The Frontier
VOL. LV. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1B34. No. 30
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TAX COLLECTIONS
FOR MONTH TOTAL
OVER 50 THOUSAND
Large Portion Paid By Railroads
And Power And Telephone
Companies.
The office of County Treasurer
Conklin has been one of the busiest;
places in the county during the
month of November. During the |
month the cash receipts of the!
office, that is taxes and miscllane- j
ous collections, amounted to the'
sum of $55,654.70, compared to |
$50,037.55 taken in during the |
month of November, 1933.
Several corporations paid their
taxes during the month, that is
they paid half of them, as is per
mitted under the new law. The
Chicago and Northwestern railroad
paid their taxes during the month.
The total amount of this railroad’s
taxes for the year, in this county,
are $17,664.26.Of this amount they
paid half of them or $8,832.13 into
the office of the county treasurer on
November 30. Taxes this year be
came due on November 1 and de
linquent on December 1.
The taxes on the Burlington rail
road in this county, for this year,
are $6,355.88 and they paid half of
them or $3,177.94 on November 28.
The taxes of the Interstate
Power Company for the year are
$3,744.46 and they paid half of this
amount or $1,872.23 on November
24. 1934.
The taxes of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company for the
year are $2,833.31 and they paid
one-half of this amount or $1,416.66
on November 28, 1934.
As above stated the total tax
collections for the month were
$55,654.70 and of this amount
$50,228.31 were real estate taxes
and the balance miscellaneous col
lections. The period covered in the
collections was eleven years, some
taxes being paid for the year 1923
and every year since that date, as
follows:
1923 $ 156.30
1924 156.65
1925 160.30
1926 154.80
1927 143.10
1928 ..— 179.25
1929 310.45
f 1930 1,048.51
1931 _*_ 2,152.54
1932 ...__ 3,288.46
1933 11,879.77
1934 30,599.18
During the month the treasurer
paid out the sum of $30,912.49.
Within a few days, as soon as the
office force catches up with the
work, a call will be made for $19,
000.00 worth of warrants that are
outstanding. When these warrants
are paid it will bring the general
fund warrants up to about Febru
ary 1, 1933; read fund warrants
up to September 1, 1934 and bridge
fund warrants up to November 1,
1934. Holt county finances are in
much better shape than they were
a year ago.
Postoffice Inspector Here
To Look Over Sites For
A New Federal Building
V. C. Batie, postoffice inspector
of Omaha, arrived in the city last
Monday night and has been busy
the past feu,' days looking over the
sites offered* Mr. Batie informs
The Frontier that he will probably
have a couple of additional sites
offered on Fourth street, and that
some of the proposed sites on
Douglas street have been changed,
so as to take in more ground and
thus make them more available
for the purpose wanted. In fact
all the bidders have been given an
opportunity to change their pro
posals, and on other sites that he
deemed desirable for a federal
building he has interviewed owners
with a view to getting bids sub
mitted,
Mr. Batie expects to leave for
Omaha this evening and he will
then make his report and submit
same to Washington, where the
final decision on the location will be
made. Residents of the city will
probably not know where the build
ing will be located until after the
first of the year.
Government To Buy More
Cattle The Coming Week
Holt county has been granted an
additional cattle sale where the
government will buy 250 head of
the most distressed cattle on Wed
nesday, December 19.
This is a very small quota so only
a small percentage of cattle listed
can be purchased. Permits will be
mailed to each individual, based up
on recommendations of the com
mitteeman, as to the number which
can be purchased. The cooperation
of individuals will be appreciated
because this quota cannot be ex
ceeded. The funds appropriated
for the purchase of cattle have been
nearly exhausted and it is doubtful
if more cattle will be purchased
until more funds are appropriated
by congress.
Mrs. A. P. Noble, 90, one of the
pioneer residents of the southern
part of the county, died, at her
home near Chambers last Tuesday
afternoon. The funeral will be held
Friday afternoon from the Method
ist church in Chambers.
(Furniture Gifts
; f°r Christmas
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i BRIDGE LAMPS 4.50 * 9.75
OCCASIONAL CHAIRS 6.00 .o 15.00
OCCASIONAL TABLES 5.00 * 18.00
CARD TABLES 2.50 * 4.50
| MIRRORS 4.00 * 12.00
; MAGAZINE BASKETS 1.25 to 3.00
CEDAR CHESTS 16.00 ,o 24.50
I When you buy furniture you
buy something every member of
) the family will appreciate.
»
O. F. BIGLIN
| O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
GET CONVICTION OF
GREEN ON CATTLE
STEALING CHARGE
December Term of District Court
Opened Monday With Trial
Of Jury Cases.
District court convened in this
city last Monday morning, with
Judge R. R. Dickson presiding and
Ted McElhancv at the reporters
desk.
The first care called was that of
the State of Nebraska vs. Alex
Green, charged with stealing cattle.
The complaint against Green al
leged that on cr about June 5, 1934,
he did steal and drive away one
yearling bull and one yearling steer
of the value of $18.00, the property
of Charles Thompson. Raymond
Thompson, a grandson of the man
who owned the cattle, was arrested
with Green for the theft of the
cattle. When ai rested and taken
before the county court both men
plead not guilty and were bound
over to the district court. On June
23, 1934, they were arraigned in
district court at which time Thomp
son plead guilty and Green not
guilty, to the charge against them.
Raymond Thompson was sentenced
to three years in the state peni
tentiary, Green being released on
bond for his appearance at this
term of district court.
The case was prosecuted by Jul
ius D. Cronin, assisted by C. E.
Cronin, and the defendant was rep
resented by Emmet A. Harmon. A
large number of witnesses were ex
amined on both sides, and the case
occupied the attention of the court
until Wednesday noon when it was
given to the jury.
The jury remained out all night,
reaching a verdict at 10:30 this
morning and at once reported to
the court that they found the de
fendant guilty a.; charged. The jury
was then discharged from service
in the case and from further ser
vice at this term of court as the
case then on trial is the last jury
case that will be tried at the pre
sent time. In excusing the jury
the court said that they might be
called back, but it was very un
likely.
The case of Hugh J. O’Connor vs.
Vern Wilburn was then called for
trial and a jury empaneled. This
case grew out of an automobile ac
cident near Atkinson. O’Connor
sued Wilburn for $75 damages al
leged to have been sustained by his
car and Wilburn filed a counter
claim alleging that O’Connor owed
him $100 for damages to his car
in the accident. It went to the jury
just, before noon.
When the court adjourned Mon
day evening it adjourned until 1:30
p.<m. on Tuesday, as the Court and
all the members of the bar in the
city went to Atkinson Tuesday
morning to attend the fundral of
Henry Murphy, a member of the
Holt county bar, who died at his
home in that city last Sunday.
Will Hold Christmas
Movie For Children
The American Legion and the
Royal theater are giving a special
Christmas show for children at the
Royal theater Saturday, December
15, 1934, at 10:30 a. m. Admission
will be a new or used toy. It is
hoped thru this show to secure sev
eral hundred toys to be distributed
thru the Federal relief organization
to needy children of O’Neill and
vicinity, at Christmas time.
Mrs. Edward M. Gallagher is
head of a local committee, which is
active in the promotion of this
worthy project. The Federal relief
agency can provide the more gen
eral forms of relief. However,
there are no funds available for
Christmas toys and presents for
the children. So it is necessary to
appeal to the fathers and mothers
of our city, thru their children, to
help those less fortunate.
Victor Nielson Drowns
In A Minnesota Lake
Fred Nielsen returned last Mon
day night from Long Prairie,
Minnesota, where he had gone
Thursday to attend the funeral of
his son, Victor, who was drowned '
while skating on a lake near Long 1
Prairie. Victor, in company with
a lot of other young folks, was •
skating on the lake and Victor had
warned the others not to go too
near the center of the lake, as the
tee was not very firm, Shortly
afterward* he seen a companion
coming down the other side of the
lake and, evidently forgetting the
warning- he hud given the others, he
took off his coat and started down
the lake to meet his friend, when
he ice gave way and he went into
the lake. He came to the surface
once and grabbed onto the edge of
the He, but it crumbled in his hand
and he went down. His body was
recovered about two hours later
in about twelve feet of water.
Victor was sixteen years of age
and had been making his home with
his sister, Mrs. Albert Kusenbacker
at Long Prairie. He formerly
lived here and attended the O’Neill
public schools. His father says
that Victor was an expert swimmer
and it is evident that he was chilled
by the cold water vt the lake, which
caused his drowning.
ARMOUR & CO. TO
ERECT MAMMOTH
HATCHERY HERE
Incubators To Have Capacity Of
Over 21 Thousand Chicks And
18 Thousand Turkeys.
A. M. Turner, manager of the
local branch of Armour & Com
pany, announces that the company
is going to erect a mammoth chick
en and turkey hatchery here and
have the same ready for operation
by January 15, 1935. It is ex
pected that work on the bunilding,
which will be 20x36 feet will be
started within a week. The build
ing is to be erected just north of
the present buildings of Armour &
company. The cost of the building
and equipment is estimated at
$10,000.00.
The incubator will have a capa
city of 21,700 chicks and 18,000
turkey pullets every twenty-eight
days. Mr. Turner says that the*
will use about 100,000 chicken eggs
and 40,000 turkey eggs this year.
Armour & Company have a tur
key farm at Burleson, Texas, where
they have About 'a/ObO head of
breeders. They have about 2,500
head of bronze hen turkeys and 350
head of Narrangansen turkeys.
Tnese breeders have been selected
from the Raymond Bronze turkey
farm at Planta, California, and
Lancaster, Pa., and are from prize
winning flocks. They expect to
get part of their turkey hatching
eggs from this farm and the bal
ance of them will be purchased
locally. All of the chicken eggs
eggs, used in the hatchery, will be
purchased locally.
L. L. Cambry, of Lincoln, Illinois,
an old time hatchery man and for
merly with the Illinois State De
partment of Agriculture, will have
charge of the hatchery. He arrived
here about a month ago and has
been busy since his arrivial in
specting the several turkey and
chicken flocks in different parts of
the county, with a view to purchas
ing eggs for hatching.
The establishment of a hatchery
of this size by Armours probably
means that they will establish a
turkey and chicken farm some
place in this vicinity, probably near
this city, where the little turkeys
and chickens can be taken from the
hatchery and raised. If this is es
tablished it would furnish employ
ment for several people as well
as provide a market for consider
able feed.
George Shoemaker Will
Be WinchelPs Assistant
Ben Winchell, who takes over the
office of county treasurer short
ly after the first of the year on a
mandate granted him by the voters
of the county at the last general
election, announces that he has
selected George Shoemaker as his
deputy. George is one of the pio
neers of the county and for several
years he has been one of the prom
inent farmers and stockmen of
the southern part of Grattan town
ship. He will make a good officer.
Congratulations, George.
RETURN TO GREGORY
TO OPEN RESTAURANT
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fallon, form
erly of this city and who have been
living in O’Neill, Nobr., for the past
year, have returned to Gregory and
have rented, the Flora Cafe. For
the time being they will serve only
short orders and lunches,
Mr, and Mrs. Fallon have a large
number of friends in this vicinity
who gladly welcome them back to
Gregory and wish them well in j
their new undertaking.—Gregory,'
S. D., Timos-Advocute.
DIVISIONAL MEET OF
STATE ERA HELD IN
O’NEILL ON MONDAY
Meeting Called For Discussion Of
Various Problems Related
To Relief Work.
A divisional meeting of the 8th
District of the State Emergency
Relief Administration of the state
of Nebraska, was held in O’Neill
on Monday, December '0, 1934.
The meeting was called, by Miss
Elizabeth Beck, Relief Supervisor;
E. T. Seeley, work division super
visor; J. M. Anderson, rural rehab
ilitation supervisor and Mylo Dale,
field auditor. The meetings was
called for the general discussion
of the various problems that con
front the organization in general
and those problems that concern
but one division, but whose solution
indirectly affects the entire organ
ization.
All of the counties comprising
the Eighth district, namely, Cherry,
Valley, Keya Paha, Itock, Loup,
Garfield, Wheeler, Boyd and Holt
were represented. From out of
the district were, Miss Margaret
Anderson, Lincoln, Social Service
Supervisor; Miss Waner, Broken
Bow, Relief Supervisor, Seventh
district; A. Williams, Field Super
visor for the Auditors; E. F. Good,
Broken Bow, Field Auditor
Seventh district; Mr. Stage, Rural
Rehabilitation Seventh district;
Miss Bozarth, Nursing Supervisor,
Lincoln.
Dr. W. J. Douglas, chairman of
the FERA Board of Medical Ad
visors of the Eighth district, was
present, as were various members
of the county committees, both
FERA and Rehabilitation, members
of the county boards and the agri
cultural agents from several
counties.
The meeting was called to order
by E. T. Seeley and J. M. Anderson
at the K. C. Hall at 10 a. m. The
morning was spent in the giving
of impromptu speeches by various
members attending the meeting,
paying particular attention to the
different plans of the Rural Rehab
ilitation program, with emphasis
on those plans which it would be
practical to put into operation in
this part of the state
Luncheon was served at the
Golden Hotel at 12:30 for all those
attending the meeting.
The afternoon was spent in divis
ional meetings where those prob
lems peculiar to each division were
discussed and round table discus
sions of plans, for the present and
for winter work were discussed.
Following is a list of all those
attending the meeting:
Holt county: C. V. McReynolds,
local director, work division, Holt
and Boyd counties; Edith Davidson,
drouth relief clerk; Mrs. McKenna,
case worker; Miss Chicken, case
worker; Miss George, sewing super
visor; Mrs. Doyle, case worker;
Mrs. Montgomery, relief worker;
Mr. Matthews, bookkeeper; Miss
Joyce, bookkeeper; Lillian Nighten
gale, clerk relief office; Margaret
Howard, assistant bookkeeper;
Clara Siemsen, community nurse;
Miss Cronin, asssistant work di
rector; Joe Mann, chairman county
committee; Leonard Youngsworth,
manager national reemployment;
Dr. Douglas, district medical ad
visor; Dr. Brown, member medical
committee.
Brown county: Miss Westover,
district clerk; Esther Cuplin, steno
grapher work division; C. T. Holt,
bookkeeper; E. Olson, bookkeeper;
George Kilpatrick, assistant work
division; Catherine Jardee, commu
nity nurse; Marvel Alberts, investi
gator; Miss Peck, relief worker;
Miss Kirkwood, clerk; E. B. Cat
terson, agricultural agent.
Boyd county: Elsie Ruda, relief
worker; Mr. Ticknor, case worker;
Miss Carmichael, bookkeeper; Mr.
Howell, ^bookkeeper; Mr. Tingle,
local director work division; Miss
Michaels, assistant work director;
Willis Thurber, county agent; G.
W. Kirkac, district clerk.
Valley county: Frank Crumwell,
relief worker.
Wheeler county: Mrs. Clara
Peterson, relief director; C. A. Hall,
chairman of county committee; I).
Bomey, assistant work director;
Melvin Edghiln, bookkeeper.
Rock county: Curtis Rogers,
bookkeeper; Mrs. Maude Preble, re
lief worker.
Keya Paha county: R. E. Jones,
relief worker; Cara Grader, book
keeper; C. B. Horton, assistant'
work director.
Garfield county: Mary Liggett,
bookkeeper: Joyce Schuyler, relief
worker; Isla Semple, case worker;
Ed. Good, district auditor; W. Stew
art, local director work division.
Loup county: Molly Britton,
relief worker; Roy Gardner, assist
ant work director.
In addition to the above there
was present at the meeting: E.
T. Seeley, district engineer, 8th
district, work division; M. Dale,
district field auditor, 8th district;
Miss Mozark, district nursing sup
ervisor, gth district; L. J. Twibell,
local director work division, Rock,
Brown and Keya Paha counties;
J. M. Anderson, district representa
tive rural rehabilitation, district 8;
\V. M. Hokins, investigator rural
rehabilitation, 8th district; Miss
Lancaster, state supervisor social
service; Miss Wainer, district sup
ervisor relief, 7th district.
Will Hold Farm Shop
School In Holt County
A one-day farm machinery or
shop school for Holt county farm
ers interested in knowing how to
adjust their farm implements and
something about soldering, rope
and forge work will be held Tues
day, December 18, 1934, at 9:30 a.
m., at Gribble Bros, ranch. Agricul
tural Agent Reece has announced.
Aidert Molenaar, assistant ex
tension engineer at the Nebraska
college of agriculture, will be here
to conduct the school. Similar ses
sions are to be held in some 50
other Nebraska counties. Farmers
in other years have shown a big in
terest in the machinery and shop
schools and a large turnout is ex
pected here.
Those attending the shop school
will be shown how to make rope
out of twine with a simple home
made contrivance. Soldering of
various metals will also be dem
onstrated by Molenaar. Tin pails,
boilers and. the like brought to the
school will be patched for demon
strational purposes,
AUDICENE LUCILLE CORK
Audicene Lucille Cork, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Cork, of
Page, died at the home of her par
ents last Tuesday after an illness
of several months of heart trouble.
Deceased was 15 years, three
months and eight days old at the
time of her death. She leaves to
mourn her death her parents and
two brothers and two sisters. They
are, Harold and Lloyd, Eileen and
Mrs. Vivian Steinberg, all of Page.
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon from the Methodist
church at Page, Rev. Yost officiat
ing, and interment in the Page
cemetery.
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD TUESDAY FOR
HENRY E. MURPHY
Was County Attorney Here During
Time Of Scott Defalcation
And His .Murder.
Henry E. Murphy died at his
home in Atkinson last Sunday and
was buried in the cemetery at At
kinson last Tuesday morning, many
of his old friends from this city at
tending the funeral.
Henry Murphy was one of the
pioneers of this county ami served
as county attorney for two terms,
from January, 1893 to January,
1897. They were very trying times
in the county during the incumb
ency of Mr. Murphy in the office
of county attorney. The Scott de
falcation and later on the murder
of Scott and the trial of the men
charged with his murder. Shortly
after the expiration of his tenure
of office he left O’Neill and moved
to Chicago where he practiced law
for a number of years. He came
back to Holt county about six years
ago and opened up a law office in
Atkinson where he has practiced,
his profession since that time.
His health failed him something
over a year ago and since that time
he has been failing gradually, but
able to attend to his law practice
until the last couple of months. He
was a good citizen and had many
friends in the county who will re
gret to learn of his death. He w'as
about 70 years of age.
Gillespie Resigns
From City Council
L. G. Gillespie, who for the past
ten years has been a member of the
city council from the Third ward,
has tendered his resignation as a
member of that body, effective Jan.
1, 1935. Ak Lloyd leaves for Lin
coln about the first of the year,
where he will sit as a member of
Nebraska’s legislative body for the
next four months, he did not feel
that he could do justice to his Third
ward constituents as he would be
unable to attend the meetings of
the council and therefore resigned.
Tuesday evening the Mayor and
members of the council and the
city employees tendered Lloyd a
farewell dinner at the Grand Cafe.
Lloyd has been a hard working
member of the council and the
other members regret to see him
sever his connection with the coun
cil, but wish him the best of luck
in his new duties.
Mrs. C. J. Gatz entertained the
Delta Deck Club at her home last
Wednesday evening.
■
I)r. Lubker the Chiropractor, has engaged
the staff from Dr. Johnston’s Health Home of
Grand Island, in a clinical demonstration of
modern diagnosis at the Golden Hotel.
These FRP]E examinations include a thoro
analysis and explanation of your entire system,
given on a most scientific, diagnosing instru
ment. It is given absolutely free to one member
of each family.
If you are ailing in any way, do not fail to
take advantage of this opportunity to find the
exact cause of your trouble. Come in and let us
solve your health problems for you.
Married women must be accompanied by
their husbands so that both will have a thoro
knowledge of the examination at the same time.
Clinic Hours—9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
December 17 and 18
C. II. Lubker, I). C. C. O. L. Johnston, 1). C.
GOLDEN HOTEL
O’Neill, Nebraska
