Neb. State Hlatorical Soeleti
The Frontier
VOL. LV. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1935. No. 44
THOMAS CROWE
* DIES AT LYNCH
OF PNEUMONIA
\Y»<» Considered As Holt County's
Most Prominent Farmer And
Livestock Breeder.
FUNERAL WILL BE SUNDAY
Thomas Crowe,one of the pioneer
settlers of northeastern Holt
county, died in a hospital at Lynch
yesterday afternon about 4 o’clock,
after an illness of about 10 days
of pneumonia, at the age of 73
years.
Mr. Crowe was one of the most
prominent ranchmen in this county
and undoubtedly its largest land
owner. He came to this county
in the early eighties, without a
dollar, and by hard work and strict
■economy he became undoubtedly
the richest farmer and stockman
in the county.
He had the best equipped farm
home in the county, with all modern
conveniences. The sheds and barns
for his stock were also of the best.
For several years he has pur
chased all the surplus corn in
northeastern Holt county, which
he fed to his cattle in his feed
yards, where he always had about
100 head on feed getting them
ready for the market.
Tom Crowe was a man who al
ways attended to his own business
and was universally well liked by
everyone in the northeastern part
of the county, as well as in other
parts of the county, as his promin
ence in the cattle business gave
Miim an extensive acquaintance.
He was a splendid citizen and
one of the men who is responsible
for Holt county getting the reputa
tion of breeding and shipping extra
fine beef cattle to the eastern
markets.
Mr. Crowe leaves a wife and two
children to mourn the passing of
a kind and affectionate husband
^ and father.
The Frontier joins the many
friends of the family in extending
sympathy to them in their hour of
sorrow.
Mrs. Crowe has also been ill of
pneumonia the past ten days, but
we understand she is somewhat
better at the present time.
The funeral services will be held
at the Odd Fellows hall in Lynch
at 1:30 on Sunday afternoon, inter
ment in the cemetery at Niobrara.
Corn Compliance
Check-up In June
Nebraska corn hog associations
will check corn acreage under the
1935 contracts imediately after
corn planting time, according to
the present plans of the corn-hog
program. Final hog compliance
will not be completed until after
December 1, 1935.
Supervisors of compliance, em
ployed by the county corn hog as
sociation, will measure the land
planted to corn. If a farmer hap
pens to have too much corn planted
he can cover it up and plant the
ground.to some late feed crop like
sudan or millet. This attempt to
fit the corn compliance into the
season of the year should meet
with universal approval of contract
signers. It will alco save expense
to the county association since it
will be easier to measure the corn
land before the corn is laid by,
than after it is higher than a man’s
head.
Checking compliance with the
wheat allotment program will be
gin as soon as blanks and instruc
tions are available from Washing
ton. Part of the supplies to be
used by the supervisors are being
prepared in Lincoln now. Counties
anxious to start measuring up the
^land can plan to begin shortly after
the first of April unless some un
expected delay enters into the pic
ture.
Conduct Hearing: On
Auto Code Cases
George G. Campbell, of Atkin
son, chairman of the Ninth district
of the Motor Vehicle Retailing
i trade, announces that a hearing
was held at Norfolk last week on
alleged violations of the code.
The hearings were conducted by
Richard Low,of Omaha, Code Com
missioner for the State of Nebras
ka, on the liquidated damage plan
of the retail motor code. Nine al
leged violations from District No.
6 were summoned, appeared, and
were assessed sums varying from
$100 to $300 each, for violations
of the code and unfair trade prac
tices.
District No. 9, which is made up
of the counties of Holt, Boyd, Rock,
Brown, Keya Paha and Cherry,
has been a little slow in getting
into action, but there are quite a
few violations in this district, ac- j
cording to Mr. Campbell, which j
have been thoroly investigated and
are ready for hearings. A few
more complaints have been filed
which are being investigated at
present. Mr. Low will probably
conduct hearings in this district
within the next two or three weeks.
The automobile code is one of
the codes that is functioning, as is
evident from the results of hear
ings in different parts of the state
within the past few weeks.
Funeral Services Held
At Page For One Of
County’s Early Settlers
Mrs. Adelaide I. Cronk died at
the home of her son, C. W. Cronk
north of Orchard, last Tuesday
morning at 11:50, after an illness
of several months, of infirmities
due to old age, at the age of 85
years, 3 months and 17 days. The
funeral was held at 2 o’clock this
afternoon from the Methodist
church in Page and interment in
the Page cemetery.
Adelaide Van Galder was born
at Homer, Ohio, on December 2,
1849, When a young girl her par
ents moved to Wisconsin where
she grew to womanhood, and on
April 18, 1869, at Janesville, Wis.,
she wajfc united in marriage to
James Cronk. Shortly after their
marriage they moved to Iowa and
in 1879 came to Nebraska, settling
in Antelope county, where they re
mained for one year and then came
to this county, in the spring of
1880, and she had been a contin
uous resident of this county for 55
years, except the past year, during
which time she lived at the home
of her son in Antelope county.
Mrs. Cronk was the mother of
six children, five of whom are left
to mourn the passing of a kind and
affectionate mother. The children
are: Fred and J. W. Cronk, Page;
C. W. Cronk, Orchard; Mrs. Sylvia
Spar and Mrs. Daisy Wilson, Page,
and a large number of grandchild
ren.
Mrs. Cronk was one of the real
pioneers of the county. W’hen she
and her husband moved to this
county in 1880 there were very few
settlers in the locality where they
located, north and a little east of
the present town of Page. She,
like the other pioneers of the
county, endured all the hardships
and privations of the early days.
She was a splendid woman, a help
ful and loving wife and mother
and her passing will be regretted
by a large circle of friends and
relatives.
Receive Word of Death
of Mrs. Frank Bruzzel
O’Neill relatives received work
this morning that Mrs. Frank Bruz
zell died at her home at Tecla,
Wyo., last evening. The body will
be shipped to this city for inter
ment, arriving probably Sunday
morning, and the funeral will prob
ably be held that day.
Mrs. Bruzzell is the daughter of
Mrs. Thomas Waldron of this city
and visited her mother and other
relatives here only two weeks ago,
returning to her home two weeks
ago last Wednesday. While her
health has not been good for sev
eral years she felt about as usual
when here and her sudden death
comes as a distinct shock to her
relatives and friends here. Her
husband and one son are left to
mourn the death of a kind and lov
ing wife and mother, besides sev
eral relatives in this county.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beha, of Sioux
City, and Miss Nan Beha, of Oma
ha, came up last Saturday for a
short visit at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beha.
They returned home Sunday after
noon.
A called congregational meeting
will be held in the Presbyterian
church Sunday night immediately
following the night service. The
purpose of the meeting is to con
sider applying for a building loan.
Mrs. F. D. McMillan returned
last Thursday night from a six
weeks visit with relatives at Palm
Beach, Florida.
PREPARE FEDERAL
HOUSING PROGRAM
FOR HOLT COUNTY
Holt County and O’Neill Allottment
For Better Housing Is Over
Four Hundred Thousand.
John O’Donnell Financial Re
lations Manager, a former O’Neill
resident, and V. A. Hall, associate
State Director of the Federal
Housing Administration, were in
the city Tuesday preparing to set
up a program for O’Neill and Holt
county. Mr. O’Donnell stated that
the better housing allotment for
O’Neill and Holt county is $440,000.
It is estimated, Mr. O’Donnell said,
that 70 per cent of the amount
will be spent for labor.
The principle of the F. H. A.
plan is to encourage home owners,
including farmers, to repair and
paint their bv.ildings which have
been neglected during the past five
years. The government has made
money available through local
financial institutions, according to
Mr. O’Donnell, by insuring 20 per
cent of the loan for repairs, which
is under Title 1 of the housing act.
Under Title 2, which is the build
ing of new homes, the government
insures the full amount of the
loan. It is expected that hundreds
of people, now on the relief rolls
in Holt county, will again be placed
into active service.
Maurice Archer, of Ewing, has
been chosen as supervisor and Miss
Esther McCarthy as secretary for
the county program. Mr. Archer
will be called into Omaha for a
meeting and instructions to be held
Monday, March 25. Immediately
following this meeting a represent
ative from the state office will as
sist Mr. Archer in making the set
up here in O’Neill where the head
quarters will be located.
Feeders Day At
Nebraska Ag. College
The 23rd annual Feeder’s Day
which always attracts statewide
attention will be held on the Ne
braska college of agriculture cam
pus in Lincoln on Thursday, April
18, Agricultural Agent F. M. Reece
was informed this week. Holt
county farmers have been invited
to attend.
Altho no definite program for
the day has been worked out as
yet, several Nebraska farmers
along with experiment station
workers and men of national prom
inence will probably speak. R. R.
Rhalman of the animal husbandry
department is in charge.
One hundred twenty head of ex
perimental cattle will be on display
thruout the day. A test with var
ious protein supplements and other
experiments with grainless silage,
limited corn rations and sex and
age studies will probably attract
considerable attention. Horses will
be on exhibition also.
Nebraska Annual
Pasture Contest
April 1 is the last day applica
tions can be received at the Agri
cultural Agent’s office for the 1935
pasture contest. This contest is
divided into three divisions which
are: temporary pasture; improve
ment of old permanent pastures,
and new permanent pasture. The
fields must aggregate at least 10
acres and simple management re
cords should be kept from April
1 to October 15.
Gold and silver medals will be
awarded to the two highest con
testants in each county and five
prizes totaling $110 in cash, will
be awarded in each of the three
divisions. Assistance will be fur
nished by the Extension Service in
regard to pasture mixtures and
seeding methods.
Father And Son Banquet
The Father and, Son banquet held
at the Methodist church last Tues
day evening was enjoyed by about
fifty fathers and sons and the
evening was spent in eating a won
derful dinner, prepared by the
ladies of the church, and in short
talks by the citizens of the com
munity and in pep songs. Those
on the program were, H. B. Burch,
who gave the welcome address,
followed by a son; Lewis Cambre,
who responded and led the singing;
Roy Carroll; Superintendeent C. C.
McClurg; Judge Malone; Seth
Noble, C. C. Bergstrom, H. Coutts,
Peter Todson, Ted McElhaney, F.
M. Reece and Max Hough gave a
reading. The boys yelled for the
Dads and the Dads yelled for the
lads and all had a real -fine time.
Rev. D. S. Conrad gave the invo
cation and Rev. A. J. May acted as
toastmaster..
As a closing number on the pro
gram L. M. Durham, music director
at the public schools, gave two
reels of moving pictures which at
tracted a lot of interest of those
present. All voted they had a
good time.
Trees To Be Planted
In Five Counties For
Proposed Shelter Belt
This spring trees will be planted
in five Nebraska counties in con
nection with the middle west plains
shelter belt project, according to
the acting director of shelterbelt
organization in Nebraska.
The selection of the counties was
made, he explained, following pi'e
liminary field studies by investig
ators which are now being as
sembled into a report to be used as
a basis for conducting the field
work of the project. The counties
selected in this state are, Holt, An
telope, Custer, Frontier and Red
Willow.
These counties, the director ex
plained, are all within limits of a
zone, the present location of which
has been determined in accordance
with the investigations of the past
winter. Land for the 1935 plant
ing has been selected that has been
in cultivation during *the past year,
as sufficient time has not elapsed
since the establishment of the pro
ject to permit the kind of advance
soil preparation that is necessary.
A soil survey has been made, and
records compiled, to serve as a
basis for the final adjustments in
the boundaries of the zone and the
determination of specific sites for
shelter belts within the zone.
Attempting To Repair
Dam Dike At Spencer
Spencer Advocat* Saturday,
after a week of accomplishing noth
ing although several methods were
tried, crews were discharged and
Old Man River was given unhind
ered reign at the dam on the river,
south of Spencer. Jerome K. Lew
is, jr., returned to his home at
Omaha, where plans were laid for
another fight. Engineer H. G.
Roby, of Chicago, one of the
nation’s foremost river engineers,
arrived the forepart of the week
and quickly took the matter in
hand. He started his operations
higher up the river from where
crews had spent the previous week
trying to switch the water from
the gap in the dyke to the north
side and through the wheels so
that the gap could be repaired. By
the manner in which things are
buzzing and clicking around the
dam, one is inclined to think that
the river will soon be back in its
old channel, although old timers
are still inclined to shake their
heads and state “it can’t be done
that way.”
Monday a raise of several inches
in the river caused new worry to
the highway below the dam, but
a crew has apparently checked that
again. A small force has been
present most of the time trying to
keep the water from doing more
damage to the already badly
wrecked dirt dyke.
J. K. Lewis, Sr., of Chicago, one
of the officials of the company, ar
rived today.
Several hundred O’Neill people
drove over to the Niobrara river
dam last Sunday to inspect the
ravages of the river on the dam
and the highway. In conversation
with one of the tourists he said
that the dam is nearly filled with
sand that has drifted in and that
it would take several months and
a lot of labor to get the river back
into its old channel.
Dr. L. T. Harmon, dentist of At
kinson, was visiting friends in this
city last Sunday. Dr. Harmon was
away from Atkinson for a couple
of years but has returned to that
city and has opened up an office
there over the Schultz barber shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Con Gokie had their
little son baptised on St. Patrick’s
day, by Rev. M. F. Bryne. The
name of the little lad is Donald
Joseph.
J. F. O’Donnell went down to
Omaha last Tuesday for a few
days business trip.
“SHERD” SIMMONS
DIES SUDDENLY OF
A HEART ATTACK
Funeral Services To Be Held Here
At 10:30 Friday Morning In
Presbyterian Church.
Phillip Sheridan Simmons passed
away about 7:15 Wednesday morn
ing while sitting in a chair at the
Western Hotel. About 7 o’clock
he came down stairs and com
plained of a heart-burn and asked
for some soda, drinking a glass
of water with a little soda in it.
He went out into the office and sat
in a chair and in a few moments
was found dead, having passed
away evidently a few momenta
after seating himself.
“Sherd" was united in marriage
at Pierce, Nebr., to Julia Ellen
Thomas. To this union twelve
children were born, 10 of whom are
living. They are: Pearl Dinine,
Toole, Utah; Charles, Mrs. Ella
Dempsey and Mrs. Zella Cook, of
O’Neill; Mrs. Melvina Anderson,
North Bend; Sara George, Clouisa
Lister, Escondida, Calif.; Maxine
Wagman, Blair, Nebr.; Philip
Simmons, Hawaiian Islands, and
several grand children,
i Sheridan Simmons was about 70
and had been a resident of this
county for nearly half a century,
. and in his younger days took a
prominent part in the political af
fairs of the county. In one cam
i paign, some 30 years ago, he was
a candidate for county judge on
■ the democratic ticket and lost the
election by only a handful of votes.
He later became a republican and
was a candidate for the republican
nomination for sheriff on a couple
of occasions, but failed of nomina
tion. A few years ago he was
again a candidate for the nomina
tion for county judge, on the non
partisan ballot, and missed being
one of the nominees by only a few
votes. He had a very extensive
acquaintance over the county and
was universally well liked.
Sherd was a great reader and
had a very retentive memory, and
he could entertain any kind, of a
crowd with his stories of the “old
west,” stories he loved to tell. Al
though, at times, he was the prin
cipal hero of the story, they were
usually entertaining and he always
commanded a good audience.
He had a good deal of sickness
the past year, suffering a very bad
heart attack in the winter, and for
days it was not thought he would
survive the atack, but he recovered
and seemed better the past six
weeks than he had for a couple of
years. Sherd was a good compan
ionable fellowand he will be missed
from his usual haunts around the
city.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning at 10:30 from the Pres
byterian church, Rev. H. D. John
son officiating and burial in Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
County Seized With
Severe Dust Storm
One of the worst storms in years
struck this county about 11:45
yesterday morning and raged, un
abated for about four hours. On
account of the dust the visability
was very low, it being almost im
possible to see 100 feet at times.
The storm was general over the
state, being particularly severe in
eastern Nebraska, which has been
free from storms of this character.
Kansas and Oklohoma had a severe
storm that it is claimed done mil
lions of dollars worth of damage
to the wheat crop in these two
! states. The air is still full of dust
and it will not abate probably until
we have a good heavy rain.
(ECONOMY LEAGUE MEETING
The Holt County Economy
League will meet at O’Neill on
: Satrday, March 30th, at 2 p. m.
All taxpayers are invited to at
: tend.—Martin Conway, Secretary.
Jesse Bennett, about 22, was ar
raigned in district court last Mon
day charged with statutory rape
on the person of a 14 year old girl.
He plead guilty to the charge and
was sentenced to three years in
the state penitentiary.
L. Oscar Chalman, manager of
the Regional Agricultural Credit
corporation, in Omaha, stopped in
the city last Sunday for a few
hours while on his way to western
South Dakota.
Hospital Notes
Miss Kathleen Cad man, of Em-!
met, went home Monday the 18th.
Mrs. Fern Davis, of Star, went
home Wednesday, the 20th.
John Hoffman had his tonsils re
moved Monday mortiing.
Arthur Eugene Urban, 6 months
old baby was brought in Wednes
day morning. The baby was hav
ing convulsions, the result of hav
ing swallowed heart stimulant pills.
By evening the child was better
and was taken home.
Holt County Spelling
Contest To Be Held
Friday, March 29th
The Holt county spelling contest1
will be held on Friduy night, March
29, 7:30 P. M. at the O’Neill High ,
school building. This should be a
good contest, as we have a number 1
of very good spellers.
Normal Training students are
doing practice teaching work at the
present time. Some very good
work is being done and we expect
to have a large number of these
folks qualify for positions next
year.
Teachers examinations will he
given again on April 20. The
eighth grade examinations will be
held April 25 and 2(3.
I want to remind you that Arbor
Day will soon be at hand. School
boards and school patrons should
set out some trees at this time.
There are many native trees that
will live under severe drought con
ditions. Our native Cedar is per
haps the most hardy trees that we
have in this section of the country.
Clarence J. McClurg.
Is the Crib Big Enough?
' By P. L. Sanford, formerly Pro
fessor of Poultry Extension
Penn. State College.
Most any parent or other ob
server of growing children has
noted from time to time during the
youngster’s life the surprising
growth made. It iB with somewhat
of a shock that one realizes that
the basket or bassinette, which was
ample for the first several months
of the youngster’s life, is suddenly
outgrown and a crib is necessary,
and then but a short time to a full
size bed.
Baby chicks attain maturity in
size in approximately six months
and, therefore, correspond t> what
it may take 15 or 20 years for a
human person. Many a splendid
lot of chicks is put into a orooder
house so small that the Chinese
practice of feet binding had noth
ing on the restrictions imposed on
baby chicks. A 10x12, preferably
12x12 or 12x14, brooder house is
certainly none too large for 350
chicks and even at that the cock
erels should be removed as early
as possible. Growth demands
room. Unhampered growth, there
fore, is dependent upon plenty of
room. Do not spoil a good lot of
chicks by prohibiting room for ex
pansion.
Now when you are planning on
the number of chicks you will get,
look well to the size of your brood
er house. Plan on sufficient hop
per space, make certain enough
drinking fountains are available,
and if you have never done it be
fore, plan a roomy program.
Rural Rehabilitation
Work is progressing steadily on
the Rehabilitation of Holt county
farmers.
In working out the plans for
many of these cases, it is found
necessary to purchase additional
livestock and machinery in order
that the farmer will be able to
carry on operations this year.
To keep the capital investment,
in each case, to a minimum the
county agent’s office in interested
in the purchase of used machinery
and livestock.
|
Russel Bowen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bowen, who has been
in the employ of the Interstate
Power company in the office here
for the past few years, has been
transferred to the office at Crook
ston, Minn., and left this morning
for his new home. Bruce Rummel
takes the position vacated here by
Mr. Bowen, while William Beha
takes the place formerly filled by
Bruce.
T .C. Hornsby, of Omaha, form
erly of Valentine, was in the city
visiting old friends last Monday.
Mr. Hornsby is now vice president
of the Federal Land bank in Omaha.
YOUTH SENTENCED
FOR ASSAULT AND
MURDER ATTEMPT
Lauris Lauritsen, 70, Filling Station
Attendant Stops Assailant
With A Las Can.
Cornelius Carroll, 17, who said
his home was at Charles City, la.,
was before Judge Dickson last
Wednesday afternoon charged with
assault with intent to murder,
plead guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to the State Reform
atory for men for not less than
two nor more than fifteen years.
Shortly before dusk Tuesday
night a young fellow' came to the
filling station on the highway on
the west side of Atkinson, oper
ated by Lauris Lauritsen, aged 70,
said that he had run out of gas
and his car was about two miles
out in the country and he wanted
some gas. Mr. Lauritsen filled up
a one gallon can with gas and as
the young fellow1 said that he was
tired from walking in, Mr. Laurit
sen got his car and took him out
to where the car was.
When they reached the car, the
young fellow got out Lauritsen
drove on west a ways until he
found a place where he could turn
around, and then drove back.
The young fellow was standing
at the side of his car and had not
as yet put the gas in the car. Mr.
Lauritsen got out of his car to help
him when the young fellow hit
him over the head with a club,
stunning him.
When Lauritsen turned around
the young fellow had a gun in his
hand and told him he was going to
kill him. Lauritsen said he had a
little money and he could have it,
but not to kill him.
The young fellow said that he
was going to kill him, and for him
to walk toward the railroad track,
which was done, the young fellow
having the gun in his hand.
When they reached a hollow
I along side the track the young fel
low told him to lay down as he
was going to kill him. Catching
the bandit unawares, Laritsen
cracked him over the head with the
gas can, knocking him down and
then jumped on him, finally suc
ceeding in getting on top and hold
ing him down.
A car came along the highway,
driven by Andy Moss, of Stuart,
and he sent out George Spence,
Atkinson marshal, and the would
be highwayman was taken into
custody. He was taken to Atkin
son and placed in jail. He was
brought here Wednesday, the com
plaint filed, and was arraigned and
sentenced.
After he was taken into custody
it developed that the car belonged
to a traveling man who had given
him a ride from Chadron as far
a^ Ainsworth. There the traveling
man had some work to do and
whilt he was away from the car
the young fellow drove off with it,
getting to the point west of Atkin
son before the gas ran out.
This traveling man is another
who has probably been cured of
giving rides to unknown parties.
No Contest So Far
For City Offices
The city election this spring
promises to be very quiet. There
is in the field only one candidate
for each office to be filled and there
is no possibility of a scrap. For
the city council the only candidates
are John Protivinsky for council
man in the First ward; Hugh
Coyne for councilman in the Second
ward and Norb Uhl for councilman
in the Third ward. For members
of the school board the only candi
dates in the field are Ben Winchell,
for the short term, and L. E. Dow
ney and George Shoemaker for the
full terms.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rooney left
last Tuesday morning for Omaha,
where Mrs. Rooney will visit
friends for a few days and Mr.
Rooney will attend a meeting of
the Secretary-Treasurers of the
Production Credit Association from
this land bank district, comprising
the states of Nebraska, South Da
kota, Iowa and Wyoming. The
meeting will be held in Omaha and
will continue for three days.
There were 12,611 marriages and
2,269 divorces in Nebraska last
year, or more of both than in
either 1933 or 1932.