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Emmet School Notes
Charlie and Leslie Strong were
absent from school Wednesday.
Due to the snow the Emmet
high school boys hav© found a new
amusement, playing mumble peg
in the hall.
Gailord Abart was absent from
school Monday, due to the sudden
change in weather.
The Ninth and Tenth grades are
preparing for a good old test for
the six weeks exams Friday.
Roberta Bush was absent from
school Monday, because of unde
pendable transportation.
The Tenth grade students are
now studying about rhythms and
rhymes. They hope to become
poets some time in the future.
Those with perfect attendance
for March were Agnes Vogel, Mary
Anna Winkler, Gilord Abart and
Wayne Bates.
The Nninth grade have finished
their classic** ‘Silas Mariner. ’
Anna Rose O’Donnell was absent
from school Monday for many
reasons that cannot be revealed.
Earnest, Darlene, Helen, Erwin
and Louise were absent from school
Monday.
In health we are giving different
forms of exercises. Next week
Frankie Lee is going to walk like
a turkey.
In geography the Fifth and
Sixth grades are studying about
Germany. We are taking tests to
improve our silent reading. By
the results shown we are improv
ing slowly.
The seventh and eighth grades
finished the classic, The Great
Stone Face.
We have a new motto on the
blackboard this week. It is “All
that’s great and good is done just
by patient trying.”
SOUTHWEST BREEZES
Sunday morning three or four
inches of feathery snow spread a
blanket over the dust-blown land,
scape. This, together with a light
er fall the previous morning, pro
duced about the quantity of mois
ture contained in an early summer
morning’s dew. April Fool’s morn
ing seemed to be definitely head
ing us back to winter with a heavy
fall of snow.
Roy Warden was finishing up
last Wednesday on the work of cal
ling on Swan precinct corn and hog
growers, taking applications of
those desiring to “sign up.” With
the dreary outlook for any sort of
a crop everybody is grabbing at
any chance which is available to
get something from the dry land,
if it has to be done by allowing it
to lie uncropped and paid for by
Uncle Sam. However, some were
not approached on the subject in
time to allow them to get to O’Neill
to finish the red tape process of
“getting in” before the expiration
of the date, April 1.
In the matter of manuscript or
penmanship the compiler of the
“Breezes” must be in a class with
the late Attorney E. H. Benedict
of the Holt County Bar Associa
tion. In our last communication
was an item of the departure of
Mrs. E. E. Young for Kansas. The
intelligent compositor made “Gor
ing” out of it. Perhaps as it was
written it may have been taken for
anything, and when putting mat
ter in type one guess is as good
as another. Mrs. Young returned
Monday.
“Red’ Bilstein of Swan Lake was
a visitor at the E. E. Young home
Saturday evening, as were also
Ned and J. Saunders, discussing
financial affairs as exemplified with
the guitar and other string instru
ments. Some practical demon
strations were put on.
Floyd Adams of Amelia last
week sold his cream station, build
ing and equipment, to the Atkinson
creamery. Edgar Peterson has
been put in charge of the station.
Mr. Peterson has had a large ex
perience in testing and handling
cream and no doubt will continue
the popularity of the station which
Floyd had. long enjoyed. The At
kinson concern has taken the cream
from the station all along and say
the cream coming from here is of
such high quality that they wished
to retain the station and learning
of Mr. Adams’ intention of retiring
from the business took it over by
purchase. It is reported Floyd ex
pects to establish a gasoline sta
tion in Amelia, which he will oper
ate in addition to having the Du
mas-Amelia mail route, which
latter Mrs. Adams looks after most
of the time and now has a flashy
new coupe in which to make the
trip.
Ed Welton, residing on the ranch
down in Josie precinct, surprised
his friends last month by quietly
disappearing from accustomed
haunts and showing up some time
later with a charming bride. The
wedding occurred on the 14th at
Burwell. The bride was Miss Ella
Lavore, of Carlinville, 111. She was
met at Ewing by Mr. Welton. From
there they went to Burwell and af
ter the marriage came on to the
ranch. The occasion was marked a
few evenings later by a charivari
as well as neighborly demonstra
tion in welcome of the bride. Ed
is one of the old timers in his sec
tion of the county and is one of a
family of the earliest settlers
around O’Neill. His many friends
will be glad to extend their hearty
best wishes for himself and Mrs.
Welton.
At this distance we of the great
common element of citizens, by in
heritance, tradition or otherwise,
have looked upon the national con
gress as a body of the ablest and
best of us. A lady in Washington
obtained a close-up of that body
in session and gave her impression
in a letter to the home folks here,
saying: “How they ever know
what they are doing the way var
ious ones would leave their seats
and walk around., others get up and
yell out their arguments until the
man at the desk would pound with
his club.” This description may
not be strictly classical but it is
first hand.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferman Welton
spent Sunday with relatives near
Broken Bow. Ferman says con
ditions are much worse in that
community than here, the meager
supply of feed being exhausted long
ago and the farmers have no way
of getting any more. The snow
makes it still worse as what little
feed there might be on the prairie
is covered up. R. S.
MEEK AND VICINITY
Will Devall had the misfortune
to lose one of his best horses last
Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith
spent Wednesday at the Orviilc
Harrison home.
Mr. and, Mrs. Wdliam Hubby
moved into Arthur Rouse’s house
on Tuesday.
Prayer meeting was held Thurs
day evening at Eric Borg’s. The
next meeting will be he! 1 at the
A. L. Borg home.
Guy Young, of Opportunity, was
an overnight visitor at the Frank
Griffith home Thursday.
Mrs. Car! Wcdfeldt is earing for
the small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Helmer Weidfeldt since the new
baby came.
Mrs. Albert McDonald is visiting
at the home of her parents at
Lynch, for a few days.
The Marriedy Hubby family and
Marjorie Hendrix, of Atkinson,
were over-night guests at the Eric
Borg home Thursday.
The Paddock Project Club met
with Mrs. Carl Weidfeldt Friday
afternoon. Quite a crowd of ladies
were present. Plans were made for
Achievement day and first aid helps
were discussed.
Mrs. Irwin Sanders and children
spent last week at the home of
Mrs. Sanders mother, Mrs. E. H.
Rouse.
Elmer Devall was an overnight
visitor of Cecil Griffith Saturday.
Mrs. Lewis formerly, of Meek,
but now of O’Neill, is caring for
Mrs. Helmer Weidfeldt and the
new baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson, Paul
and Margaretha, were Sunday
guests at the Will Kaczor home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffith and
Cecil were guests at the Roy Spind
ler home Sunday.
Charlie Linn was on the sick list
last week.
Mrs. E. H. Kouse is recovering
from a sick spell.
George Hansen and Charlie Linn
drove to Meadow Grove Monday
after baby chicks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Linn spent
Sunday evening at the Harry Fox
home.
Charlie Wrede recently pur
chased a Plymouth car.
Mrs. Howard Rouse and, sons
Lauwrence, Lloyd and Delbert,
spent Saturday afternoon at the
Eric Borg home.
Cecil Griffith called at R. D.
Spindler’s Tuesday morning.
A brother, two neices and a
nephew of May McGowan, who
have been visiting her for the past
week, left for their home in Min
nesota the first of the week.
Cecil Griffith and Clarence De
vall helped A. L. Borg saw wood
Tuesday.
Word was received here Tuesday
of the death of Mrs. Fritz Worth’s
father at a hospital in Omaha, the
family reside at Wayne. Mr. and
Mrs. Worth left for Wayne on
Wednesday.
Arthur, Walter, Elmer and Clar
ence Devall spent Tuesday evening
at the Griffith home.
INMAN NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore and
children, Joy and Kenneth, left
Thursday for Dixon and Gregory,
South Dakota where they visited
until Monday.
Harvey Tompkins, who is a stu
dent at Nebraska Wesleyan at Lin
coln, is home for the spring va
cation.
The Quilt and Chatter Club meets
with Mrs. Harry McGraw on
Thursday of this week.
The Royal Neighbors meet with
Miss Gladys Hancock on Wednes
day of this week.
Mrs. Mark Claridge and. daugh
ter, Shirley Jean, of Stuart, were
here over the week-end visiting
with Mr. Claridge who is employed
here.
Everyone in this vicinity is re
joicing over the snow fall of the
past few days. Everything is in
fine condition for spring planting,
hay meadows and pastures are also
greatly benefited.
A measle epidemic is spreading
rapidly among school children here.
While most cases have been mild,
some have been very serious.
Mrs. W. E. Brown and daughters,
Wilma and Musetta, drove to
Bonesteel, South Dakota, Thursday
to visit at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Eckleberry. They
returned home Sunday.
,1. W. Wilson, of the Inland Con
struction company, arrived here
Friday from Grand Island and is
preparing to pump gravel from the
Elkhorn river, near the R. M. Gan
non home. The gravel will be
spread on the highway between
Page and O’Neill.
Rev. T. C. Priestly, pastor of the
M. E. church at Emmet, will be in
Inman on the evenings of April 9
and 10 at which time he will pre
sent his travelogue supreme entit
led, “A Zig Zag Journey Around, the
World,” at the M. E. church. This
production will be shown in two
sections, the first half being shown
on one night the latter part the
next. Admission 10 and 15 for one
night, both nights 15 and 25c. One
half of the admission proceeds will
be given to the local ladies aid.
Mrs. Gene Sanford, of O’Neill,
spent the week-end here with her
sister, Mrs. Jane Enders and her
brother, E. R. Riley and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Keyes spent
the week-end in Meadow Grove vis
iting relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Tompkins,
of Indianapolis, Indiana, are here
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Tompkins.
Mr. Tompkins drove to Omaha Sat
urday and brought his son and wife
back with him Monday.
The Misses Merle Leidy and Do
lores Young, who have been taking
a course in beauty parlor work at
Norfolk, have finished their course
and have returned for a home visit
with their parents, before taking
up the work.
The old fashioned literary pro
gram presented, by the Ladies Aid
last Friday evening was a huge
success. Every number was well
received by the audience. The
program was as follows: Wed
ding dress review in which about
ten wedding dresses were display
ed, the oldest being 75 years old
and and was worn by Rev. Mertie
E. Clute. The outfit consisting of
dress, bonnet and fan were com
plete. Mrs. Chet Youngs wore one
which was 55 years old.; the rest
ranged from 25 to 3 years old. The
opening number of the program
was, “The Old Grey Bonnet,’’ sung
by the entire group. Mrs. Walter
Sire, as Almina Piper, read “In
Grandma’s Day.” This was ac
companied by a minuet by Mrs.
James Coventry and Mrs. Warren
McClurg, who represented. George
and Martha Washington; Mrs. G.
E. Moor and Mrs. E. R. Riley, the
twins, as MaliSsa and Matilda Over
acre were gowned in hoop skirts
and poke bonnets and sang, “Long,
Long Ago.” Mrs. Anna M.. Clark
as Arthusa Twiggens gave a read
ing “In School Days.” A playlet,
“Waiting for the Doctor” was pre
sented by Mrs. Beryl Conger, Mrs.
Harkins, Mrs. E. E. Clark, Mrs. F.
Smith and. Mrs. E. Sire in a very
creditable manner. Mrs. Karl
Keyes and Mrs. Elsie Sire sang a
duet, “The Old Spinning Wheel,”
while Mrs. C. D. Keyes appeared
in a tablau at a spinning wheel 100
years old, the property of Mrs.
Casper Pribil. Miss Gladys Han
cock as Tiny Amanda Tidbits
dressed as a little girl of 12 years,
carrying a big doll (which was 00
years old and the property of Mrs.
C. D. Keyes) gave the reading,
“Naughty Zell.” Mrs. L. R. Tomp
kins and Mrs. Chet Youngs then
presented a duet, “Sweet and Low’’
during which time Mrs. Art Renner
displayed baby clothes worn in the
long ago. Mrs. Geo. Killinger and
Mrs. George Kivett, as the Crum
packer sisters, gave a little sketch,
“A Little Bit of Gossip and a New
Song.” A group then sang the
“Glow Worm” Mrs. Chet Youngs
singing the obligato. The entire
l ensemble sang, “When You Were
a Tulip,” Mrs, L. R. Tompkins and
Mrs. Chet Youngs presided at the
piano while Miss Clute announced
the program. Miss Genevieve Sire
Miss Mildred Riley. Mrs. Evadene
Erskine and Mrs. Rose Kivett
dressed in old fashioned (paper)
dresses and poke bonnets acted as
ushers.
Feeder’s Oats
Holt county farmers who attend
the 23rd annual Feeder’s Day at
the Nebraska college of agriculture
on Thursday, April 18, will hear a
number of outstanding speakers
and be able to view several hun
dred head of experimental cattle.
Results of tests comparing dry
lot fattening with grass fattening
will probably attract considerable
attention since a great increase in
the latter method is probable all
over Nebraska during the coming
months. W. W. Derrick, extension
animal husbandman, will speak on
the subject and summarise experi
mental work done at the Nebraska
station and other stations in the
mid-west.
Prof. M. A. Alexander will dis
cuss new sheep feeding methods. A
comparison of cottonseed cake,
tankage and meat scraps for lambs
as protein supplements is included
in one test. In another straw and
alfalfa are compared as roughages
for sheep.
Results of another test where six
lots of steer calves, heifer calves
and yearling heifers have been fed
varying rations will be given out
by Prof. R. R. Thallium, who is in
charge of the day’s program. On
test 150 days, the experiment will
show how heifers and steers do on
limited corn ration with silage ami
cottonseed cake as supplements.
SCHOOL NOTES
The Holt County Spelling Con
test was held at the O’Neill High
School Auditorium Friday night.
The contest was very interesting
and brought out some very keen
competition. Eileen Kelly of St.
Mary’s Academy carried off first
place, and Catherine McNichols
was second. In group four Billy
Whitehead, of Stuart, set down all
opposition, with Joyce Catron of
Chambers winning second place.
Competition was much keener in
group three, than in group four.
I want to remind those who are
interested, that the next State
Teachers Examinations will be held
on Saturday, April 20th. All regis
tration numbers must be purchased
at this office one week in advance
of the examination. This will do
away with having to issue a false
number or a temporary number, at
the place where the examination is
to be given.
Mumps, Small Pox and Chicken
Pox are still raging thruout the
county. Parents are urged to keep
children out of school if they show
symptoms of disease. They run
their own risks in attending parties,
theaters, and group gatherings of
any kind. We cannot blame the
schools solely, for this, as children
are less apt to catch contagious
disease at school than they would
be at any public gathering.
If your children have not been
vaccinated it would be well to do
so at once. We should not endang
er the health of others thru our
own carelessness.
School boards should be careful
in making selection of their teach
ers. Qualifications, should have an
important bearing, however, if a
teacher is doing good work, the
board should re-hire the teacher.
Personal likes or dislikes should
not be taken into consideration in
the hiring of a teacher. Three
points should bp taken into consid
eration in hiring the teacher, char
acter, qualifications and ability.
We should not discriminate
against the normal training teach
er. Remember, they all must have
a chance and if we do not give
them this chance, they will never
be able to teach.
County Superintendent.
GAMBLE’S APRIL SALE!
Mary, our buildings certainly
need paint—and here’s our oppor
tunity—$1.49 per gal. on good Out
side paint at Gambles during April.
4-in Paint Brush, 98c — Screen
Paint, 25c qt.—and they have a
full line of Inside Paints and Var
nishes, too—Expert Outside White,
$1.19-gal.
Supervisors’ Proceedings
(Continued from page 4.)
issued for the amounts as shown
by the petitions. Carried.
Motion by Stein, seconded by
Carson, that the Atkinson Graphic,
Ewing Advocate, Chambers Sun
and the O’Neill Frontier be desig
nated to publish the Supervisors
proceedings for the year 1935.
Same to be paid for at the rate of
one cent a line.
Carried.
At 5:00 P. M., on motion, Board
adjourned until March 1, 1935, at
9:00 A. M.
John Sullivan, C hairman.
John C. Gallagher, Clerk.
O’Neill, Nebraska,
March 1, 1935, 9:00 A. M.
Holt County Board, of Supervis
ors met as per adjournment. All
members present. Meeting called
to order by the Chairman. Min
utes of previous meeting were read
and on motion were approved as
read.
The following claims were audit
ed and approved and on motion
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on the General Fund in pay
ment of same:
J. C. Stein $13.00
John Steinhauser 28.00
John Steinhauser 48.33
John Sullivan 70.00
Ed. J. Matousek 31.80
John A. Carson 68.50
J. C. Stein 33.10
Louis W. Reimer 44.26
Ezra W. Cooke 39.40
Board spent the rest of the fore
noon in uuditing Road and General
claims.
At 12:00 noon, on motion Board
adjourned until 1:00 P. M.
John Sullivan, Chairman.
John C. Gallagher, Clerk.
O’Neill, Nebraska,
March 1, 1835, 1:00 P. M.
Holt County Board of Supervis
ors met as per adjournment. All
members present. Meeting called
to order by the Chairman.
The following cdlaims were audit
ed and approved and on motion
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn on the General Fund in
payment of same:
R. E. Gallagher $ 25.00
Elmer Hagensick 10.00
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O’NEILL, NEBR.
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O'Neill National Bank 110.83
J. B. ICtllor 8.08
Occidental Bldg & Loan
Association 36.57
P, J. McManus 2.45
Dr, O. W. French 5.00
L. H. Steinhuuaer 3.75
Ocie Ann Rumsey 16.80
Robert Williams 3.00
Wm. Husper 26.10
Wm. J. Thramer . 0.90
O’Neill Gen* Hospital 40.00
Seth Noble 2.80
Seth Noble 28.98
F. J. Biglin 9.00
Frances Bazelman 34.07
Ind. Lbr. & Coal Co. 52.20
Chris Gathje ,97.50
Ira L. Livingston 8.00
W. P. Miller 4.30
Howard Miller 4.30
Roy Hagedorn 4.00
Clinton McKim 12.00
Harty Laundry . 6.00
First National Bank 5.00
O'Neill National Bank 375.50
J. B. Mellor 7.00
Emily Bowen 3.50
Emily Bowen 7.00
Mrs. William Welch 2.00
F. J. Steinhauser 3.75
Sam Katip ... .. 3.75
Nicholas Simons 14.00
Harry Bowen ... 12.50
Bert Finley 54.00
Zeffa M. Stein _ 15.00
O'Neill Gen. Hospital 33.00
Seth Noble 1.02
F. J. Biglin 9.00
Mrs. E. J. GUI 9.40
F. L. Stuart 3.00
Carl Dahlsten 23.83
Ira L. Livingston 55.05
Orton \ oung _ ... 22.30
Edna Lofquist 4.30
Fred Sisson 4.20
Leonard Bazelman 2.00
Motion by Stein, seconded by
Cook, that we discontinue publish
ing the names of those persons re
(Continued on page 8, column 4.)
COMBINATION
SALE
Thursday, April 11th
1:00 P. M.
WE SELL EVERYTHING
Good milk cow. needles,
thread, soap, furniture, etc.
Come To This Sale!
JOHN L. QUIG, Mgr.
Coleman, Moore & Wilkensen
Auctioneers
PAYING CHICKS!
Like produces like, and no chick will make a
thrifty growth or be a good producer if it is out
of inferior, poorly bred parents.
The O’Neill Hatchery has culled and mated
flocks for seven years. See what we offer you:
1. Health chicks front flocks tested for Fowl Thyphoid and
Bacillary \\ hite Diarrhea.
2. Flocks culled by a licensed, approved inspector for color
and standard quality. And culled several times for ejiK
production.
A. Fjfn production is fixed by breedinu, therefore we not only
cull our hens but cockerels are front hi«h production females.
Standard Weight, Standard Color, egg pro
duction and health are combined in a high
degree in our chicks.
Per Hundred
LEGHORNS and HEAVY MIXED $7.50
HEAVY BREEDS 8.50
WHITE ROCKS from Pedigreed Males 9.50
BUFF ORPHINGTONS
from Byers Males 9.50
O'Neill Hatchery
Charter No. 5770 Reserve District No. 10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The O’Neill National Bank
of O’Neill, in the State of Nebraska, at the close of business on
March 4, 1935
ASSETS
Loans and discounts $ 00,818,54
Overdrafts 154.48
United States Government obligations, direct
and-or fully guaranteed 225,041.00
Other bonds, stocks, and securities — 81,584.88
Banking house, $3,200.00. Furniture and
fixtures, $1,000.00 4.800.00
Real estate owned other than banking hoilse ... 1.00
Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank $190,862.88
Cash in vault and balances with other banks 184,988.38
Outside checks and other cash items 491.45 376,342.71
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and
due from U. S. Treasurer. 2,500.00
Other assets 2,752.09
Total Assets $753,994.70
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits, except United States
Government deposits, public funds,
and deposits of other banks $358,332.39
Time deposits, except postal savings, public funds
and deposits of other banks 100,247.85
Public funds of states, counties, school districts,
or other subdivisions or municipalities ..- 85,159.71
United States Government and postal savings
deposits ----- 959.96
Deposits of other banks, including certified and
cashiers’ checks outstanding .. — - 29,805.74
Total of above five items:
(a) Secured by pledge of loans t
and-or investments .—...-~$ 46,000.00
(b) Not secured by pledge of loans
and-or investments — 528,505.65
(c) Total Deposits $574,505.65
Circulating notes outstanding - 50,000.00
Capital Account:
Common stock, 500 shares, par $100
per share . 50,000.00
Surplus 50,000.00
Undivided profits —net 29,489.05 129,489.05
Total Liabilities . ..- $753,994.70
MEMORANDUM: Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabalities
United States Government obligations, direct oc nnn ..
and-or full / guaranteed . * ?SnS2'SS
Other bonds, stocks, and securities —
Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts) t . $ 96,000.00
Pledged* r
Against circulating notes outstanding . - $50,000.00
Against public funds of states, counties, school districts
or other subdivisions or municipalities 40.UUU.UO
Total Pledged $ 96,000.00
State of Nebraska, County of Holt, ss:
I S .1 Weekes, President of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that’ the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge
an<i be!,ef' S. J. WEEKES, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of April, 1935.
[Seal] MARJORIE DICKSON, Notary Public.
My Commission expires June 5, 1935.
Correct—Attest: Emma Dickinson Weekes, E. F. Quinn, F. N.
Cronin, Directors.
(This bank carries no indebtedness of officers or stockholders.)
