, The Frontier
VOL. LV. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1934. No. 27
Main Problem of New
Legislature Is Dealing
With Liquor Problem
By James R. Lowell
Of the many important problems
with which the next legislature
must deal, the man on the street
seems to be most interested, in what
procedure the state will take in
handling liquor. A somewhat hast
ily gathered concensus of opinion
is that the only way to put the
bootlegger out of business is to
make the price of legal liquor low
enough that the illegitimate vendor
cannot compete with much of a
profit to himself.
Governor Herring, of Iowa, has
come to the conclusion, after watchs
ing his state attempt to control the
liquor traffic since last June, that
“take the private profit out of the
hard liquor business and our state
setup will be orderly and system
atic.”
The Iowa governor intends to ask
the next state legislature to place
the control of the beer dispensing
business in Iowa under that state
liquor control commission. He is
sued an ultimatum last week to
county officials to see that beer and
liquor control laws are enforced or
face ouster proceedings. Governor
Herring also linked with his en
focement drive the announcement
of his intention to appoint in the
near future a special committee of
state legislators to study and re
port on alleged abuses of the state
liquor control law by beer venders.
All of this is of vital interest to
Nebraska as many legislators are
studying the Iowa system in view
of adopting it, or something closely
akin, in this state.
Governor-elect Roy Cochran, now
on a post-election vacation is study
v ing the liquor plan in Colorado and
other states thru which he will
pass. The state has made the price
of liquor so low in Colorado that
the bootleggers are compelled to
cart their wares into Nebraska to
make a profit.
Mayor Towl of Omaha has in
stituted a plan whereby research
will be done extensively with a view
to gathering information and mak
ing recommendations to the state
legislature in the drafting of state
liquor laws. He believes that no
state or community has yet hit up
on a system of liquor regulation
that has proved satisfactory. “I
believe Nebraska will have to work
out a system of its own, he declares.
“The new laws should look to elim
ination of the bootlegger, and to
regulations that would offer an in
ducement to legitimate dealers.”
John Havekost, Hooper, veteran
democratic legislator in the lower
house, stated while in Lincoln re
cently that he favors state control
with a permit system to regulate
purchasers and a ban on drinking
at places where bottled liquor will
be sold. Officials of the Nebraska
Beverage Dispensers association
suggest that Cochran appoint a
commission to study state control
in other places and report to the
legislaure in January.
A move to persuade the legisla
ture to make both sale of liquors
and pari-mutuel betting state mon
opolies has been launched by Bar
ton Green, defeated candidate for
the republican nomination for
United States senator in the Au
gust primary election, and former
Lancaster county republican chair
man. Green would have the rev
enue go to persons above 60 years
old who have been residents of Ne
braska 10 years. His plan would
provide funds for the old age pen
sion law which is certain to come
up for revamping in the next leg
islature.
As prohibition repeal now stands,
Kansas will be the only neighbor
of Nebraska to prohibit liquor.
South Dakota voted wet in the re
cent election, while Wyoming vir
tually did so, voting yes on a ref
erendum which started the mach
inery for ultimate legalization.
Iowa, Colorado, Missouri and Min
nesota already had liquor.
Twenty-nine of the 48 states
have legalized liquor under state
control laws. Fifteen have statu
tory prohibition (this includes Ne
braska) subject to ths will of state
legislatures now in session oi soon
to convene. Three, including Knns
as, Oklahoma and Texas, still have
both constitutional and statutory
prohibition, and while Kansas voted
to remain dry, the chances are that1
the other two will vote the other
way when their time comes. One
state, Wyoming, has neither a dry
law nor a constitutional ban against
liquor, but will have no control
statute until next March. The only
three states that have voted dry
are Kansas, North Dakota and
South Carolina.
Father of Mrs. S. J.
Weekes Dies At Omaha
Judge Charles T. Dickinson, fath
er of Mrs. S. J. Weekes of this city,
died at his home in Omaha last
Monday afternoon. Judge Dickin
son had visited at the home of his
daughter here many times, and was
well known to the residents of this
city, who will regret to learn of
his passing.
Mrs. Weekes went down to Oma
ha last week and Mr. Weekes went
down last Saturday night, so they
were at his bedside when he passed
away.
The following account of his last
illness and his life work is taken
from the Tuesday morning issue of
the Omaha Bee-News:
“Charles Thaddeus Dickinson, 80,
veteran Nebraska attorney and
holder of many public offices in
former years, died Monday after
noon at his home, 2574 Fort street.
“He w'as stricken with a para
lytic stroke ten days ago and suf
fered a heart attack the immediate
cause of his death.
“He served eight years on the
bench of the district court of the
Fourth judicial district and on his
retirement from that office was en
gaged in the practice of law in Om
aha, where he lived since 1903.
“Judge Dickinson had an excep
tional career in Tekamah, where he
lived from 1884 until he moved to
Omaha. He served as mayor of
Tekamah two terms, served as
judge of the county court two terms
and was prescuting attorney one
term before the district judgeship.
“He was but twenty-two years
old when he was elected mayor of
New Richmond, Ohio, his early
home and birthplace. Judge Dick
inson received his early education
and law training at the Cincinnati
Law school at Cincinnati.
“He was a member of the Omaha
Bar association, the Nebraska
State Bar association, the Chamber
of Commerce, the Shrine, Knights
Templar, Scottish Rite, Tangier
Temple and was a 32 degree Mason.
He was a reader at the First and
Third Christian Science churches
in Omaha.
“Judge Dickinson had been in
good health until his recent illness
and had been actively practicing
law, specializing in settling estates.
His office was located at his home
the past three years.
“Surviving are his son, David W.
Dickinson, of Omaha, and his
daughter, Mrs. S. J. Weekes, of
O’Neill.
“Services will be held Wednesday
at 2 p. m. at the Haynes-Christian
sen Mortuary. Burial will be in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park.”
Details of Corn-Hog
Program Soon Ready
Word has been received from Dr.
A. G. Black that details of the 1935
corn-hog program will be annunc
ced shortly after Thanksgiving.
Advance information indicates the
contract will call for hog production
up to 90 per cent of the 32-33 base
with a payment of $15 per head on
the number reduced. The corn
acreage is not to exceed 90 per cent
of the base period with a payment
of thirty-five cents a bushel on esti
mated production of retired acres.
Each individual can receive pay
ments on reduction up to 30 per
cent below the base period corn
acreage. Unrestricted use of con
tracted acres shifted from corn is
to be permitted except as it affects
other adjustment programs. If
this program goes through as con
templated only signers would be
eligible to seal corn from next
year's crop under the com loan act.
More details will be announced in
the near future.
The O’Neill Project Club met at
the home of Mrs. John Melvin on
November 7. Twenty-one memb
ers were present. The lesson-,
“Food Needs at Low cost," was
given by Mrs. Harrington and Mrs.
Miller. The Club's next meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. Proti
vinsky. After the lesson Mrs Uhl
and Mrs. Porter served lunch.
Young Attorney Will
Handle Business Of
Late M. F. Harrington
Cedar County News: Raymond
W. McNamara, young Hartington
attorney who gained statewide no
tice for himself and Cedar county
last summer as the “candidate from
hell for attoreny gener-ell” leaves
Hartington this week to take over
the practice of the late “Mike” Har
rington, pioneer Nebraska lawyer,
at O’Neill.
McNamara reverses the legend
of the small town boy who made
good in the big city. He is the
local boy who returned from the
city and in 14 months broke into
civic and professional leadership
in his home town and made a
name for himself in state politics.
After spending most of his
boyhood in Hartington, he en
rolled in Creighton university at
Omaha where he received his law
RAYMOND W. M’NAMARA
degree in 1928. After practicing
law for five years in Omaha, he
located in Hartington in August
last year.
With a growing reputation as a
lawyer, he leaped into prominence
in May when he filed for the
democratic nomination for attor
ney general of Nebraska. Altho
defeated, he received over 20,000
votes in the August primary,
practically without campaigning. •
Elected secretary of the Cedar
county democratic central com
mittee, he extended his political
activities in the fall campaign
to include a stumping tour of
northeast Nebraska as a repre
sentative of the state central
cmmittee in speaking for the New
Deal.
It was his campaigning activity
which led directly to the offer
he received about ten days ago to
take over the Harrington practice
at O’Neill.
Since the death of Michael F.
Harrington over a year ago, the
business has been handled by
George Harrington, his son. Re
cently Harrington jr., l-eceived a
federal appointment which takes
him to Washington as counsel
for the new communications com
mission. His departure makes room
for McNamara at O’Neill.
While in Hartington McNamara
was appointed attorney for the
receiver of the First National
banks at Hartington and Crofton,
and local attorney for the Burling
ton railroad. He was elected sec
retary of the reorganized Harting
ton Chamber of Commerce and of
the county democratic central com
mittee as well as first president of
the Northeast Nebraska Ci'eighton
Alumni club.
McNamara will complete un
finished legal businesses in con
nection with his practice here and
will make frequent visits to Har
tington for consultation with his
clients.
He is the son of Mrs. Mary
McNamara of Hartington and
brother of County Surveyor W. C.
McNamara.
The members and friends of the
Methodist church had a big Church
Night supper at the church Mon
day evening, eating at about 7
p. m. There were more than 100
present and after the big feed a
short program followed. The pro
gram: Solo by Mrs. Pete Heriford;
solo by Miss Ruth Kroemer and a
reading by Miss Hunt. The aud
ience joined in a sing fest featuring
Negro spirituals. All the new
comers were introduced. A social
esening followed and all report a
good time.
O’Neill Will Have An
FERA Sewing Center
The City of O’Neill has been so
kind as to rent a building to be
used for a commodity store house
and sewing center.
The sewing center is supervised!
to Miss Viola Keller, of Chambers, I
Nebraska, who is adequately train
ed for this position, having a de
gree in home economics. Miss Kel
ler is supervising a group of 16
ladies who are being paid through
relief funds. They are making
comforters, sheets, nightgowns,
papamas and other articles of
clothing to be given to relief clients
as they are needed in return for
work.
If anyone in the community has
a sewing machine that they would
care to loan to the sewing center,
they may be assurred that it will
be greatly appreciated and that the
machine will be well taken care of.
Anyone who wishes to furnish a
machine may do so by notifying
the Relief Office.
We are making an appeal for
old clothing that can be mended or
remade into garments suitable for
distribution by Relief authorities.
Anyone having old garments which
they wish to discard may do so by
calling the relief office, No. 47, or
leaving them at the Arbuthnot
house, which is directly across
from the Library, on any week day
between the hours of 9 and 5.
Doretha Montgomery,
Federal Relief Worker.
Mrs. Anton Nimic
Dead At Spencer
Mrs. Anton Nimic, aged 51, died
at her home at Spencer, Nebr., at
9:10 Tuesday morning, after an
illness of several months of cancer.
The funeral was held in this city at
2:30 and interment in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Mrs. Nimic was bom and raised
in this city, her maiden name being
Clara Zimmerman, daughter of the
Jr*
late Henry Zimmerman and Mrs.
Zimmerman. She had been a .'esi
dent of Boyd county for about 30
years, going there immediately
after her marriage. She leaves to
mourn her death, besides her hus
band, three grown children and one
little boy eight years old, her
mother and three brothers, besides
a host of friends in this city and in
Boyd county.
Tariff On Farm Products
There is a good deal of talk
about the possibilty ,of agricultural
importations, as a' result of the
shortage of production in this
country during the season just
closed, says the Omaha Journal
Stockman. A reader wants to know
what present tariff protection
amounts to, and we are appending
the list with the thought that it
may be of interest to many right
now':
Wheat flour $1.04 per 100 lbs.
Wheat . 42c per bu.
Corn _ _ 25c per bu.
Oats .... 16c per bu.
Rye flour . 45c per 100 lbs.
Rye .. 15c per bu.
Barley .20c per bu.
Flaxseed .. — 65c per bu.
Buckwheat 26c per 100 lbs.
Bran, Shorts, etc., 10 per cent ad.
Hay $5 per ton.
Straw $1.50 per ton.
Hogs 2c per lb.
Cattle 2lA to 3c per lb.
Sheep $3 per head.
Wool 29 to 32c per lb.
A tariff schedule that would let
in a lot of stuff would of course
have the effect of reducing prices
in this country. On the other
hand, there is the argument, more
or less popular right now, that our
entire tariff schedule should be
lowered to permit other nations to
sell to us so that we can sell to
them, and also so they can make
some headway toward paying us
what they owe. Some people think
a good idea would be arbitrary
tariff rule lodged in the executive
branch of the government to per
mit rapid shiftn in the tariff to
meet changing conditions. But
tariff changes are always upsetting
to business and therefore costly.
It is highly desirable that they be
us infrequent as possible.
Can Any Remember
This Far Hack?
The Frontier received a letter
from Earnest Ueuver, of Denver,
Wyoming, the first of the week
ordering this disseminator of cur
rent events sent to him for the
ensuing year. Ernest and his wife
were residents of this county for
many years and still have many
relatives in the county. He has
been a resident of Wyoming for
many years, but he still has a very
warm spot in his heart for the old
home, where he spent his boyhood
and young manhood.
He also enclosed a clipping tell
ing of the critical illness of one of
the pioneers of Fergus county,
Montana, which appeared in the
Billings Gazette as a special from
Lewiston, Mont. The writer can
not recall any family named Burke
living in this county in the very
early days, but a couple of families
of that name came here in the early
eighties, remained for a few years
and then moved on. This man
is supposed to be 72 years of age
and he claims to have been born
in this county. We reprint the
article for the benefit of our readers
as some of the very old timers may
recall a family of that name, al
though there were but very few
people living in this county, or this
section of the state at the time of
his birth in 1802. The item follows:
“D. J. Burke, railroad builder,
hotel owner and former state rep
resentative, who has been in the
hospital here the last week, was
critically ill Saturday night.
“His niece, Mrs. Kate Stangeer,
will arrive here Sunday morning
from Chicago.
“Burke is one of the best known
and reputedly the wealthiest resi
dent of Fergus county. He is a
native of Holt county, Nebraska,
about 72 years of age, and builder
of railroads in Nebraska, Wyoming
the Dakotas and Kansas. He con
structed all of the Milwaukee
branch lines out of Lewistown.
“He once was candidate for the
democratic nomination for lieuten
ant governor of Montana.”
Laura Marie Cress
In the early part of the 19th
century there was born at Frank
fort, in the valley of the Rhine, a
young German by the name of
Peter Weingartner. Leaving home
at an early age he crossed the At
lantic in the great tide of immi
gration and took up residence in
Quebec, Canada. Here he wooed
and wed a young maiden of Viking
blood by the name of Anne Marie
Kromstrom and to this union were
born nine children. The third
child was Laura Martha Cress nee
Kromstrom, born in Quebec, Can
ada, on December 3, 1860.
Mrs. Cress was truly of pioneer
stock. Her activities were varied
and the area of them extended
from Quebec to California. Her
mother died when she was only
eighteen and the responsibilities
ol' the household fell on her should
ers. From Quebec the family
moved to Hanover, Illinois, where
Mrs. Cress worked in the woolen
mills. There she learned to spin
and weave, an art in which she was
very accomplished and even after
she reached the age of sixty she
returned to Hanover to spin and
weave just for the relaxation and
to renew old acquaintances.
In the trek west after the civil
war the family moved to a farm
near Neligh, Nebr., at which place
she met and wed Eugene Henry
Cress. To this union were born
two daughters and one son, Martha,
Lucille and Gerald, all living.
She was left a widow with these
three children when they were only
ten, six and four years.
With true Christian courage she
faced the task of rearing and car
ing for her family. Christianity
was a part of her daily life; she
not only believed but she lived her
religion. Early in her life she was
affiliated with the Presbyterian
church and her later years were
spent in the Baptist faith. She
was was also a staunch member of
tii(> W. C. T. U. Her life was al
ways cast on the side of righteous
ness and was filled with the spirit
of love, sympathy and helpfulness.
She had a fine optimism and a
sense of humor which had carried
her over difficult places in her life.
She spent her life doing for others
and creating beauty with her own
hands in spinning, weaving and
sewing.
Faced with the necessity of rear
ing and educating her children, she
engaged in business. She operated
hotels, restaurants, general stores
and even homesteaded u farm in
western South Dakota and was suc
cessful in her undertakings.
About a year ago she returned
from California, where she had
spent some ten years, to the scene
of her greatest activities and took
up her residence in Lincoln. She
felt that her time had come. With
true Christian faith she set her
house in order. She was ready to
answer the heavenly call as she
stated many times during her brief
illness. She had only gone before
to prepare a place for her loved
ones.
She also leaves to mourn her
passing along with her children
four sisters: Mrs. E. R. Riley, of
Inman; Mrs. J. A. Naylor and Mrs.
Art Boehme, of O’Neill and Mrs.
George Winters, of Hanover, IU;
two brothers, Philip and J. F. Wein
gartner, of Rockford, 111. Besides
there are three grandchildren:
Gene Burnett, of Lincoln and Gene
and Jimmie Cress of Mason City,
Iowa, together with other relatives
ad a host of friends who knew and
loved her.
Holt County Voters
Give All Amendment
Questions Good Vote
One of the surprises of the re
cent election was the great major
ity given for repeal in this county.
According to the official abstract of
the votes cast in this county, pub
lished on another page of this issue,
repeal carried in the county with a
majority of 1,789 votes. Every
precinct in the county voted for re
peal except the following nine:
Chambers, Dustin, Francis, Golden,
Paddock, Wyoming, Josie, Antelope
and Holt Creek. Of the precincts
voting against repeal they all voted
strongly republican, except Golden
and Paddock.
The amendment for the one
house legislature carried with a
majority of 1,362. This amendment
carried in every precinct in the
county except the following seven:
Dustin,Paddock, Steel Creek, Swan,
Willowdale, Wyoming and Holt
Creek.
The amendment to legalize pari
mutuel betting on horse races in
the state carried the county with
a majority of 1,489. This amend
ment carried in every precinct of
the county except six, losing in the
following five, Chambers, Lake,
Verdigris, Wyoming and Holt
Creek, and tying in one precinct,
Francis, with 21 for and 21 against.
The adoption of the last two
amendments was one of the sur
prises of the election as those well
informed did not think there was a
possibility of either of them being
adopted.
Hospital Notes
Miss Margaret McCarthy went
home Friday evening.
John Lynch, of Lynch, was ad
mitted to the hospital Friday morn,
ing, he expects to remain for some
time.
Mrs. John Ballantine, of Page,
entered the hospital Sunday after
noon ,and was operated on Monday
afternoon for a serious major op
eration. At present she is improv
ing as rapidly as could be expected.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES
A very interesting meeting of
the Teachers’ Study Center Insti
tute was held last Saturday. The
next meeting will be held in O’Neill
on Saturday, December 1st ,at 9:30
in the O’Neill Public School Build
ing. County Superintendent.
CARD OF THANKS
Thru the columns of The Front
ier we wish to express our sincere
thanks to our friends for their
many expressions of sympathy fol
lowing the sudden death of our be
loved husband and father. We are
truly grateful, also, for the many
beautiful floral tributes of remem
brance.—Mrs. L. C. McKim and
children.
The Superior Journal, of Super
ior, Nebr., the paper upon which
Clyde Templeton was working, was
sold last week to a gentleman from
Kansas. The editor died a couple
of months ago and the paper was
sold by the administrator to close
up the estate.
There is on be an election in the
Saar next January and one of our
readers writes in to ask what and
where it is. The Saar is the place
the Saar-kraut comes from.
Patrick Stanton Dies
At An Omaha Hospital
Patrick Stanton, 76, one of the
pioneers of northeast Nebraska,
died at St. Joseph's hospital in
Omaha last Sunday night, of pneu
monia, following an operation for
the removal of a leg. An infection
in one of his legs, caused his re
moval from his home at Tilden to
the hospital, where it was decided
that an operation was necessary.
Pat Stanton was a frequent visit
or to this city, where he had many
friends. He was a charter mem
ber of the O’Neill council of the
Knights of Columbus and for sev
eral years never failed to attend an
initiation, not only here, but at
most of the different lodges in the
state. He was a genial companion
able man and had a host of friends
in all parts of the state.
He was born in County Mayo,
Ireland, and came to the United
States when he was only seven
years of age. He had been a resi
dent of Mudison county for nearly
sixty years. He is survived by two
sons, Pat, Jr„ and Steve, both of
Tilden, and four daughters, Miss
Tillie and Miss Anna Stanton, both
of Tilden, Mrs. Frank McGahn,
Lincoln, and Mrs. Kate Kielty, of
near Tilden.
The funeral was held last Wed
nesday morning at Tilden and a.
large delegation of the local mem
bers of the Knights of Columbus
went down from this city to at
tend the services. The following
O’Neillites were present at the
funeral: R. R. Morrison, H. J. Rear
don, Thomas Griffin, Mr. and Mrs.
John Protivinsky, F. J. Biglin, P.
C. Donohoe, P. J. McManus, H. J.
Hammond, R. E. Gallagher, M. H.
Horiskey, John C. Gallagher, J. H.
McPharlin, Frank Phalin, W. J.
Hammond, F. J. Dishner, J. F.
O’Donnell, H. E. Coyne, H. J. Bau
man, Mrs. Anna Jordan, Pat Reg
an, James Carr, M. R. Sullivan,
Robert J. Marsh, Frank Barrett
and Dr. W. J. Douglas, of Atkinson.
Frontier Advertising
Has Drawing Power
H. F. Stahl, w'ho was in the city
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week demonstrating the da
Graff Machineless Electric Perman
ent Waver, is convinced that The
Frontier as an advertising medium
cannot be equalled in this section
of the state. Last week he ran a
small advertisement in this paper
announcing that he would be in this
city the first three days of this
week, at the Fox Hotel, and to call
there for appointment. He said
that there w'as so much business
lined up for him when he got hero
that he will have to come back
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week, in order to take cans
of the numerous applications he
had received. The management of
the Fox Hotel will make appoint
ments for him until his return.
SIMEON L. STINEMETES.
Simeon L. Stinemetes, 86, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ray
Martin, in this city this afternoon
about 5 o’clock, of pneumonia, after
an illness of but a few days. The
date of the funeral has not been set,
as they are waiting for word from
his children, who reside in Wash
ington, Ohio and California.
Deceased came to this county 16
years ago from Atlantic, Iowa. For
the past couple of years he had been
making his home with his daughter
in California, returning to this city
about two months ago and, since
his return, had been making his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Mar
tin. He leaves to mourn his death
one son and three daughters. The
children are: Edwin Stinemetes,
Chelan, Wash.; Mrs, Mary M. Bro
then, Glendale, Calif.; Mrs. Ray
Martin, O'Neill and Mrs. Roy De
witz, Cleveland, Ohio.
TO OCR CORRECPONDENTS
As next Thursday is Thanksgiv
ing we are going to try and go to
press on Wednesday afternoon so
that we can enjoy a Thanksgiving
dinner, and we wish our correspond
ents would send their items in not
later than Tuesday.
Attorney Lyle Jackson and
County Attorney Butterfield, of
Neligh, were transacting business
in this city last Tuesday.
One kind of business that always
picks up in the winter time is the
trading of baseball players.