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VOL. LVI. O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1935. No. T
O’NEILL SLUGS OUT
i VICTORY OF 3 TO 3
OVER NIOBRARA
Red Bird, In New Uniforms Trims
Atkinson Off With A Score
of 4-1 At Midway.
In this city Sunday the locals
and Niobrara crossed bats. O’Neill
9, Niobrara 3, the score keeper said
following the game. The O’Neill
battery was Honeycutt and Lorenz;
for Niobrara, Jones and Brown.
Honeycutt and Bazelman each
clouted out a home run. Red Bird
and O’Neill are slated to play here
at the fair grounds next Sunday.
Sunday was a gala day with the
Red Bird baseball boys and out on
the ball diamond at Midway, 18
miles north of here, they ragged
the Atkinson players around and
when the contest was concluded the
score was Red Bird 4, Atkinson 1.
The very first Atkinsonite at bat
walked and eventually score and
that was the size of Atkinson’s
scoring during the game. A huge
crowd saw the game, one of the
players reported.
The second Atkinson batter step
ped up and got a single and the
third a three-sacker but there
simply was no chance because the
Red Birders had the game on ice.
Red Bird got 7 hits and Atkinson
5. Four Red Birds struck out and
8 on the Atkinson lineup hit thin
air. The Atkinson battery was
Mike and Bill Troshyinski and for
Red Bird it was Tomlinson, Conard
and E. Schollmeyer. An Atkinson
player, Mulvihill, hammered out
I two nice two-baggers, Atkinson
made 4 and Red Bird 2 errors.
During the lineup for this
game the Red Birds stepped out in
their new uniforms, one of the
most becoming sets of ball rain
ment seen in years. The suits are
gray with a cut-out red bird on
the front; the caps are gray with
red visors and the socks are red
► with w'hite at the lower portions.
Red Bird plays O’Neill here next
Sunday and the Fourth it takes on
Lynch at the Riverside dam south
of Spencer.
Nebraska 4-H Clubs
Will Hold Camps
The annual 4-H Club Camp for
this section will be held at Neligh
July 15, 16 and 17, and is open to
any 4-H Club member and leader.
4-H Club members thoroly enjoy
this three days of recreation as
well as receive useful information
and instruction. Trained Super
visors from the Agricultural Col
lege oversee each camp and from
registration until the camp is over,
those attending are under close
supervision. All 4-H members in
tending to go should notify their
club leader or Agricultural Agent
F. M. Reece, before July 10.
Nebraska 4-H club members are
going camping again this year as
evidenced by the schedule of camps
announced by L. I. Frisbie, state
club leader at the college of agri
culture. Some 40 county boys and
girls are expected to attend.
The schedule: Crystal Lake in
Dakota county, July 8-10; West
Point, July 11-13; Neligh, July
15-17; Seward, July 18-20, and
Curtis, July 30-August 1.
In addition a statewide conser
vation camp is planned for Seward
on August 19-22 where club mem
bers and leaders who have done an
outstanding piece of work in con
servation and restoration of wild
life will gather. Forty 4-H club
bers and ten local leaders will re
ceive prize trips to the conserva
tion camp.
SCHOOL NOTES
Several Holt county schools have
Expressed their wish to build new
school houses. They in all probabil
ity, will be able to secure the 45
per cent grant from the govern
ment. If school buildings are in
a neglected, condition or poor state
of repair, school boards should give
this matter careful consideration.
It is a very easy matter to spend
half the cost of a new school house
in the way of improvements and
^ still have an old building. School
houses may be built without bond
ing districts. Warrants may be
sold and a special levy made each
year to pay off the indebtedness.
We are pleased to note that our
rural schools are in much better
shape financially than they have
been for some time, and with the
present crop outlook, we believe
that happy days are here again.
Application blanks for PWA build
ing grai {■> may be secured at this
office. The money will be spent
regardless of whether we take our
share or not, and we will all have
to help pay for it.
All buildings built under this
plan will have to be under PWA
supervision. Drawings will be
prepared by a PWA architect and
the buildings built according to
their specifications. If interested
in this plan, write in and secure
blanks.
We are enrolling students in the
Study Center to be set up here in
O’Neill. If there are any other
folks interested you should plan
upon enrolling at once so that it
will not hold up the work of the
group at large. Enrollment blanks
may be secured at this office any
time within the next week. We
would like to have as many as pos
sible take advantage of this means
to gain a few college hours credit.
County Superintendent.
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Louise Tinsley, Noted
Stunt Flier, Wishes To
Establish Airport Here
Louise Tinsley, noted stunt flier,
dropped in here several days ago
and a Frontier representative ob
tained an interview that revealed
some interesting sidelights on this
remarkable woman. In the first
place Loise is a native O'Neill girl.
She was born here 27 years ago.
Her parents were Mr. and Mrs.
Cam Tinsley. The father was a
traveling saleman.
Before her marriage the mother
of Louise was Ethel Parker, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Parker. Brothers of Ethel were
Clarence and Arthur.
Louise Tinsley now is Mrs. Har
old M. Miller and her husband was
here with her and is a very like
able young man. A student pilot
also came. The party had an auto
mobile and a very unusual type of
airplane, a pusher plane with the
propeller behind where two pas
sengers ride.
Mrs. Miller still uses her maiden
name since she is so well known
under it in the field of stunting.
She has been flying for eight years
and held the United States record
several years as the pilot who had
learned solo flying in the least
number of hours.
The airplane the Millers had here
is a student training plane which
weighs, empty, only 570 pounds.
The wing spread is 39 feet and 0
inches, powered with a three cyl
inder 45 horse power radial engine.
The plaine is painted silver and
trimmed in red.
One of the reasons Mrs. Miller
brought her husband back to her
old home town is the fact that
while flying from Veteran, Wyo.,
their present home, to central Ne
braska they found only two air
ports and in two days flew actually
only 7 hours. The balance of the
two days was spent waiting for
gasoline to be hauled many miles
to their ship.
The Millers would like to see an
airport started here and it is their
intention to come here to live and
operate their several planes and
help make this one of the principal
flying cities in Nebraska.
Businessmen interviewed would
like to see a flying field here. The
Millers said one on the east side
of town would be against govern
ment rules since the prevailing
wind here is from the northwest
and if a field was to the east in
such a wind, and anything went
wrong in a take-off the resulting
crash might be in the town, need
lessly endangering additional lives.
From the air the Millers selected
as a temporary field the pasture of
Tom Griffin, northeast of Dance
land. This ground is a visualized
dream for airplane purposes, the
Millers said. It is evenly sloping
from the center, assuring good
drainage, and the lay of the ground
is smooth. Mrs. Griffin gave per
mission to the Millers for tempor
ary use of the pasture.
Mrs. Miller said she had plane
work at a Nebraska town south of
here for a day and then she plan-;
ned to go to Wyoming after her
large stunting plane and when she
returns here soon she said she
would do some stunting above
O’Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Agnes and
daughters, Mary Virginia and Lor
raine, left Monday for Sioux City
where they will make their home.
BRIEFLY STATED
John McBride has taken the
place of Sam Liddell as local rep
resentative of the John-Deere
machinery company.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bellar, of
near Emmet, were shopping here
last Saturday and visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ott
and Mrs. Elizabeth Bellar.
Mrs. George Stannard entertain
ed four tables of bridge at the
home of her father, Clyde King, on
last Friday evening. Mrs. C. E.
Stout won high score and Mrs. Wil
liam Froelich the all cut.
Mrs. C. H. Switzer, who went to
Meadow Grove, Nebr., about one
week ago, and her daughter, Mar
tha, at Meadow Grove about two
weeks, returned Sunday to their
home in the south part of town.
On July 1, 1935, here at the
Methodist parsonage, Thomas Gray
and Miss Hueda Juel, both of Mon
owi, Nebr., were married by Rev.
D. E. Luttrell, who accompanied
the couple from their home town.
George Shoemaker went out
Sunday and looked over the blue
grass seed harvest in the vicinity
of his home six miles south of this
city. George says the crop both of
seed and hay is simply immense.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Johnson, farm
ers several miles west, last Friday
night entertained their neighbors
at a once-a-month party at their
home. Cards, games and a lunch
were highlights of the gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Powlaski,
of Ericson, Nebr., moved here and
reside in a residence three houses
south of the New Deal gas station.
Mr. Powlaski is a trucker in the
employ of the New Deal company.
John L. Quig returned here from
the University hospital at Omaha
last Thursday night. Jack under
went several operations and is re
ported to have lost considerable
weight, but is feeling fit as a fiddle.
Colonel B. B., a three year old
race horse owned by W. E. Wans
er, of Page, and raised by Pete
Duffy, captured the first race at
the Ak-Sar-Ben meet Monday, at
Omaha. The distance was six fur
longs.
L. K. Hough, who has been o\’er
at Chambers six months managing
the Starr garage, has returned to
this city and Bob Starr, who re
cently, returned from California,
has taken charge of the garage
again.
A black weed louse in incred
ible numbers hangs on the under
side of the leaves of a weed com
monly called “horse weed” and the
bite of these lice is reported to
cause bright red sores on the hu
man flesh.
What should be an appropriate
brass band selection for use at
landing of the stratosphere balloon
on a north Nebraska farm ? How
about “Coming Thru the Rye,” or
“Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys
are Marching?”
Casper Englehaupt, now of San
Diego, Calif., formerly in business
at Emmet, and his son, Cap, of
Santa Barbara, Calif., visited here
with old timers and found the Em
erald City one of the liveliest cent
ers in Nebraska.
Gerald Leach eaught two 18-inch
catfish in the Elkhorn and when
he returned after pursuing more
bait a friendly snapping turtle was
caught red handed yet paid scant
attention to a bawling out for hav
ing surrounded the two fish.
Edward Kirkpatrick, employee of
the J. U. Yantzi cream station,
stepped on mushy ground which
appeared firm last Thursday while
carrying a box. He suffered two
cuts below his right knee which
came in contact with concrete.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Credle and
daughter, Judith, and Mr. Credle’s
mother, Mrs. Bess Credle, of Rocky
Mount, N. C., spent Sunday visit
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. O’Donnell. Mr. and Mrs.
Credle’s mother left Monday for
a two weeks trip to the mountains.
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Family Reunion Held
At C. J. Taylor Home
A family reunion was held Sun
day, June 30, at the old home place
of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Taylor, near
Star.
A large dinner was enjoyed by
all, and the afternoon was spent in
game playing and visiting. Ice
cream and cake were served in the
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are old set
tlers in the Star neighborhood and
one of the few old timers left liv
ing on and owning their homestead.
Those present were, Mr. and
Mrs. I. Bruce, of LaPorte, Colo.;
Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson and
family, of Venus, Nebr.; Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Siders and family, of
Star, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Taylor and family of Middle
Branch, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Russel, of Page, Nebr.; Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Taylor, of Chambers,
Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Art Henifin
and family, of Meek, Nebr.; Ralph
Taylor of Gordon, Nebr., and John
Taylor, of LaPorte, Colo. Mary,
of Dakota, and Ellen, of LaPorte,
were not present.
Miller Bros. Plant At
Valentine Robbed
At Valentine the night of June
26 the Miller Bros. Chevrolet com
pany plant was enteredand $239 in
cash and about $7.50 in postage
stamps stolen. A back door was
forced open and then the back door
opened from the inside for escape.
A used automobile had been sold
rather late and the cash was placed
in a safe.
Repairs for a Stinson airplane,
owned by the Millers, were taken.
The repairs, small and for use in
the engine, were in a cash till in
a sack and may have been mistak
en for cash or jewelry. Not a clue
has come to light to indicate who
the prowlers are.
Group Two and Three
Contracts Sqon Ready
Practically all group 1 contracts
have been signed and are coming
back from landlords carrying the
balance of all necessary signature.
These contracts will then soon be
sent to Lincoln for preaudit. The
group 2 and group 3 listing sheets
have been returned from Lincoln
and the Allotment Committee is
busy adjusting the corn yield and
hog numbers where necessary. As
soon as this work is completed the
contracts will be typed and taken
out for signature. Each producer
will be notified when and where h?
is to go to sign his contract.
Supervisors are already in the
field measuring the corn acres of
those who have already signed con
tracts. It is hoped to have all this
work completed soon after the 15th
of July.
Bids Asked ror New
Federal Building Here
W. E. Reyonlds, assistant direct
or of procurement, public works
branch of the U. S. government, is
asking for proposals for furnishing
alLlabor and materials for the con
struction of a post office building in
this city. The proposals are to be
publically opened at the post office
at 1 p. m. on July 26th.
City Council Meets
In New Quarters
The city council met Tuesday
evening in the room in the old
Nebraska State bank for the first
time. A vault th< re is being used
to hold valuable papers which had
been fairly well scattered in var
ious nooks and now these tre to be
comparatively safe.
Try This—Maybe?
To Better this city perhaps we
should—
Cease breaking glass on side
walks; trim trees so buildings may
be seen in summer as well as in
winter; remove barbed wire within
the city; cut every weed; prevent
children playing on streets; take a
day off now and then to go fishin’
or campin’ and enjoy the beauties
of Holt county; paint up and nail
down occasionally; install a high
power green light atop the city
water tower; keep out of the other
fellow’s apple and cherry trees and
mind our own business.
Frank Woods, of Fremont, rela
tive of Mrs. Chester Calkins, was
in this city the latter part of last
week with a load of merchandise
for distribution in this vicinity.
BRIEFLY STATED
Miss Loretta Enright who is at
tending Wayne Normal for the
summer term, drove up Wednesday
afternoon to spend the Fourth
here with her parents.
Dr. C. H. Lubker left Sunday
morning for Blair, Nebr., where he
will practice his profession. His
office here has been taken over by
Dr. Mizer, of Atkinson.
Rank vegitation all over Holt
county is protecting and supplying
feed for rabbits, pheasants, prairie
chickens, quail and other things
wild, and by fall hunters should
find a game paradise here as it
was before the scant rainfall years
prevailed.
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Tomlinson visited at the home of
their daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. William Turner, at
Chambers, and while there picked
cherries the likes of which grow
only in the entrancing valley of
the South Fork.
Miss Rose Marie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack O’Donnell, and
Miss Leonelia Dieter, of Omaha,
who have visited here about ten
days, left for their homes at Oma
ha last Wednesday. While here
the visitors were guests at the
home of Mrs. Ellen O’Donnell.
The night of June 27 an un
known person broke into the Con
oco service station here and made
off with 16 gallons of gasoline and
three and one-half gallons of lub
ricating oil. Art. W. Tibbets is
the proprietor of this station. No
clue to the identity of the culprits
has been found.
Floods have cost taxpayers of
Holt county more than a pretty
penny this spring. Eurly storms
ruined bridges to the extent of
about $30,000, John Sullivan,
chairman of the county board of
supervisors said, and the northeast
Holt storm of June 24 is believed
to have caused damages that may
total $10,000.
Mrs. Dora Johnson, of Belden,
and her mother, Mrs. M. Ike, 90,
of Brush, Colo., arrived here Tues
day night, remained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Johnson until
Wednesday when they left for
Belden. Mrs. Ike is to live with
her daughter at Belden this sum
mer. Mrs. Dora Johnson is a sis
ter-in-law to Morris Johnson.
C. E. Stout was one of the most
surprised men in the city on Sun
day, June 24. On that day the
players in the golf tournament
played their qualifying rounds and
Charles shot the best round of golf
that he ever played, and landed
in the championship flight. All
luck most of the “boys" say but
Charlie insists that he is just get
ting on to the game.
Authorization has been granted
by A. C. Tilley, state engineer, to
widefi the 20-foot strip of pave
ment running south from just west
of the Galena Lumber yard office
to a point several rods south of the
Northwestern railway tracks. Rail
way men, truckers and tourists say
this city shows more signs of
growth than any other town in
this section of the country.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Porter, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Lindberg and Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Reece left Satur
day night for Cherry county where
the members of the party enjoyed
fishing at a private lake and were
guests of the parents of Mr. Reece.
The party returned here Sunday
evening. Fishing was reported to
be satisfactory in the numerous
lakes of Cherry county which have
been abundantly refilled with rain
water.
Mrs. Cora Vanderbecken, of Lo
meta,Cal., reached this city for her
first visit with her brother, Harry
Bowen, and news came within a
few hours that a 15-year old son
! of Clyde Bowen had drowned at a
! sand pit near Omaha. Mrs. Harry
Bowen brought Mrs. Vanderbecken
here from Omaha. The Omaha
tragedy was doubly severe since the
father of the boy who drowned is
hopelessly ill of cancer. Walter
Bowen, who lost his life in the
water, is believed to have been
seized by an attack of cramps.
Find Human Arm Bone
At A Depth of 32 Feet
Frank M. Shaner, of Ainsworth,
holding the contract to furnish a
new city well here on the corner of
the Wm. Beha lots in south O’Neill,
reported fine progress. The two
feet wide hole is down 57 feet and
most of the output is a white clay.
A sand-limestone rock was struck
recently and a charge of dynamite
crushed that. A 10-pound, chunk
with an arm bone of some ancient
human was drawn up from that
depth, 32 feet, and many persons
are wondering how that got down
there.
Think Lightning Killed
Colt, “Nebraska King”
A*bolt of lightning is thought to
have been responsible for the death
of Nebraska King, 2,700 colt owned
by M. W. Zaborowski at his ranch
several miles east of Ewing.
The huge young horse was
scheduled to appear at the fair to
be held at San Francisco in 1936.
Nebraska King was in the pasture
of his owner and was found dead
and lightning is thought but not
definitely known to have killed the
animal. Tom Osborn, situated
south of O’Neill, raised the colt.
Stuart Masons Hold 50th
Anniversary Meeting
At Stuart, last Friday evening.
Masons from Holt county towns
and some of those west of Holt
county gathered and commemor
ated the completion of a half a
century of existence of the lodge at
Stuart. A banquet was served at
the Presbyterian church and aft
erward. a program was rendered.
H. L. Cowles, Master of the lodge,
was in charge of a committee on
arrangements.
The principal address was by
Grand Secretary of the Nebraska
Lodge, Louis Smith. There are
only two surviving charter mem
bers of Siloam chapter No. 147,
Jay Rice and Dr. L. J. C. Reichard.
Those attending from O’Neill
were John Osenbaugh, S. J. Weekes,
L. G. Gillespie, Roy Sauers and
Judge C. J. Malone.
Lester Shoemaker Gives
Programs Over WJAG
Lester Shoemaker, who has been
visiting in Norfolk the past two
weeks, gave a program of popular
piano numbers each day last week
from 4 to 5 in the afternoon over
WJAG .Norfolk.
The large number of telegrams
and phone calls Lester received
were proof that the music lovers of
our city, as well as elsewhere, ap
preciated the programs.
The studio managers from WOW,
Omaha, who heard the program
have requested Lester to play from
their station in the very near fu
ture. We are in hopes Lester will
accept this invitation and give us
an opportunity to listen in again.
Mothers’ Vacation
Camp At Neligh
Mothers’ vacation camp will be
held this year in Neligh July 11 to
14. Any mother is eligible to at
tend and as many as possible are
urged to attend. A very enjoy
able program is planned which will
be both educational and instructive.
This is a good* opportunity for
every mother to obtain a few days
much-needed rest. The expense of
the entire camp is very low.
Any one interested should get in
touch with the Agricultural Ag
ent’s office.
Farmers’ Union Picnic
The Holt County Farmer’s Union
will hold their annual picnic on
Sunday, July 7, at the ditch camp
grove two miles west and one mile
south of O’Neill. National Presi
dent, E. H. Everson will be the
speaker. A ball game and other
sports will follow the speaking.
Everybody welcome.
W. E. SNYDER, Pres.
An interesting case at law oc
cured in the court of C. J. Malone,
Holt county judge, one day last
week. Marion C. Deibler vs. Adolph
Latzel is the way the case was
filed. Deibler sued for commis
sion on real estate and the court
entered judgment in favor of the
plaintiff, Deibler. The plaintiff’s
attorney was J. D. Cronin, and
Emmet A. Harmon and Lyle Jack
son, the latter of Neligh, acted as
attorneys for Latzel.
O’NEILL SCHOOL
BAND RECEIVES
NEW UNIFORMS
A Brass Band Devotee Feels That
More Applause Is Due At The
Conclusion of Each Number.
The school band, composed of
students of St. Mary’s academy
and the local public dispehcer of
knowledge, stepped into the Sani
tary meat shop Friday morning
and obtained their band uniforms
and John Kersenbrock said of the
event, “Kids were thicker’n flies
around here for an hour. Well, one
kid would do that since there are
no flies around the Sanitary.
The unifroms were described as
green with a shamrock on the
fronts as insignia, with caps of
green. A friend of the band in
sisted that mention be made here
of an oversight on the part of the
public when entertained by this
brilliant aggregation of air pump
ers and skin pounders, and this is
to be sure and applaud, sound auto
mobile borns, yell, or fall out of an
airplane or run away with the
hired girl or something at the con
clusion of each selection rendered
by this band.
All the players, this brass band
devotee says, are young and their
sensibilities tender and easily of
fended or stimulated. It was men
tioned that at a recent concert one
car horn alone sounded like a sick
cat lamenting after trying to dine
on a cast iron mouse, then, when
the concert had been finished, every
horn and voice resounded as an
encore, a belated reward. The en
couragement needed, he said, is a
resounding, collective earthquake
of applause when each piece is
concluded.
There is no doubt that this band
is destined to give O’Neill more
glory than anything else ever has.
The youngsters, under the magic
wand of Professor Lyle Durham,
few knowing a music note from a
centipede when he started to teach
them music, have indicated this
long ago. Their performance last
December 20, after less than 12
weeks instruction in rendering a
concert entirely pleasing, showed
they have everything due, and ap
plause is, oddly enough, the only
thiijg O’Neill has slightly neglected
and that omission, youngsters, is a
mighty easy element to forget in
this hit-and-miss existence.
The friend of the band who un
burdened himself of this did so for
his and your children and he had
no other end in view.
The personnel of the school band
follows:
Drums: Clarence Selah, Donald
Lowery, Jimmy Herre, Arthur
Stauffer, George Shoemaker, Jack
Harty, Jean Biglin, George Ham
mond, W. Kubitschek.
Trumpets: Robert Sauers, Fred
Halva, Ruth Isaacson, Woodrow
Melina, Delbert Warner, Howard
Graves and Ralph Porter.
Saxophones: Bessie Jones, El
len Stauffer, Boycie Vanderlinden,
Ruth Harris, Elizabeth Graves and
Delta Gunn.
Clarinets: Ethel Bennett, Velma
Johring, Miss Betty Jones and Vir
gil Johnson.
Bass: William Martfeld and
Jimmy Marsh.
Trombones: Ralph Johnson, Le
ona Spindler and Junior Harris.
Baritone: Hugh McKenna.
Alto: Lyle Hartford.
John Kersenbrock A
Collector of Towns
John Kersenbrock used to live at
Osmond. They say people there
wanted to hang black on their door
knobs when he moved to O’Neill.
June 25 Osmond held an all-day
program in connection with open
ing of a flood-lighted soft ball field.
The mayor of Osmond, C. F. Boye,
and his friend, Eugene Luman,
sent Kersenbrock a written invita
tion to come to Osmond, promising
him the town for the day.
Kersenbrock, who is probably the
only collector of towns in the
world, a butcher as a sideline, re
gretfully explained to Osmond that
business engagements prevented
his taking charge of Osmond. Ker
senbrock undoubtedly could have
been named mayor of Osmond for
the one day, June 25, establishing
a record—mayor of two towns and
they are 56 mile apart—by rails.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gatz left
for Omaha Monday morning where
they expect to celebrate the Fourth.