The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, January 31, 1935, Page FOUR, Image 4
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Such a department probably would take over and develop such social and health services as the nursing service set up by the state ERA and now functioning in 54 counties. A bill by Sen. O’Brien and Sen. Allen (ft) of Cozad would allow county boards to borrow money from the state treasurer at two per cent interest up until March 1, ]J».'17f to care for their poor, while Sen. McGowan (R) of Norfolk, has Introduced a measure that would have the effect of prohibiting dicta tion by the government or any other agency of the county's meth od of caring for the needy. Rep. Reed (R) of Havelock, has tOBsed a bill into the hopper to extend for two more years the use of inherit ance tax funds for poor relief. Looking toward participation in the new federal relief program, u participation which depend* upon Nebraska’s providing for raising $4,000,000 to help the federal gov ernment carry on relief in the state after March 1, however—a number of surveys are being made to determine what public works can be set up to furnish unem ployment relief. Rural electrification may be one of the major projects, and the state ERA has already started a survey to determine the number of po tential customers and the cost of extension of power lines. In ad dition to farms, such rurul insti tutions as stores, school houses, churrhcH and filling stations would benefit by the electrification pro gram. The state highway department has listed .'165 projects which would cost more than $14,000,000 for pos sible inclusion in the coming fed eral program. These projects in clude elimination of railroad grade crossings, congested and dangerous Intersections, construction ami re laying of highways, constructing trunk line routes thru cities ami city bypasses, and replacing of weak and narrow bridges. Sixteen grade crossing elimination projects are listed, ultho a survey conducted by the highway department sev eral years ago showed that 40 such projects could he undertaken in the state. Word comes from Washington that the I’WA has under consideration revised plans for the Tri-county project, which would put the total cost of the project at $20,1175,0(50 and increase tlx* urt-H to be served. The new plan takes into considera tion linking of the power facilities of the Sutherland and Columbus projects with the Tri-county. State I’WA Engineer Latenser has sent out more than 1,000 I’WA project survey blanks over the state to determine what new pro jects could be set up when thu federal work relief program gets underway. Sen. Green (D) of Sid ney, bus suggested a $20,000,000 project to bring drinking water 400 miles from Sidney to supply the eastern section of the state, and uiso construction of u new river bed for the North I’lattc river for 140 miles from Morrill county to near North l'latte as a means of con serving water now being lost by seepage, Four measures have been intro duced in the legislature recently with the purpose of cutting down the number of elective officers in the state government. A bill by ^Sen. Stewart (I)), of Clay Center, proposes an amendment, which would leave only the governor, lieutenant governor and state aud itor to be elected by tho people. Their term of office would be four years instead of two and they would not be eligible to re-election to succeed themselves. State of ficers such as the secretary of state, attorney general, etc., whose posi tions are created by law would be appointed by the governor. Sen. Pedersen (D) of Guide Rock, ha* introduced a bill to abolish the state railway commission and create a one-member non-partisan public utilities commission. This, of course, requires a constitutional amendment. The commissioner would be elected on the non-partis an ballot and would receive $5,200 per year. Sen. Sullivan (I)) of Omaha, has a bill to put the state auditor’s office under civil service, while Sen. Well (D) of Fairbury, has a meas ure set up which would abolish the present state fair board and set up a new body of 16 members in cluding the governor. Management of the state fair is now in control o' a special board of agriculture. Among the members of the new board would be the dean of the “tale agricultural college and the director of the extension service, while the other 13 would be ap pointtees of the governor for the first hoard, but would be elected at annual conventions of organized agriculture thereafter. Approximately two years ago the state treasurer of Kansas had just been let out of jail under heavy bond, and Kansasans were inclined to take kindly to a suggestion by Governor Landon that the state’s constitution be so amended as to provide for the election of only three state officials, the governor, lieutenant governor and auditor, just as provided in Stewart’s pro poned amendment to the Nebraska state constitution. Under the present system in Ne braska, as in Kansas and most other commonwealths of the mid dfewest, each elective officer is su preme in his department, which makes for division of authority, and in effect gives the state a half dozen governors instead of one actually bearing the title. The president appoints his cabinet— why would not a similar arrange ment hold for the governor of the state ? The fracas over bonding the state treasurer can be traced to a considerable extent to the suit against Former State Treasurer Bass who will appear in the su preme court soon to find out wheth er he and his bonding company are j liable to the state for $.'17,000 which it is claimed the state is short us the result of premature clipping of coupons from bonds held in the state treasury. Altho when this was written it appeared that George llall would have his bond and would be un disputed state treasurer by the time the urticle appeared in print, the situation in Nebraska is such thut bonding companies will be leary of this state until the Bass suit is settled. Under legislation from various sources introduced in order to get Hall’s bond for him and, incident ally, get pay checks into several hundred empty pockets around the state house, the state will puy a premium of $10,000 to the treas urer’s million dollar bond instead of the old statutory $5,000 prem ium. Among the alternatives sug gested is the one that the state go into the bonding business and be come the surety for all public of ficials, altho such action would take more time than meeting the terms of the bonding concerns. A measure has been passed giv ing Hall the right to sue the state to determine whether he is dc facto stute treasurer and as such qualified to re-open the vaults, which have been dosed since Jan uary 5 and pay state warrants. Liquor control, betting and uni cameral, the big three of the pre sent legislative session when it con vened but now being somewhat neglected for such matters as re lief and bonding the state treas urer, have been approached from a good many angles, especially liquor control, but nothing definite has been derided upon as yet. A fifth liquor bill, introduced by Hep. Rich ards (1)) of Arapahoe would set the state up in a wholesale, manu facture and retail sale monopoly in which sale could be made by the drink as well as by package. Another recent liquor bill is by Rep. Weber (D) of Leigh, and it would permit sale both by the drink and by the package. A fea ture of this bill is provision for remonstrances to keep liquor out of any community, instead of local Action. It has many of the pro visions of the old Slocumb law. Rep. Cone (D) of Valley, has '»*t*rO duced a bill which cftllft for a min umum sise of 10 ounces for u glass of beer, not including the foam. The senate has approved a 50-mem ber one-house legislature. An other betting bill, differing some what from the official bill spons ored by Ak-Sar-Ben, is in the hop per. No license fees are charged. One time when you don't go joy riding in an automobile is when you glide up to traffic court to pay that ticket the cop handed you. PRESBYTERIAN CHl.'RCH •Sunday School at 10 a. m«—R, M. 1 Sauers, superintendent. .Morning Worship 11 a. m.—In the absence of the pastor, Conrad will preach. Evening service 7:30—This will he Gospel song and preaching ser vice, the pastor expects to conduct this service. H. I), Johnson, Pastor. BRIEFLY STATED The Presbyterian Ladies' Guild will meet Thursday, February 7, with Mrs. L. A. Carter. Miss Vera E. Lanphear, of llart injfton, was called home Saturday by the death of her brother. Ur. W. F. Finley returned Sun day rdt'ht from a weeks visit with relatives and friends in Omaha. Donat Seger, one of the old tim ers of Atkinson, was a business visitor at the court house Tuesday. Mrs. *W. J. Froelich, who had been visiting in Chicago for the past two weeks, returned last Tues day. Mrs. Julia Braddock Gilmore left Wednesday for North Platte where she will visit friends for several days. Miss Grace Huiggens ente . nod the Bridge Club last Monday evc;i with lunch at the Grand cafe and cards later. Mrs, A. V. Virgin and daughter went to Stuart last Friday for several days visit with relatives in that vicinity, Canada And U. S. In Basket Bawl Game A few days ago an O’Neill man had newspaper business in South Dakota and after finding he was near the quadruplets of Fred A. Schense, of near Hecla, he headed there and asked to see the four children whose births were the eighth wonder of the world until the Dionne five came into the world May 28, 1934. One of the most remarkable things seen at the Schense place was proof of how a live institution builds a town. The father, Schense, gave a photograph to his visitor to gaze at. There it was “The O’Neill Photo Co., O’Neill, Nebr." The first surprise over, a look was had at the four kids. At their births, the father said, their weights were as follows: James Farrell, 3 pounds and 7 ounces; Jay Eugene, 3 pounds and 11 ounces; Joan Belle, 5 pounds and Jean Marie 5 pounds. The weights of the children to day as given by the father only a few days ago are James, 40 pounds; Jay, 45 pounds; Joan 40, and Jean 44 pounds. Jumes was a sickly codger the first year but his father acknow ledged that he is now the most frisky of the lot. Schense told a Frontier repre sentative that all of the births were accomplished in 28 minutes. Mrs. Schense did not die at the time as some newspapers reported recent ly, but she died two years and one month after the births. Schense hus married the nurse who was in attendance at the births of the four. It is considered remarkable five children were born in Canada and four in this country and all living. There is no contest or prizes offered though along this line—or on the sidelines—but it is a game of na ture and could be called basket bawl. The score should read— Canada, 5; United States, 4. The Schense children were 4 years of age this January 13. They are in very good health. The girls pluy with dolls and the boys like to fondle guns the same old storiy of children everywhere. Other Schense children are Virgil, 20; Fredrick, 14, and Arline, 12. It was reported that Dr. Dafoe, attending the Canadian five at birth, gave credit to the rare old Canadian atmosphere for the mir aculous occurence there. No one in South Dakota has replied because bragging about atmosphere just now visualizes dust storms and too much debating might start up an other ono. District Court Filings The Lincoln National Life In surance company has filed suit in the district court against Mariane Hanson and others and the north west quarter of section 10 town ship 28, range 11 west of the Oth P. M., to foreclose a mortgage on same for the recovery on a note for $2,120, given on March 1, 1028, to the Royal Life Insurance company I and later assigned to the plaintiff. They allege in their petition that the mortgage was given by Jens Hansen and wife and on December 21, 1934, Jens Hansen transferred all his interest to his wife. They allege that they failed to pay the taxes on the land for the years 1930 to 1934 inclusive and that they also failed to pay the interest due on March 1, 1933, They allege that there is now due and unpaid the sum of 13,120.00 principal and the sum of $471.27 interest. They ask the court to determine the a mount due and if same is not paid within a reasonable time that the land he sold. The Omaha National Bank as trustee has filed suit against John A. Davenport, et ah, to foreclose a morgtage given on November 25, 1924, for $4,100 on the southeast quarter of section 1, towmship 29, range, 10, west of the 0th P. M. | They allege that the mortgage was given to W. M. Rainholt and that on November 15, 1929, the land was transferred to Lavina A. Sawyer and her husband, Frank H, Sawyer, who secured on extension of the 1 mortgage. They allege that there is now due and unpaid the sum of $3,708.00 and interest amounting to $319.00 which is past due and unpaid. They ask the court to de termine the amount due and if same is not paid within a reason able time that the land be sold. Think Aztecs And Maya Formerly Lived Here Samples of pottery, broken,, called potsherds, and arrowheads sent to the Nebraska Historical Society elided the information they are greatly interested as the pieces are the same 3s some found in ; northern Kansas and southern Ne braska and ai the “Burkett ’ site near the Loup river south of here. It is known that at least one re nowned achaeoligist believes Old Mexico and southern and western Nebraska artifacts are the same and that either or both the Maya and Aztec lived in Nebraska years before reaching Old Mexico. It is surmised ti ey came from Asia by the Bering Strait, and moved on south when !hey fourd what a Ne broska winter could and would do to a man without his consent. The Nebraska society officials ex pressed no opinion bur reserved judgment until they make excava tions here next fall. All of the big newspaper* are handling wirephotos now. The next time you go to New York and get lonesome you can send your wife a wirephoto of yourself retiring at 8:30 p. m. The mainspring as a driving pow- v er for clocks was invented 400 years ago but nobody has yet in vented one which will make some men work if they can get by an easier way. ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT N in which to get a year’s f » * subscription for Once again The Frontier is going to make it possible for all the residents of Holt county to read their favor ite paper for one year, at the remarkably low price of $1.00. Now is the time to subscribe! The Frontier is the leading newspaper of this section of the state, and always has had the largest circulation in the county. This is the second time The Frontier has been of fered at this low price. On account of the depression we made the same offer a year ago, and several hundred of our readers ac cepted the offer, and a large number joined our large family of readers. The depression is still on and we again make the same offer for the coming year. This offer is open to both newr subscribers and renewals. Present subscribers can take advantage of the offer by paying arrears, if any, at the old rate, and then a year in advance at $1.00. If any reader is paid up for the year 1935, they can have their subscription extended for one year from the date to which their subscription is paid to, by the payment of $1.00. Remember This Offer Will Close Saturday, February 2, 1935 The Frontier