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« GRANT 25 YEAR
FRANCHISE TO
INTERSTATE CO.
Same Company Given A 5-Year
Street Lighting Contract At
A Reduced Rate.
The City Council have had two
special meetings the past week,
one on Tuesday evening and one on
Wednesday evening. At the meet
ings the question of the franchise
of the Interstate Power company
was taken up and it was extended
for twenty-five years.
In the matter of street lighting
the company was given a contract
for five years, at a reduced rate.
In the new contract the city will
save on their stret lights the sum
of $96.40 per month. In this con
tract the power rate and the do
mestic rate is also reduced one cent
per killowatt, which will mean
quite a saving to the consumers
of current in the city.
First Wedding Ceremony
Bring Smiles To Judge
Justice of the Peace, Henry Tom
linson, was all smiles last Saturday
evening. Upon being asked the
reason for his apparent enjoyment
of everything and the rather illum
inating smile that covered his
expansive features, he replied that
he had good reason to feel good as
he had performed his first marri
age ceremony. That evening he
had performed the ceremony that
united in marriage John Menuey, of
Bassett, and Miss Garce V. Smith,
of Stuart. It is said that “Hank”
performed the ceremony with un
usual care and deliberation and
like and every day job. There will
probably be a great demand in the
future for the services of Judge
Tomlinson in the matrimonial line.
Begin Work On
1 New City Well
F. N. Shaner, of Ainsworth, ar
rived in the city last Monday and
Tuesday morning started on the
new well the city is having dug on
the Beha lot on the corner of
Fourth and Fremont streets. Herb
Fischel, engineer for the Hensing
sen Engineering company, of Om
aha, who has had charge of the
paving in Stuart, was down Mon
day looking over the preparations
for the digging of the well, and
A. Hanson, government engineer
looking after the Stuart work, w»s
also in the city Monday. He will
also have charge of the well boring
for the government, as they are
furnishing part of the money for
the job.
Asked To Keep
Livestock Shut Up
City officials have served notice
on the owners of livestock in the
city that stock should not be allow
ed to run at large. Numerous
complaints have been made to city
officers within the past few weeks
of damage caused to many gardens
in the city by cattle and horses
running loose and tramping the
gardens and lawns. Owners of
livestock have been warned and if
they do not keep their stock up the
city officials will impound the stock
and the owners will have to pay
damages before the stock will be
returned to them.
Delinquent Tax
Paying Made Easy
The last legislature made it easy
for those who are delinquent in
their taxes to make payment. Any
one owing three or more years’
taxes may, if they pay the same
on or before September 1, 1935,
pay them without interest or pen
* alties. Or, if they pay the 1934
tax in full and one-tenth of all
back taxes by September 1, 1935,
they will have ten years to pay the
delinquent taxes, without interest
or penalty. If the ten-year plan
is used taxes for the current year
must be paid when due and one
tenth installment by September 1
of each year. Where tax sales have
been made on real estate the law
^ does not apply.
Clarence Holcomb, a life-long
resident of southern Holt, died at
the home of his mother in this
city about 8 o’clock this Thursday
morning, after an illness of sev
eral months of anemia. We have
not learned when or wtiere
the funeral will be, but he will
probably be buried at Chambers.
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, the home is of supreme
importance as the basis of our
community life, constituting, as it
does, an essential factor in the
health and happiness of both pres
ent and future generations; and
Whereas, the National Better
Housing Program is helping our
citizens to build neew homes and to
modernize homes which they now
own, thus putting men back to
work, and contributing in a con
crete way to industrial and busi
ness recovery.
Now, Therefore, I John Kersen
brock Mayor of O’Neill do set aside
and appoint Saturday, the fifteenth
day of June, 1935, to be known as
National Better Housing Day; and
I call call upon all our citizens to
join wdth citizens of other commu
nities throughout the land in mark
ing the day with appropriate ob
servances, in order that the bene
fits of the Better Housing program
may be brought to a still greater
number of people.
John Kersenbrock, Mayor.
O’Neill Defeats
Niobrara Nine
At Niobrara last Sunday the
O’Neill baseball nine defeated the
nine of that city with a score of 6
to 5. Howard Medlin is the mana
ger of the O’Neill club.
Next Sunday Orchard plays here
and Niobrara plays the O’Neill
team again a little later.
Red Bird Baseball
Team Defeats Stuart
Last Sunday on the Red Bird
diamond, situated at Midway, 18
miles north of here, the red hot
Red Birds and the Stuart Swat
ters tangled in an epic game of
base ball that intensely entertain
ed a great gathering of spectators.
The score was Red Bird 11 and
Stuart 9.
The Red Bird battery was Ernest
Schollmeyer, Bill Tomlinson, Bill
Conard and Herman Schollmeyer;
Stuart’s battery was Johnson and
Hungerford. Hits: Stuart, 11;
Red Bird 11. Hank Martin flailed
out a three baggeer and a two bag
ger; Flannigan, for Stuart, also
manufactured a two-base ticket for
himself. Eight of the Red Bird
atheletes fanned out and. 12 of the
Stuart players found only atmos
phere while going through motions
over the home plate.
Mumps Spoil Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Matthews
went down to Omaha last Sunday,
where they will spend the week
visiting relatives and friends and
incidently taking in the sights of
the city.
It is hard luck when you have not
enjoyed a vacation for three or
four years to have a measly case of
of the mumps spoil it all. But
that is what happened. Mrs.
Mattheews woke up Tuesday morn
ing with a “real case” of the
mumps and rather than go into
quarrantine in the metropolis they
came home Tuesday afternoon.
Tough luck!
J. J. McDermott, of David City,
was in the city last Sunday visiting
old friends and looking after busi
ness matters. Mr. McDermott was
engaged in business in this city for
several years, leaving here about
three years ago for Rising City.
He is now located at David City.
Robert Hancock, who had been at
tending school here, returned to
David City with him, as his parents
are now residents of that town.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mason, form
erly of Norfolk, moved to this city
last week and are now living in
the Harry Haffner home in the
western part of the city. Mr. Ma
son is the representative of the
Loose-Wiles Cracker Company in
this territory and moved here be
cause this was a much more con
venient place from which to make
his territory each week.
Frank Latenser, of Omaha, a
member of the firm of John Lat
enser & Son, architects, was in the
city last Saturday. Mr. Latenser
is the architect for the new court
house and is keeping in touch with
the progress of the matter at this
end. He left Saturday evening
for Neligh.
Students of St. Mary’s Academy
| held their annual picnic at Oak
! View park last Thursday afternoon.
thomas McKenzie
DIES TUESDAY AT A
NORFOLK HOSPITAL
Had Made Arrangements For His
Funeral Before He Left
Here For Norfolk.
Thomas McKenzie died at a hos
pital in Norfolk last Tuesday
morning about 10 o’clock, after an
illness of about three weeks, of
cancer, at the age of 77 years, The
body was brought to this city by
Biglin’s and the funeral was held
Thursday afternoon at the Pres
byterian church. Rev. H. D. John
son officiating, burial in Prospect
Hill cemetery.
Thomas McKenzie was born
in Ohio on January 11, 1858, and
was 77 years and five months old
at the time of his death. He was
left an orphan at an early age and
was raised by an uncle, Peter
Winn.
They left Ohio and moved to
eastern Iowa, and then later to the
western part of the state, and in
1882 came to this county and
Thomas McKenzie took a home
stead northwest of this city where
he had made his home ever since,
except one year that he lived in
Arkansas.
For fifty-three years he had been
a resident of this county and was a
man that was universally well
liked by everyone. Although he
never married he always took great
pleasure in the company of young
people and many of the young men
and women in that section of the
county will always remember Tom
McKenzie for his many acts of
kindness to them during their
youthful days.
He was always busy and at
tended strictly to his own business.
By hard work and strict attention
to business he prospered and at
the time of his death was the own
er of a section of Holt county land,
with two sets of improvements
thereon.
Before he went to the Norfolk
hospital three weeks ago he evid
ently realized that the end was
near. Before leaving he made ar
rangements with the Biglin fun
eral home to have his body brought
back for interment here. He also
attended to several business mat
ters, showing that he realized that
the end was not far away.
Tom McKenzie was a good cit
izen and the friend of everyone,
and his death #will be deeply re
gretted by a large number of
friends in the northern part of the
county, who have known and loved
him for many years.
City Tennis Courts Not
A Children’s Playground
The City Tennis Courts in the
eastern part of the city were built
by FERA labor and the material
costs were paid for by money raised
by the tennis players of the city and
a donation by Mayor Kersenbrock.
A great deal of time and money
has been expended to make these
courts not only a benefit to the city
but a place where one may enjoy a
set of tennis on good, well kept
courts.
In view of these facts, those
people who contributed towards
the raising of this money, and who
helped with the work connected
with the buillding of the courts, do
not feel that they are asking too
much when they request all people
who are not wearing tennis shoes
to keep off the courts. Also that
parents keep their small children
from using the courts as a play
ground.
Also, they wish to request that
children who play tennis, refrain
from using the courts after 5 in
the evening and on Sunday after
noon, as this is the only time that
the majority of the older people are
able to play. ***
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Country Club Notes
Present indications point to the
largest attendance of record at the
annual golf tournament. Among
the distinguished visitors will be
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Green, of
Chicago, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Green
will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Froelich at the Charles Stout
home. It will be recalled that Mr.
Green was the United States At
torney at Chicago for a number of
years and among the many famous
cases in which he appeared are the
Insull case and the Capone trial.
At present Mr. Green is associated
with William Froelich in the law
business. They have been fast
friends for many years and worked
through the Capone prosecution
from the time it was first started.
The rule that all local entrants
must have paid club dues in advance
of the tournament will be enforced
as usual. It is urged that all who
contemplate joining the club for
1935 pay dues at this time in order
that they may share in the pleas
ures of the approaching festivities.
Preliminary arrangements are
being made for the Fourth of July
celebration. A splendid display of
fireworks has been ordered for the
occasion.
SCHOOL NOTES
Now that the annual school
meeting is over, we wish to call the
directors attention to the neces
sity of being prompt in sending
their annual report to the county
superintendent.
The annual Eighth grade exer
cises were held on Friday, May 31.
We were very much surprised at
having such a large crowd, due to
the fact that some of the roads
were nearly impassible.
I want to express my thanks to
all those who made such extreme
sacrifices in bringing their child
ren to the exercises.
Miss Junana Butler, of Ewing,
carried off high honors in the
county, having an average of 98
and four fourteenths per cent, sec
ond place honors went to LaVern
Wilson, of Ewing, having an aver
age of 97.5 per cent. We had a
total of 256 graduates this year.
W'e are expectinig an announce
ment to be made in a few days in
regard to the Study Center set-up,
for this summer. The plan will be
much the same as it was last year
with some variation in the type of
organization. Those desiring to
take Study Center work for the
summer should await further an
nouncement from this office.
Accused of Not Giving
In Property For Taxation
August Trinies, a farmer resid
ing in Steel Creek precinct, was
before the County Board, of Equal
ization last Tuesday. Mr. Tri lies
was accused of not giving in all of
his property for taxation and cattle
were added to bin tax schedule for
the year 1934 and the penalty of
50 per cent was added as provided
by law'. Then it is alleged that this
year he failed to give in his prop
erty for taxation and W'as hauled,
before the board on legal process.
After several hours of discussion
of the matter he agreed to pay his
back taxes and the Board met him
half way and agreed to waive the
penalty for 1935.
No Auto Licenses
Unless Taxes Paid
According to a law passed by
the last legislature when the auto
owner goes to the treasurer’s office
next December or thereafter to got
his license for the yeear 1936 he
will have to pay his automobile
taxes before h« can secure a li
cense.
The law gives the office of the
county treasurer a good deal more
work. Hereafter it will be neces
sary for the county treasurer to
certify to the county assessor a
list of all cars registered, giving
the names and addresses of the
license applicant, make of the car,
motor number, color, kind of
wheels, number of cylinders, seat
capacity and weight, and this must
be done by June 1. Hereafter sep
arate tax receipts will be issued
when automobile taxes are paid.
Mr. and Mrs W. H. Sullivan, of
Lincoln, came up Thursday morn
ing to attend the funeral of Thomas
McKenzie. Mr. Sullivan was a
former resident of this county, his
father, W. H. Sullivan, being one
of the first settlers on Honey Creek
near the old home place of Mr. Mc
Kenzie. The family moved to Lin
coln about 40 years ago where they
have since niadeitheir home.
Mrs. M. A. Summers, living
northeast of this city, returned last
Friday from a month’s visit with
relatives and friends in Omaha.
She said she had a very enjoyable
visit while in the metropolis and
visited many old time friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Heitman, ac
companied by James Tuor, left last
Saturday night for Madison, S. D.,
visited relatives there over Sun
day and returned Sunday night.
EXERCISES HELD BY
SENIOR CLASS OF ST.
MARY’S ACADEMY
—
Rt. Rev. Monsignor McNamara
Present* Diplomas To 12
Graduates.
Commencement week at St.
Mary’s began with the Alumni
Banquet on Sunday evening. June
2. It was attended by 103 mem
bers and many were kept away
by the heavy rains and floods of
the previous week. It was a very
congenial and happy gathering.
The jovial and capable toast
master, William Beha, kept every
one in the best of spirits and the
toasts were hearty and. sincere.
A special feature of the occasion
was the Dutch scheme carried out
in decorations and waitresses, and
an outline of the life and work of
Mother Magdalen Daemen, the
foundress of the Congregation of
our Franciscan Sister, was given.
On May 10th of this year, they
celebrated the centenary of this
foundation at Heythuizen, Holland
in 1835.
On Tuesday, Jun^-l, a class play
was presented by the Seniors in the
K. C. Hall at a matinee and in the
eevning. “The Town Talkie,” was
enjoyed by all and “Old-fashioned,
Mothers and Old-fashioned Dads,"
by Peter Price, won great applause.
Class Day Exercises were carvied
out on Thursday, June 6, at 8 p. m.
The program was well rendered
and everyone decided it was one of
the nicest we ever had.
Commencement in St. Patrick’s
church was held at 10 a.m., Friday,
June 7, when twelve graduates re
ceived the honors from Rt. Rev.
Monsignor McNamara,
A splendid and appropriate ad
dress was given by Rev. E. J. Ap
plebaum, of Clearwater, Nebr., in
which he stated that such a gradua
tion from a Catholic school is a
“Triumph for God," a “triumph
for religion” and a “triumph for
the state.”
He stressed the fact that pupils
graduated from a Catholic high
school, go out into the world, fully
equipped spiritually, to combat and
overcome the evils and tempta
tions that surround them. It will
not be for lack of knowledge in
morals and religion and citizen
ship, if they do not make good.
Godless education he said is the
great cause of the disorders and
crimes in our country today, for if
children are not taught to be re
sponsible to God, neither will they
obey their parents nor the state
and cannot make good citizens.
The following are the programs
for the various eevnts:
Class of 1 ».'<5
Jeanne M. McCarthy, Valdictor
ian; Mary Virginia Agnes, Salu
tatorian; Arthur Dailey, Edna
Donason, Thelma Genereux, Mich
ael Harty, Loretta Miller Dorothy
Morrison, William McNally, Peter
Price, Hugh Ryan and Lester Shoe
maker.
Officers—Hugh Ryan, president;
Mary Virginia Agnes, vice presi
dent; William McNally, secretary;
Arthur Dailey, treasurer.
Class colors—Sunglow and Dalft
Blue.
Class Motto—“God, My Light.”
Class flower—Sweetheart Rose.
Class Day Program
Greetings, Mary Virginia Agnes;
History I, Michael Harty; History
II, Edna Donason; Piano solo,—
“Star Play,” Thelma Genereux;
History III Arthur Dailey; History
IV, Hugh Ryan; Piano Solo, “Desir
de Amour,” Jeanne McCarthy;
Class Roll, Peter Price; Class Col
ors and Motto, Dorothy Morrison;
Chorus, “God, My Light,” Class of
’.‘35; Class Phopheey, Loretta Mil
ler; Class Will, William McNally;
Piano Solo, “Hungarian Rhapsody”
Lester Shoemaker; Farewell, Jean
ne McCarthy; Grand March de Con
cert, Mary K. Coyne.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kersenbrock
and children went down to Osmond
Sunday afternoon and spent the
afternoonand evening visiting with
relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Weir accompanied them as
far as Plainview where Mr. and
Mrs. Weir spent the afternoon and
evening at the home of Mr. Weir’s
sister.
Roy Griffin, for many years the
manager of the Golden Hotel, but
now engaged in the hotel business
at Hartirigton, was in the city for
a few hours last Friday.
Hospital Notes
Mrs. Ed Jenkenson of this city,
submitted to a major operation
Friday, May 31. She improved
rapidly and went home Monday
evening of this week.
Mrs. Joe Petr of south of town,
came in June 1 for treatment for
her eyes. She went home Friday
the 7th, feeling much better.
Freman Arbo of this city w'as op
erated on for gangrene appendix
Saturday night, June 1. He was
taken home a week later, where he
will remain in bed a few days con
valescing.
Clarence Holcomb, of Chambers,
came in Monday evening, and was
given a blood transfusion for An
emic condition. His sister Viola,
was the donor. He went home the
next day.
Mrs. Orton Young from near Op
portunity, submitted to an opera
tion for acute appendicitis Tuesday
evening. She is convalescing nice
ly at the present writing.
Will Kennedy, of Inman, was in
the hospital Wednesday morning
for medical treatment.
Anyone who on leaving the hos
pital. were obliged to wear garments
or binder belonging to the hospital,
will do us a favor to return them
as we are running short.—O’Neill
General Hospital.
It Must Have Been
Exceedingly Heavy!
Rev. A. J. May of the Methodist
church here is having a hard time
of it these days. His daughter,
Mrs. Van Dahl, is in Holdrege
where she is recovering following a
serious operation and Mrs. May
left to be with her daughter. Rev.
May has been baching and, like all
men, he undertook to do some extra
fine cooking and baking.
Rev. May, so one of his friends
reported, decided to make some
jonnie cake or corn bread. After
mixing corn meal, soda, salt, sour
cream and shortening, the mixture
was placed in an oven. On open
ing the oven the minister is said
to have gazed skyward and, finding
nothing floating, looked downward
to find the bottom of the oven bent
floorward, so the story runs.
Group One Contracts
Ready For Signing
Group 1 corn-hog contracts are
being typed and will be ready for
signature the first of next week.
These contracts are for those who
are operating exactly the same
land as was covered by one or more
contracts last year and where the
hog base is unchanged. Individ
ual notice will be mailed to each
signer telling him when and where
to sign his contract. The group 2
and 3 contracts will not be ready
for some time yet.
Gillespie Out Early As
legislative Candidate
Our Representative L. G. Gil
lespie got his name in the daily
press the other day. Lloyd has de
cided to be a candidate for the
legislature in the first session of
rht unicameral legislature and he
thought he would file for the posi
tion at once and wrote for a filing
blank. He was informed by the
secretary of state that there were
no blanks printed yet and that he
would have to wait unless he sup
plied a blank himself. Lloyd be
lieves in getting into the field early.
Mrs. John Beilin had a six-foot
high step ladder fall with her sev
eral days ago and she is in her bed
suffering shock and possible in
ternal injuries, and has been in a
somewhat serious condition as a
result of the fall. Children are
believed to have moved the ladder
in her temporary absence, causing
the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Beilin
married last May 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grady,
Harry and Billy Jo, left last Fri
day for Casper, Wyoming, where
they will spend a few weeks visit
ing relatives and will then go into
Colorado, visit relatives and take a
cabin camp for the summer months.
Henry will probably put in con
siderable time angling for trout in
the Colorado mountain streams.
Mrs. H. J. Birmingham entertain
ed the Martez Club and ten guests
at her home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. C. E. Lundgren, Mrs. Homer
Mullen, Mrs. C. F. McKenna, Mrs.
John McManus, jr., and Mrs. P. B.
Harty were the prize winners.
FINANCIAL WORRY
GIVEN AS CAUSE OF
FREIZEN’S SUICIDE
Funeral To Be Held At 2 O’Clock
Friday At The Presbyterian
Church In This City.
Suffering from financial worry
and ill health Franz Freizen, 61,
hung himself in the garage at his
farm home two and a half miles
north of this city last Monday
night. The body was discovered
by his son about 5 o’clock Tuesday
morning.
Franz Freizen was born in Rus
sia on September 14, 1872, and
came to the United States when a
young man. He lived for a time
at Litchfield, Nebr., and was united
in marriage at Henderson, Nebr.,
on January 20, 1896, to Miss Agnes
Janzen. To this union seven child
ren were born, four sons and three
daughters, all of whom are living
and residents of this county, except
one daughter, Mrs. Agnes Unge,
of Munich, N. D., and all of his
children were present at the fun
eral, and they with their mother
are left to ■nourn the passing of
a kind and affectionate husband
and father. The children are:
Marie Dick, Frank, Klas, Henry,
Pete and Mrs, Eva Goertzen, of
O’Neill and Mrs. Agnes Unge, of
Munich, N. D.
Mr. Freizen and his family came
to this county in the spring of 1916
from Litchfield, Nebr. They lived
here for five years and then moved
to Munich, N. D., where they re
sided resided for three years and
then came back to Holt county.
For the past ten years Mr. Freizen
has made his home on the Babcock
farm north of this city.
Mr. Freizen enjoyed fairly good
health until the last few years,
when illness and successive crop
failures, added to financial worries,
is believed to have preyed on his
mind to such an extent that he is
believed to have become tempor
arily deranged and while in that
condit^m ended his life. The
family retired about 10 o’clock that
evening and it is believed that he
waited until all the members of
the the hosehold had, gone to sleep
when he went outside, into the gar
age, locking the door after him,
and hung himself to a rafter in the
garage and there his body was
found the next morning by one of
his sons, after he got the garage
door open. Sheriff Duffy was at
once notified and Undertaker F. J.
Biglin went out and brought the
body to town.
The funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o’clock from the
Presbyterian church, Rev, H. D.
Johnson officiating and burial will
be in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Gatz Beer Truck Up-Set
The large Gatz beer truck went
into the ditch last Tuesday after
noon, while coming out from Oma
ha with a load of beer. The ac
cident occurred a few miles east
of Fremont. Frank Wyant was
driving and Robert Davidson was
riding with him. Wyant was in
jured and taken to a hospital in
Fremont, but we understand that he
was suffering more from shock
than any serious injury. The truck
went clear over and when it stop
ped was resting on the top with
the wheels in the air.
As soon as word was received
here William Gatz and A1 Strube
left for the scene of the accident
and they came home during the
night with the truck and its load.
It was able to come up on its own
power, although considerably dam
aged.
The O’Neill High School Band
will give a concert on the street*
of O’Neill every Saturday evening
during the summer months, com
mencing at 8 o’clock. Uniform*
have been ordered and a telegram
was received from the manufactur
ers Monday stating that the uni
forms would be here in three weeks.
Fishermen report catfish scarce
but increasing with the same exces
sive proportion of carp in the Elk
horn. Cold weather is believed
to have caused poor biting of the
finny onqf up to this time.
The young folks gave a picnic at
the Country Club Tuesday evening
honoring Miss Mildred Agnes and
her brother, Harlan, who leave at
the end of the week for Sioux City,
where they have secured positions^
