppy
journey on the matrimonial seas.
4-H Club Baby Beef
Calves Sell Higher
Nebraska 4-H baby beeves ex
hibiteil at the state fair last week
and sold in public auction have
i pleased packer buyers, Agricultur
I ul Agent F. M. Reece has been in
1 formed by L. I. Fribie, state club
i leader at the college of agriculture
j in Lincoln. /
Packers expressed themselves as
j being pleased with the condition of
' the carcasses. The dressing per
centage on the steers was 63.6 per
cent and on the heifer was 63.11
per cent.
The 4-H beeves auctioned off at
the close of the fair netted boys1
and girls more than did those ex
hibited in 1933. The steers aver
age $9.07 while the heifers aver
aged $8.30. This was $2.45 higher
on the steers and $2.15 more on
the heifers than in 1933.
BINDWEED CONTROL
DEMONSTRATION TO
BE FRIDAY, SEPT. 28
Demonstrations Will Be Held On
Three Farms At 10:00 A. M.
1:30 P. M. Ard 3:30 P. M.
Demonstrations in the control of
bindweed will be held in Hoi county
next Wednesday, Sept. 26. These
demonstrations will beheld on three
different farm, namely: Fritz Vogel
farm east of Stuart at 10 a. m.;
the J. K. Ernst farm nortjhwest of
O’Neill at 1:30 p. m., and the An
ton Soukup farm north ofj Page at
3:30 p. in.
Farmers in these vicniities are
cordially invited to attend as Mr.
Peterson is a very interesting and
instructive speaker.
Several Nebraska farmers are
getting the best of their bindweeds
by following four definite steps
which cost practically nothing in
cash outlay, Arthur Peterson will
tell farmers of this coufitjf who
come out to the meetings.
The first step is to begin summer
fallowing stubble land immediately
after the small grain is taken off in
June or July. A duck toot culti
vator is used. The second step is
to summer fallow again in the
spring until June. The third step
is to plant some heavy, smother
crop like cane when the growing
conditions are good in June or
early July. The fourth step is to
put the land in a row crop like
corn the following year anti watch
for the surviving weeds.
This procedure, Nebraska farm
ers have found, does not cost much
except the work, and loses no crop
if the growing condtions are good.
It may be necessary to extend the
procedure over another two year
period in order to finish the job, but
that can be done if necessary.
Boy Injured When
Struck By An Auto
Richard, the 6-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Clark, of Emmet,
was injured when struck and
knocked down by a car on the inter
section of Fourth and o Everett
Tuesday noon. The little lad was
crossing the street as the car came
along. The driver saw the little
boy and stopped the car. Then,
I after he had crossed the street, and,
| the driver had again started for
i ward he started back across the
street and was hit by the car and
knocked down,'but the driver man
aged to stop the car before it pass
over the little fellow. Richard was
taken to the hospital and his in
juries dressed. He was bruised and
scratched up some but was not ser
iously injured and was taken home
Wednesday morning. The driver
of the car, a gentleman from Ne
ligh went to the doctors office as
soon as he had parked his car, and
expressed his sincere regret over
the accident. He was held blame
less in the matter.
Rev. Aucock Will Leave
Here For Rising City
Rev. F. J. Aucock, who has been
the pastor of the Methodist church
in this city for the past two years,
has been transferred to Rising City
and will leave for there on Wednes.
day of next week. A* Rev. and
Mrs. Aucock now have a daughter
in the State University and another
who will be ready to enter next
year, he wanted to get closer to
i Lincoln and for that reason asked
for a change. Mr. and Mrs. Au
cock made many friends during
their residence in this city, who will
regret to see them leave, but wish
them success in their new home.
Rev. A. J. May, who has been
the pastor of the Second Methodist
church at Lincoln, for several years
will be the new pastor of the
Methodist church here. Rev. May
is expected to arrive here next
Tuesday.
Hospital Notes
Richard Francis Clark was brot
to the hospital Tuesday, Sept. 18,
suffering from injuries received
when struck by an auto on the
street, Free Day. He went home
Wednesday noon. His injuries
were not serious.
Rev. S. M. Ohmart, of Emmet,
was admitted to the hospital Tues
day evening and was operated on
for double hernia Wednesday morn
ing. He is doing as well as could
be expected.
Donald Clevinger, of this city,
was brought to the hospital Tues
day night at 11:00 p. m. suffering
from injuries to the head and body
received in an auto accident on the
highway near Danceland. The in
juries are not serious but painful.
He will be out in a few days.
EMMA B. JONES
PASSES AWAY
Death Comes Tuesday Morning To
One Of County’s Pioneers.
Mrs. Emma B. Jones died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Dave
Loy last Tuesday morning, after
an illness of but a few days of the
flu, at the age of 83 years, 5
months and 5 days.
Emma Bonney was born in Con
nelsville, Pa., on April 13, 1851.
At the age of four years she moved
with her parents to Wisconsin. She
received her education in the schools
of Crawford county, Wis., and in a
private seminary in Battle Creek,
Mich. She was later a teacher in
the public schools of Crawford
county, Wis.
She was married on Jan. 24,
1871 to George W. Jones. To this
union 11 children were born: Mrs.
Dora Walmer, Mrs. Jennie Bink
ard, Charles L. Jones, Walter S.
Jones, Fred B. Jones, Bert J. Jones,
George H. Jones, Lila J. Loy and
Ben F. Jones, two daughters, Mam
ie and Bessie having preceded her
in death.
She passed away at her home on
Tuesday morning, Sept. 18, at the
age of 83 years, 5 months and 5
days, having spent the past 55
years in Holt county. She moved
here with her husband and family
from Wisconsin in 1879, in a cov
ered wagon. For 47 years of that
time she lived in O’Neill.
Together they bore the many
hardships of pioneer life. The first
sermon in her community w-is
preached in their home, and the
first election in Iowa township was
held there, as was part of the first
term of school. Many new set
tlers coming into Holt county seek
ing homesteads spent their first
night in their home.
Her husband died on April 19,
1893, leaving her with a large fam
ily of children which she kept to
gether, and who have grown to
manhood and womanhood, and have
loved and. respected her always, as
a good mother.
Mrs. Jones was one of the oldest
settlers of the county. Fifty-five
years ago she came to this county
with her husband. Holt county at
that time was a bleak and barren
prairiq/, no trees, except a few
alonj? the creeks. Like the other
pioneer settlers she endured all the
hardships and privations of pioneer
life. Grasshoppers, which infested
this section in the later seventies,
blizzarda and drouth and hard
times. But like all true pioneers
she persevered and lived to see the
section that was selected for their
future home fill up with a fine
class of thrifty, intelligent people
and the county become one of the
leading ones of the state.
Despite her years Mrs. Jones
hadaremarkable memory and love<J
to talk of the pioneer days of this
county. She was a loveable char
acter and her passing will be sin
cerely mourned by a large number
of relatives and friends.
JanzinK-Schoenle
Gerhard D. Janzing and Mrs.
Mary Schoenle, both of Emmet,
were united in marriage by Rev.
M. F. Bryne, in the Catholic church
at Emmet last Tuesday morning,
in the presence of a few of the
relatives and, friends of the con
tracting parties.
The groom is one of Holt county’s
most prosperous and successful
farmers und has a host of friends
all over the county. His bride hus
been u resident of the Emmet
country for a long time and is suid
to be a charming and estimable
lady. Their many friends tender
hearty congratulations.
FREE DAY CELEBRATION
HERE TUESDAY DRAWS A
RECORD CROWD TO CITY
Managers Of Entertainment Do Well In
Keeping The Program Up To The
Advertised Time Schedule.
RED BIRD WINS FROM NELIGH
11-9 IN FEATURED ATTRACTION
The Free Day celebration put on
by the business and professional
men and women of this city last
Tuesday was the most successful
event of its kind ever staged in
this section of the state. A crowd
estimated at between eight and
ten thousand people was in the
city, coming from all the towns of
this county, as well as from the ad
joining counties, and every one had
a good time. The weather was
also very favorable for the event
which added much to the pleasure
of the participants.
The crowd started coming to the
city early in the morning and at
10:30, when the opening number on
the program started, a very large
crowd was on the streets, and cars
loaded with prospective particip
ants in the joyous occasion were
coming into town from every direc
tion.
The opening event on the pro
gram was the children’s school
parade, at 10:30, and this was right
on the dot. In fact the manage
ment made efforts to have every
event as near as possible on the
hour scheduled on the program, and
this added much to the enjoyment
of the various events, as the crowd
was kept busy watching the var
ious performances, and there were
no long tedious waits.
For their promptness in this re
spect those in charge are entiled to
the thanks of the people of this city
and community. The parade was
headed by the Ewing band, and
consisted of all the children of the
0 Neill public school and from
many rural districts, and any one
who witnessed this parade must be
convinced that there is no race
suicide in this eounty. The little tots
with their teachers, as well as the
older pupils, made a very pretty
sight, and the young folks appar
ently enjoyed it too, judging from
the smiles that illuminated their
countances as they marched along
the street. Some of the pet animals
that the little folks had in the par
ade caused a good deal of merri
ment to the grown-ups as well as
commendatory remarks on the in
genuity of the little folks in getting
their exhibits in shape for the
parade.
During the parade, as well as
The following were the winners
of the various float prizes in the
parade:
Autumn: First, Beulah Johnson
and Ilene Powell.
Doll Buggies: First, Old Lady
in the Shoe, School Districts No. 27
and 225, combined; second, Yvonne
Ernst; third, Joan Burgess.
Pet Parade: First, Ralph Brown,
Shetland pony; second, Goat,
Wayne Lampher.
during the entire day’s program, a
loud speaker was in use, presided
over by Col. James Moore, who in
formed the crowd of the various
events as they came up and gave
the names of the winners. This
was of great advantage to the
crowd, as it permitted those un
able to witness the conclusion of
the various contests—because of
the large crowd—to learn the out
come of the contests.
The sport events started prompt
ly at 11:00 and were presided over
by J. W. Rooney, assisted by sev
eral other local sport enthusiasts.
The results of the various races
were as follows:
Boys under ten years or asre, do
yards: First, Francis Holtz; sec
ond, Duke Kersenbrock.
Boys, ten to fourteen years of
age, 75 yards: First, Floyd Bellar;
second, Robert Ott.
Boys, 14 to 1H years old,76 yards:
First, Virgil Ott; second, Clinton
Bellar.
Girls. 10 to 14 year old, 50 yards:
First. Eunice Hunt; second, Mary
Bellar.
Girls, under 10, 50 yards: First,
Maxine Dcriekson; second Mary
Bellar. i
Girls, 14 to 16 years, 50 yards:
First, Mildred Stewart; second,
Lida Wilkenson.
Three-legged race, free for all:
First, Bobbie Sauer.s and Don Mar
tin; second, Howard Jeffrey, and
Floyd Jareske.
Backward running race: First,
Vernon Gorgen; second. Merle
Caster.
Fat Men’s Race: First, L. W.
Hines; second, John Kersenbrock.
Sack Race: First, Ross Harris;
second, Floyd Jereske.
Pie eating contest: First, Willis
Bachman; second, Leo Valla.
Half mile bicycle race, for boys:
First, Robert Sauers; second, Don
Martin.
Quarter mile bicycle race, for
boys 10 to 14 year old: First, Leon
ard Lorenz; second, Robert Shoe
maker.
Quarter mile bicycle race, boys
14 to 16 years old: First, Robert
Calvert; second, Robert Sauers.
Quarter mile bicycle race, girls
10 to 14 years old: First, Margaret
Cadwell; second, Gene Biglin.
Quarter mile bicycle race, girls
14 to 16 years old: First, Louise
O’Donnell; second, Jane Mains.
Tricycle race: Robert Eby, first.
Freckle contest: First, Milford
Coats; second, William Grady.
During the races the merry-go
round and the ferris wheel were
entertaining the little folks by the
hundreds, giving them free rides.
The Ferris wheel ran far into the
night and was busy all the time.
At 1:00 o’clock the exhibit hall,
on the court house lawn was ded
icated, the dedication address being
delivered by State Superintendent
Charles W. Taylor.
At the conclusion of the dedi
cation services the crowd went to
the fair grounds to witness tho
big attraction of the day the
baseball game between Red Bird
and the Junior American Legion
Team, of Neligh. And it was some
ball game. We'll say it was and
it kept the thousands of spectators
enthralled until the last man was
out in the last of the ninth inning.
This last inning provided lots of •
thrills for the real base ball “bug."
Neligh took the lead in the fourth
inning, when a home run, a couple
of misjudged flies and an error let
in four runs, making the score
stand 7 to 3 in favor of Neligh.
This was cut down two in the
next inning when Red Bird made
two runs, but in the sixth Neligh
got the two runs back and held.
Red Bird scoreless. Neligh was
held scoreless in the seventh,
eighth and ninth innings, while
Red Bird scored three in the sev
enth and one in the eighth and two
in the ninth, winning the game
with a score of 11 to 9.
In the first of the ninth Red
Bird made, two scores, on good
clean hitting and Neligh entered
the last of the ninth two scores
behind. The first man walked, but
was soon caught off first. The next
batter got on, the next went out
easily and the next batter got on.
The next went out, but the ruancrj
were held. Then the Legion’s
home runner came to bat, with two
on, two down and two run.n needed
to tie the score. It was a tight
place for a manager. But Ernie
Richter, manager for Red Bird,
wanted to hold the lead they had
and wm the game so he instructed
Pitcher Conard to walk the home
run hitter, Thi.i was not very sat
isfactory to the crowd and they
booed a good deal, but it was base
ball. Walking of this man loaded
the bases, but Red Bird was in no
worse position than before, as a
hit would tie the score or possibly
win the game. But the hit was not
forthcoming^ns the next batter was
an easy out, knocking an easy one
to the pitcher, ending the inning
and the game.
(Continued on page 5, column 2.)
