Nebraska Newspapers

    The Frontier
VOL.LV. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1!KI. No. »
ARMISTICE DAY IS
CELEBRATED BY A
CROWD AT O’NEILL
O’Neill High School Gridders Beat
Greeley 14-0 In Main Show
On Afternoon Program.
A fair sized crowd was in the
city last Monday to help the Amer
ican Legion boys celebrate Armis
tice day and the celebration was a
success in every particular.
The celebration started at 10:30
with a parade of the school child
ren of the O’Neill Public school and
St. Mary’s Academy, led by the
Osmond High School band of thitry
pieces. They formed in front of the
Public school and marched east to
Sixth street, then west on Douglas
street to Third Street, then back to
Fourth street and back to the
schools. The school children made
a very pretty sight and their num
bers surprising to more than one
of the onlookers. There is no race
suicifle in this city.
That afternoon at 1:45 the band
gave a concert on the street, at the
intersection of Fourth and Douglas
streets, which was listened to by
a very large crowd. The little towrn
of Osmond has reason to be proud
of their band and we guess they
are, as several of the residents of
that city came along to take in the
celebration. The band presented a
very neat and attractive appear
ance in their white duck trousers
and blue capes, and each individual
member seemed tp be the master of
the particular instrument that he
or she played.
The main attraction of the after
noon, was the football game be
tween the O’Neill High school and
the team from Sacred Heart Acad
emy, Coach Stolte’s boys romping
over the Greeley aggregation in
a manner far worse than indicated
by the score of 14 to 0.
The green-jerseyed lads from
Greeley were tall and lanky, and
couldn't seem to muster the punch
to make a dent in the O’Neill line.
They were able to make only three
first downs, two coming in the
last chapter with forward passes.
O’Neill High was able to make
first downs regularly, being aided
by the center and a tackle from
Greeley who were constantly off
side. O’Neill drew few penalties.
O’Neill’s first touchdown came
early in the second quarter
following a long march down the
field, in which Medlin accounted for
a lot of yardage. He ran right thru
the Greeley bunch for yard after
yard, but he was going by so fast
they couldn’t get a hold. The try
for point failed, making the score
6 to 0.
During the same period Madison
crossed the goal on an end run, but
the referee said he went out of
bounds and two more trys were
necessary to make the needed foot.
The try for point, attempted with
a pass, failed, and the score was
12 to 0 at the end of the half.
In the third quarter Green
pushed over right tackle for a
touchdown, but O'Neill was off-side
and the play was called back, Gree
ley taking the ball on downs.
In the final quarter, O’Neill scored
two more when Greeley’s punt from
their own goal line was blocked,
but they recovered, behind the goal
line for a safety.
O’Neill threatened to score again
after several line plunges by Green
brought the ball to Greeley’s three
yard line, but they were unable to
push it over and Greeley took the
ball on downs. The game ended
with the ball in Greeley’s posses
sion in the middle of the field.
Government Will Buy
More Holt County Cattle
Word has been received that
there will be another government
cattle sale at Atkinscn Thursday,
November 22. Anyone wishing to
dispose of cattle at this sale should
list them with their committeeman
immediately. A definite quota i*
allowed which we will not be al
lowed to exceed.
Corn Loan Notes To Be
(’ailed At An Karly Date
Kecent information in regard to
corn loans indicates all old notes
will be culled at an early date. Any
one having sealed corn who desires
to hold it until spring should either
pay off this note before it is called
or secure the new 5B cent loan.
The procedure to obtain the lat
ter is practically the same as last
year only now provision is made for
the new note to be sent directly to
the Commodity Credit Corporation
where it will automatically take
up the old note. All old note num
bers must acompany the new one.
The 55 cent loan is made in order
to enable farmers to hold corn until
spring without forcing the farmer
to pay interest and shrinkage out
of his own pocket. All credit, after
interest and other costs are paidH
will be sent directly to the farmer
upon completion of his papers.
Indications are that there will
be a big demand for seed corn in
the spring and all corn that is suit
able for seed should be saved. Good
seed corn will undoubtedly sell
above one dollar per bushel.
George Harrington Goes
To W ashington To Take
Over His New Position
George Harrington left last Fri
day night for Washington, D. C.,
where he enters upon his duties as
one of the attorneys for the Fed
eral Communications Commission,
to which position he had been ap
pointed several weeks ago. George
has many friends in this, his na
tive city, who hope that he will gain
both fame and wealth in the cap
itol city. Raymond McNamara, of
Hartington, takes over George’s
practice here. Mr. McNamara is a
graduate of Creighton University
and has been practicing at Hart
ington. He was a candidate in the
democratic primaries for attorney
general and made a splendid show
ing, losing the nomination to W. H.
W'right who was elected last Tues
day.
Mrs. Laura Cress
Dies At Lincoln
Mrs. J. A. Naylor received word
Monday night of the death of her
sister, Mrs. Laura Cress at Lin
coln that evening. The funeral will
be held Friday and interment at
Lincoln. Mrs. Cress was one of
the pioneers of this city, where she
resided for many years. For some
time past she has been making her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Barnett at Lincoln. Obituary notice
next week.
Kunkel-Morrison
Bernice Kunkel of Greybull, Colo.,
and James Morrison, of O’Neill,
Nebr., were united in marriage at
St. Joseph’s church Monday morn
ing. Rev. E. S. Callahan officiated
and the attendants were Harold
Mallon and Mrs. Lenore McGinnis,
nephew and niece of the groom.
Following the ceremony, a wed
ding breakfast was served in the
home of Mrs. McGinnis after which
Mr. and Mrs. Morrison left on a
wedding trip and upon their return
will make their home in O’Neill,
Nebraska.
Mrs. W. J. Fallon and Robert
Morrison, of O’Neill, Nebr., sister
and brother of the groom, were
present at the wedding.—Gregory
(S. D.) Advocate.
Holt County Couple
Married At Center
First couple to be married in the
new court house, at Center, were
Martinus Andersen, of Page, and
Ethel R. Adamson, of O’Neill. They
were wed October 30 by County
Judge Stinson, with Mr. and Mrs.
Andersen, of Bloomfield, as wit
nesses. after being issued a license
the same day. Issued a wedding
license November 1, were Casper J.
Huennekens and Margaret S. Keuh
ler, both of Crofton.—Creig*hton
News.
While sawing wood at his home
eight miles east of this ciity this
afternoon Ira Smith got the index
finger of his left hand caught in the
saw and lost the tip of it, from the
first joint. He came to town and
the injured fiuger was dressed by
Dr. Brown.
Robert Mains, C. & N. W. agent
at Thayer, Nebr., was in the city
last Sunday visiting at the home of
his brother, Thomas Mains. Mr.
Mains had been visiting at his old
home at Stuat t and was on his way
back to Thayer.
Fred Richter, living near Op
portunity, was kicked by a steer
last week and suffered a fracture
of the right leg below the knee.
The injury, while not painful, will
lay Fred up for several week .
NEW CONTRACTS ON
CORN-HOG PROGRAM
WILL BE SIMPLIFIED!
Program Will Deal With Corn And
Hogs Only; Committee Set-up
Will Be Same As 1934.
According to the first draft of
the 1935 program, it will deal with
corn and hogs only and be much
more simple than the 1934 contract.
Contract signers will elect their
community committeemen and di
rectors of their corn-hog associa
tion as they have in 1934. An al
lotment commnttee will again have
charge of the program in each
county.* The 1932-33 base estab
lished in 1934 contract, with some
possibility for readjustment in a
few cases, will be used next year.
Returning to Lincoln last week,
W. II. Brokaw, state corn-hog ad
ministrator, said the proposed corn
hog contract for 1935 had been
tentatively drawn up by the com
mittee of farmers and administra
tive officials and submitted to the
legal advisors of the Comptroller
of the Currency for their careful
scrutiny. The Comptroller pays
the committee of farmers and ad
ministrative officials and submitted
to the legal advisors of the Comp
troller of Currency for their care
ful scrutiny. The Comptroller pays
the benefit payments and is there
fore interested in the legal aspects
of the contract.
Just when the proposals for next
year would be offered to farmers
of the middlewest for their accept
ance or rejection Brokaw was un
able to say. Officials in the corn
hog section are anxious to get
started on the program so farmers
can see the contract before they
start many plans for 1935 corn and
hog production. The 1934 contract
closes on December 1st.
Fred Wallace, of Gibbon, who
represented Nebraska producers on
the national committee preparing
the contract, made a real hit with
Washington corn-hog officials, Bro
kaw declared. With- the help of
Mr. Hodgson, farmer representa
tive of Kansas, Wallace was able
to clearly state the particular prob
lems of the corn and hog producer
in the states on the western border
of the corn belt.
Called For Jury Service
The following have been called
to serve upon the jury for the fall
term of district court in this county
which has been set for December 3j
G. E. Burge, O'Neill; O. L. Kel
lar, O’Neill; William S. Boies, Staf
ford; Walter Puckett, Emmet;
Joe H. Brown, Atkinson; J. H. Car
ney, Emmet; George Post, Dustin;
Oliver Hill, Opportunity; Paul
Fisher, Amelia; George C. Purnell,
Atkinson; R. M. Pease, Emmet;
Louis Putman, Spencer; John Wen
ner, Atkinson; Russell Fink, Ew
ing; Emory Driska, Stuart; Charles
Zarnfeller, Atkinson; Charles Sni
der, Ewing; Otto E. Clevish,
O’Neill; Art Runnells, Stuart; D.
F. Scott, Atkinson; Wilber Ed
wards, Chambers; Floyd O. Hazen,
Opportunity; J. H. Webber, Atkin
son; Alden E. Riggs, Pege.
Plan Work Here On
Rural Rehabilitation
The FERA County Committee, J.
A. Mann, Chairman, George A.
Miles, Secretary, D. A. Criss, John
Sullivan, Dr. W. H. Briggs, and
Mrs. Doretha Montgomery, Relief
Director, met with J. M. Anderson,
District Representative on Rural
Rehabilitation, at the Golden Hotel
Tuesday evening.
The Committee was called to
gether for the purpose of explain
ing the Rural Rehabilitation set-up
as it now is. A concentrated drive
will be made between now and next
spring to remove rural families
and families with agricultural back
ground from the relief rolls thru
the medium of rural rehabilitation.
In deciding on a definite program
for the county which involves con
siderable work, it was necessary to
enlarge this committee by the ad
dition of two persons well ac
quainted with the rural population
and with rural problems, giving
their time to develop a program of
rehabilitation for Holt county.
Familie« who are eligible for re
habilitation must be on the relief
roll und must be a farmer with
agricultural background. It is the
duty of this committee to select and
classify those families eligible for
rehabilitation, survey the oppor-1
tunties for rehabilitation within1
the county, ami determne the j
amount of expenditure necessary to i
rehabilitate each case.
The methods used in each case j
will depend upon the ability and |
probability of the client being able |
to repay the corporation for any j
advances made. Some cases will be |
assisted in the leasing of land and
obtaining the necessary equipment
for handling same. Some other
cases can best be helped by secur
ing for them a tenant house, includ
ing garden and pasture space which J
can be obtained on a rental basis.
These cases can be provided with |
a cow, chickens and garden seed,)
whereby they will be able to pro-1
duce the major part of their living
requirements.
Applications for rural rehabili
tation can be had at the office of
the county relief director, Mrs. Dor.
etha Montgomery, O’Neill, Nebr.
Injured When Car
Forced Into Ditch
Last Saturday afternoon while
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. O’Donnell were
coming from Randolph to this city
their car was crowded over to the
side of the road, when a few miles
from Osmond, and went into the
ditch, turning over. Mrs. O’Don
nell was cut on the fact and chin
and two teeth were knocked out,
and she suffered severely from
shock. P. J. was injured in the
chest, where he collied with the
steering gear, but not seriously.
They were taken back to Randolph
after the accident. The car was
not severely damaged. Their many
O'Neill friends rejoice with them
that they were fortunate in escap
ing without serious injury.
NAME TEMPORARY OFFICERS
FOR SLAE PAVILLION GROUP
AT MEETING HELD TUESDAY
It now seems that the proposed
sales pavillion is definitely assured
for O’Neill.
A large and enthusiastic meet
ing was held last Tuesday night
and the committee which had been
active in promoting the pavillion,
reports that they have secured
nearly enough subscriptions to
raise the amount necessary to build
the pavillion
Temporary officers were selected
at this meeting as follows: Paul
SchwisQW, president; Ed. F. Quinn,
secretary-treassurer; Dr. L. A.
Carter, P. F. Morgan and H. E.
Coyne, members of the board of
directors, and J. D. Cronin, attor
ney for the proposed corporation.
Articles of Incorporation and con
stitution and by laws art; now being
drawn up. A meeting to complete
the organization and elect perman
ent officers will be held in the near
future.
The Frontier has been of the
opinion for a number of years that
a sales pavillion would be of ines
timable benefit to the pepole of, not
only this city, but the adjoining
territory and we are glad to see
that the chances for it are now very
bright. The promoters are of the
opinion that it will be completed
and ready for business by March 1,
1935.
Another Seed Survey
Will Be Conducted
Information from the State Seed
Stocks Committee received at
County Agent Reece’s office indic
ates it will be necessary to conduct
a new seed survey in the near
future. The information asked for
will have no connection with any of
the adjustment programs. Survey
cards will be sent to all farmers in
Holt county. In order that the re
sults of this survey will benefit all
farmers it will be necessary to fill
the cards out promptly and care
fully.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz en
tertained the Gatz family at a fam
ily reunion at their home last Sun
day. A tempting dinner was served
to celebrate the event and ail memb
ers of theh family were present,ex
Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent, Mrs.
cept Mr. and MrsJohn Vincent, Mrs.
Vincent being ill and unable to be
preset. Needless to say they all
had a good time.
Jack Arbuthnot, Clarence Stan
nard, Alva Wmchell and Louis Zas
trow drove down to Lincoln last
Saturday morning to take in the
Nebraska-Pittsburg ball game, re
turning home Sunday afternoon.
MAIL VOTE MAKES
NO CHANGE IN THE
ELECTION RESULTS I
Mike Enright Elected City Aweewor
And H. \V. Tomlinson Wins
For Justice Of Peace.
It was the tntention of The Fron
tier staff to print the official tabu
lation of the votes of Holt county,
at the last election, this week, but
the canvassing board has not as yet
completed their labors, so it was
impossibe to get it, but it will be
published next week.
The official canvass of the mail
vote was completed Saturday. For
county attorney Julius D. Cronin
received a majority of eight in the
mail votes. The canvass of the
vote on that office was completed
and totaled this morning. The
official canvass gives Harmon 3657
and Cronin 3760, or a majority of
103.
For supervisor in the First dis
trict Joe Stein received 15 mail
votes, Troshynski 3 and Vequist 2.
This gives Stein a majority in the
district of 22 votes.
For state representative Charles
Gonderinger received 51 mail votes
and L. G. Gillespie 42, leaving Gil
lespie a majority in the county of
106.
The vote this fall was the heav
iest ever cast in the county 7750
voters going to the polls and cast
ing their ballots. At the presiden
tial election two years ago there
was cast 7285 votes, so for an off
year, the voters of the county went
to the polls in good-sized numbers,
although far from 100 per cent.
In O’Neill and Grattan township
there were some interesting con
tests. For justice of the peace
Thomas Griffin, democrat, defeated
Fred Lorenz, republican, by one
vo^e. The totals were, Griffin ()39,
Lorenz 638.
For city assessor Mike Enright
defeated Pete Curtis with a vote of
442 to 407.
In the race for justice of the
peace for the city H. W. Tomlin
son, republican, defeated J. L. Quig,
democrat, with a vote of 363 for
Quig to 601 for Tomlinson.
Funeral Services Held
For Pioneer Cattle Man
On Friday last, at 10:30 A. M. at
the ranch home four miles south
west of Amelia, the funeral of Will
Riley was held. We say Will Riley
instead of employing his full Chis
tian name because all in the neigh
borhood of the Riley ranch knew
him by that name—a name that
stood for absolute integrity, ster
ling manhood and a long and useful
and upright life.
A short and simple service was
held at the house before taking the
remains to Albion for interment.
Rev. Mr. Lindsey, of Amelia, of
fered prayer and a choir composed
of Mrs. Sageser, Mrs. Swingle, Mr.
Wedmar and Mr. White, with Mrs.
Ed. White at the piano, rendered
“Nearer My God to Thee.” Mr.
Lindsey made a brief but appro
priate address with the pastorial
Psalm as a background. The choir
sang “Abide With Me,” and the
service closed with a short prayer
by the minister.
The casket, banked with beauti
ful floral tributes, had been placed
in a corner of the spacious parlor.
All were priveleged to view the re
mains. Neighbors, friends and cit
izens generally of this large com
munity of southern Holt had come
from far and near to show their
respect to the memory of the dead.
Mrs. Lawson, a sister of Mrs. Riley,
Mrs. Greenwood, of Albion, and Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Bond, of Long Pnie
were those from out of the county
in attendance at the funeral.
The following close neighbors of
deceased acted as pall-bearer: Wil
liam Carpenter, Fred W'atson, E.
W’hite, R. Saunders, Elmer Cool
idge and H. Ferrier from Chambers.
Herse and Son, morticians of Al
bion, were in charge and at a few
minutes past 11, start was made
for that city, arriving there at 1:30.
Many friends of the city and com
munity attended a service that was
held at 3 o’clock.
Will was the last of three broth
ers who fifty years ago, at a time
when there was little else but half
wild nnd scrubby cattle in this sec
tion of Nebraska, launched the
purebred cattle business in this and
round all over the country ai-cm
Boone counties. Until some ten or
I
tweleve years ago he looked after
the Boone county interests with his
home at Albion. Thru the years
their Shorthorns have been in de
mand all over the country, and the
firm attained a wide acquaintence.
At the time of his death Mr.
Riley was 73. For the past year
he had been nearly helpless and
his devoted wife gave him almost
constant care. Mrs. Riley, with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Baker, will continue the busi
ness, Mr. Baker having been in
active charge for some time past.
R. S.
BIDS BEING ASKED
ON LAND SITE FOR
FEDERAL BUILDING
_
Asking For A Location With 85 \
Feet Of Frontage, And 145
Deep On Street Or Alley.
The government is asking for
bids on or donations of land that
would make a suitable site for a
federal building for this city. The
bids are to be presented to Post
master Sullivan and they are to be
opened at 9 a. m. on November 26,
in the postoffice in this city.
They are asking for 85 foot front
age by 145 feet in depth, where
the ground is on a corner or alley.
In case the land is in the center
of the block they will want 110 feet
and 145 feet in depth.
If the business men of the city
want to see the building stay with
in the business section they will
have to get busy and present a
suitable location at a very moder
ate price, or the building is liable
to be a couple of blocks or more
from the business center of town.
Receive Wheat Payments
Holt county wheat cooperators
have received $2,241.64 as the sec
ond installment for 1933 and the
first installment of the 1934 pay
ment. Wheat growers getting these
checks are probably half thru with
their benefit payments for a co
operative program which is prac
tically completed.
All contract signers who comply
with their contracts thru the har
vest of 1936 will get the second in
stallment of 1934 payment, and
then probably get a 1935 benefit
payment after that time. It is
very likely that contract signers
will get three years payments in
six installments for two years re
duction in their wheat acreage.
The uncertainty of the 1935 pay
ment is due only to the possibilty
that the open market price for
wheat might rise to parity levels
and stay there thruout the coming
year. At the present time wheat
is several cents below parity price.
Should the open market price of
wheat reach parity, the goal of the
wheat program will have been ac
complished and the farmers will
get a higher price for all their
wheat. If wheat prices remain be
low parity, the benefit payments on
54 per cent of the crop will tend to
bring the total receipts for wheat
sold up toward parity levels. It
may seem strange but the lower the
1936 benefit payment the better off
the wheat growers will be who
have wheat to sell at the higher
market price.
Nebraska winter wheat growers
who have followed their contracts
in seeding their wheat this fall
have completed their part of the
agreement they signed in the wheat
contract. A check of compliance
next spring and the signing of a
statement of compliance will com
plete the two year contract.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Mike Enright went to her
home Sunday, November 11, after
having a cast put on the fracture.
Mrs. Ed. Jones went home Tues
day, November 13, feeling much
better.
Miss Margaret McCarthy had her
tonsils removed this morning.
She is convalesing nicely.
The hospital celebrated the anni
versary of the opening, November
13, by having a free day. The
day was spent in redecorating some
of the rooms. The staff consider
the past year very successful.
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The Young Ladies Sodality Is
sponsoring a card party and dunce
for the benefit of St. Mary’s bas
ket ball team on Friday evening,
November 16, at the K. C. Hall.
I Admission 25c.
L. C. McKIM, FORMER
SUPERVISOR. DEAD
OF A HEART ATTACK
Succumb To Attack In Yard Of His
Farm Northeast Of Here
Monday Afternoon.
Libson C. McKim dropped, dead
in his farm yard northeast of this
city about 5 o’clock last Monday
evening, from a heart attack. The
funeral was held at 1:30 p. m. Wed
nesday afternoon in the Presbyter
ian church. Rev. H. D. Johnson of
ficiating, and burial in the cemetery
at Clearwater, Nebr., the old fam
ily home.
L. C. McKim was born at Fall
River, Wis., on February 12, 1869,
and was 65 years and 9 months old
at the time of his death. The fam
ily came west when he was a young
man and on January 15, 1896, h&
was united in marriage to Miss
Lizzie Andeson at Neligh, Nebr. To
this union seven children were born,
five sons and two daughters. The
children are: Verl, of Chadron;
Lyle C., of Opportunity; George, of
Albuquerque, N. M.; Anna Belle
Shoemaker, O’Neill; Clinton, O’Neill;
Mrs. Opal Englehaupt, of Cham
bers, and Orville, of Opportunity,
all of whom were present at the
funeral, except George, and who,
with the wife are left to mourn the
death of a kind, indulgent and lov
ing husband and father.
The family moved to this county
in the spring of 1905 and have been
residents of this county ever since,
living northeast of Opportunity.
Mr. McKim was a good citizen
and always took an active part in
the civic affairs of his precinct and
the county at large, and served
three terms as a member of the
Board of Supervisors from district
No. 2, losing the nomination two
years ago to John Carson.
He was familiarlycalled “Posey,'"
and had a host of friends over the
county. He had always enjoyed
good health, but the past few
months had not been feeling well,
and on Monday complained a little,
but it was not thought to be any
thing serious. His passing was
sudden and a severe shock to his
family and numerous friends.
He was a member of the Masonic
order of this city and the funeral
serives at the grave at Clearwater
will be in charge of the Masons.
Voters Establish Farm
Bureaus In 2 Counties
County farm bureaus were estab
lished in Phelps and Red Willow
counties and continued in Valley
county, by voters at the recent
election. Voters turned down the
proposal to re-establish the farm
bureau in Webster county and also
in Gage county.
Phelps and Red Willow counties
voted about 300 and 250 in favor
of the use of county funds for farm
bureau support. Valley county fav
ored the question by 3G votes.
Webster county lost by a vote of
three to two, and Gage county lost
by 200 votes.
Under the state law, a county
farm bureau is a group of farm
people with elected officers who
wish to cooperate with the agricul
tural college extension service anti
United States department of agri
culture on an educational program
including 4-H clubs, women’s pro
ject clubs, and farm projects of
interest arid benefit to farm people.
When the majority of voters in the
county favor it, a limited amount
of county funds can be used local
ly to support the educational pro
gram. When the farm bureau i3
established in a county, state and
federal funds are available to hel,»
finance the program.
During the past two years, agri
cultural agentscunnected with farm
bureaus and the extension service
have been extremely busy with
agricultural adjustment meeting;
and contracts, drouth relief, cattle
buying, and many other emergency
activities. Offices of the agent;
have become about the busiest
places in the counties.
The Misses Barbara Kinsler and
Mary Inez Schaal, of Omaha, came
up last Monday evening and are
the guests of Miss Mildred Agnes
for the week.
Rebekah Kensington is entertain
ing at cards and lunch Friday even
ing, November 10. All Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows are invited.