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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1935)
Over the County SOUTHWEST BREEZES Doris Carpenter spent the after noon Saturday with friends in Amelia. —i— • Mr. and Mrs. Lew Bly are enjoy ing the comforts and efficiency in travel of a sparkling new car. Cap Addison had business last Wednesday at the John Baker home on the east side of Swan precinct, Mrs. Baker made three trips to town last week on the terrifying mission of havingdental work done. Ned and Romaine Saunders, Jr., went to Atkinson Saturday even ing, combining business with pleas ure. Some haven’t the mechanical ability to run a pump handle; oth ers can run anything from a needle to a locomotive. William Carpenter came down Friday evening from the north for a few hours with the home folks, returning early Saturday morning. F. E. Skrdla, of Atkinson, was in this section Sunday on business, looking to the sale of an automo bile. He has placed two new ones in this territory lately. Two automobiles in use a few seasons have been replaced at the Berry ranch by a new model of the modern car, in which Mr. and Mrs. Berry find the customary pleasure when traveling. Lee Samons received a bad jolt in the jaw in an unusual experience with a fence post early last week. Extracting a post from its setting he was struck under the jaw by the end of the post and quite severely hurt, but was better at last ac counts. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Saunders were out from O’Neill Sunday vis iting the parental home. They had visited the sand pit between At kinson and Stuart early in the day angling for black bass, and as sub stantial and irrefutable evidence of success in that line brought the home folks three fine specimens which were served for dinner. Old Timer, go out to pasture or meadow and pluck a rose for your lady of the house; they bloom in profusion everywhere. The frag rance and beauty of this simple token from your hand will kindle a new light in her eye, quicken new life from the ashes of the dead ! hopes of by-gone years and cause her to feel that the efforts to per form the daily burdens are a little more worth while. Early cutting of “tame hay,’ • such as blue grass and timothy, disclose that three blades of grass grew this season where one or none was last season, also attain ing thrice the length. In other words, three tons of hay as com pared with one last year. More over, there will be a second cutting if moisture continues, assuring abundance of hay. One visiting the dust-blown sec tion of Kansas says: “Many wept as they looked out upon their fields swept bare of fertile soil or cov ered with drifts of sand. It is hard to see how they will reclaim much of this land. Many gave secur ities last fall on all they possessed to buy feed for their cattle thru the winter, expecting grass in the spring, but the grass has not come. The sand still blows and the cattle are dying.” Between the Northwestern tracks and the river bridge just south of Atkinson is something new in windmills. The familiar fan-wheel and tail are not there. The motive power is produced by half irort bar rels attached to horizontal cross pieces. This arrangement, atop the tower is fastened to a shaft which in turn extends to gearing contrived from old automobiles and. thus the water is hoisted—when the wind blows, which is pretty perpetual. It is something new in mechanics as well as unique for a pumping system. Omaha papers, alert to let it be known that there is no lid on at the metropolis,hake sold much space to the distillers of a famous, or in famous, Kentucky product. The bait must be held out for the few thousand of Nebraska’s million and p half citizens who make trips to the Big Town., Some moral back bone was manifest by the mange ment of Lincoln’s leading paper in turning down a contract for eight thousand dollars for space to ad vertise this kind of product. The large catalogue concerns, with a hundred thousand items of mer chandise for sale, decline to stock liquor. ' R. S. MEEK AND VICINITY Mr. and Mrs. Guy Young and son, Stanley, of Opportunity, called Tuesday at the home of Mrs. E. H. Rouse. Miss Lelia Rouse, who has been visiting at the Howard Rouse and Frank Griffith home for the past week returned to her home at In man Saturday. A large crowd of friends and neighbors both old and young, at tended the party at the Morris Graham home Friday evening. The occasion was Mr. Graham’s birth day anniversary. A fine time was had by all present. Lelia Rouse spent Friday night with Leone Spindler. Another rain fell of about an inch, in this locality last Thursday. Mrs. George Hansen, of Pomona, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Borg and Marvel, were dinner guests at the William Hubby home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Hansen, of Sioux Falls, S. D., and their daugh ter, of Sioux City, Iowa, who at tended the funeral of Mrs. George Hansen, returned to their home on Wednesday. Mrs. Christianson ac companied them. The Joy Sunday Cchool held their Children’s Day program on June 30. The Paddock Union school was invited to attend, which they did. The program was fine and there was a large crowd present. Those getting up the program were handi capped as bridges were washed out and roads were nearly impassible in some places, but nevertheless, the children did fine. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Borg, Mr. and Mrs, William Hubby, George Han sen and Marvel Borg called at the Howard Rouse home Sunday after noon. Mrs. Clarence Hicks and daught er, Twilla, of Page, visited Monday at the home of Mrs. Hicks’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Harrison. Those from other communities here for Mrs. Hansen’s funeral last Tuesday were, Rev. and Mrs. Dil lon, of York, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hansen, of Sioux Falls, S. D.; Mrs. Paul Modica, of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Gertie Christianson, of Rapid City, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs| Mariedy Hubby and family and Mrs. Mary Mizer, of Atkinson; Gardner Tay lor and mother, of Colome, S. D.; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nelson, Mrs. Tena Nelson and Mrs. Ed. Howell, of Bristow. Mr. and Mrs. Linn and daughter, of Madison, Nebr., spent several days last week at the home of their son and brother, Charlie Linn. Mrs. Clarence Hicks of Page, and Mrs. Orville Harrison and Dorothy called at the Frank Griffith home Monday afternoon. Gardner Taylor and his mother, of Colome, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Anderson, and Mrs. Tena Nelson, of Bristow, were dinner guests at the Dan Hansen home Tuesday. Cecil Griffith cultivated corn for A. L. Borg Tuesday and Wednes day. A large group of people, mostly relatives, and most of them form erly of Iowa, gathered at the Spen cer dam for a picnic last Friday, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith who are visiting here from Montana. The Smiths were form er residents of this locality. Fay Puckett has recently instal led a hot and cold water systerp in his house. PLEASANT DALE Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Bogue are sporting a new Plymouth. Little Miss Leona Ferne Beck with was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Conard, of Emmet„ several days last week. She returned to her home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tenborg cal led Thursday evening at the Guy Beckwith home. Mrs. Ed Heeb and daughter, Ed na, spent Monday afternoon visit ing with Mrs. Joe Pongratz. Miss Olive Beckwith visited Mrs. Ada Stahley Friday afternoon. Mrs. L. G. Linville is ill at her home near Emmet. Miss Helen McCaffrey is helping with the housework. The Midway baseball team play ed the Emmet team Sunday after noon. The teams were well match ed and an interesting game was played with the final score of four to one in Emmet’s favor. The Center Union ball team which consists of players from the eastern part of this vicinity will, play in Atkinson the Fourth of July. John Dick is their manager. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Young and family were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Beckwith Sunday. Quite a number from around Emmet attended the theater in O’Neill Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ralph Beckwith and child ren visited Monday at the home of Mrs. Joseph Pongratz. Little Duane Pongratz came home Monday afternoon after a visit of several days with his aunt, Miss Edna Heeb. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dumpert visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Cleary in Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. John Babl and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heeb and daughter, Edna, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pongratz and son, Duane, visited with relatives in Stuart last Sunday. Honey Creek Turkey Club The Honey Creek Turkey Club held their regular 4-H Club meet ing June 25 at the home of Joe and Vera Grutsch. At this meeting we had several applications for new memberships. A demonstration of a good home made watering device was given by Joe Grutsch. Several other prob lems were discussed. A report was given by Margery Rees, concerning the history of turkeys. The next meeting will be held at Joe Curran’s July 9. We practiced many club songs and yells. We all enjoyed the pro gram which consisted of individual recitations and songs. We had several visitors at this meeting and we hope we will have more of them at following meetings. Refresh ments were served at the close of the meeting. Robert Rees. City Council Proceedings O’Neill, Nebraska, June 4, 1935. Council met in regular session. Present: Mayor Kersenbrock, Councilmen Protivinsky, Brennan, Coyne, Uhl, Yantzi. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved,. The City Treasurer’s statement for the month of May was read and approved. Upon motion the following bills were allowed: On General Fund: Interstate Power Co__ $299.31 R. E. Calvert - 4.90 Bert Gunn _ 3.00 Mrs. R. L. Arbuthnot 14.00 Geo. A. Miles .. 48.04 John J. Rhode —.-. 3.60 Western Hotel 1.50 O’Neill Fire Dept. 14.00 W. H. Stein.. 1.85 D. D. Hunt .... 10.00 Chester Calkins - 85.00 G. E. Miles_ 4.00 C. W. Porter .. 15.00 P. C. Donohoe _ 38.95 Galena Lumber Co. — —— 50.07 Oral Roach _ 100 John Kersenbrock_ 20.00 Fern Cafe. 10.85 Ida Fox ____— .75 Grant A. White _ 4.50 Seth Noble_ 4.78 Eureka Fire Hose Div. .. 235.20 Texas Service Co. - 2.05 D. D. Hunt _ 90.00 Emmet A. Harmon _ 25.00 Chester Calkins _ 5.00 Elmer Neal_ 3.00 C. W. Porter_ 10.00 The Frontier_ 46.20 On Water Fund: P. C. Donohoe__ $ 23.04 Uhl Transfer_ 1.00 James Davidson . 5.59 Interstate Machine & Supply Co... 57.06 Arbuthnot & Reka _ 4.64 C. W. Porter_ 10.00 Mattie Soukup - 3.00 Continental Oil Co. .. 28.61 A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. 1.29 N. W. Bell Tele Co.. 4.10 Jesse Scofield .. 90.00 The Frontier . 11.00 Motion by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Coyne, that the aplication for a beverage license of G. A. Fox & Son and bond be approved but held until further information was received in regard to the new law. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Coyne, seconded by Councilman Brennan that the bond of the Roberts Con struction Co. be approved and that the Mayor and City Clerk be auth orized to sign the contracts. Mo tion carried. Upon motion the insurance pol icy No. S-222 on Water Tank in amount of $8,000.00 and policy No. S-1916 on Fire Truck in amount of $2,000.00, and policy No. 1^576 Liability, were accepted and ap proved. Motion by Brennan, seconded by Protivinsky that the City Clerk be instructed to rent the Elmer Hag ensick building for a city office. Motion carried. Mr. R. M. Sauers, Agent for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co., met with the City Council in regard to the old ordinance restricting the speed of trains and engines passing thru the city limits to 4 miles an hour, and requested that they be allowed to travel at the rate of 25 miles an hour. The City Attorney was in structed to draft a new Ordinance which would allow them to travel at the rate of 20 an hour while passing thru the city limits. Dr. H. L. Bennett, President, and Geo. Shoemaker, member of the School Board met with the City Council in regard to having the city help buy uniforms for the band. Dr. L. A. Burgess, Ed. T. Camp bell and H. J. Hammond met with the City Council in regard to drain age in front of their residences. Mr. L. C. Walling, Manager of the Interstate Power Co., met with the City Council in regards to a new franchise and street lighting contract. Upon motion the Continental Oil company contract was accepted for the ensuing year, to furnish oil for the City Pumping plant. Upon motion the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. C. W. PORTER. O’Neill, Nebraska, June 11, 1935. Council met in Special session, subject to the following call: To the members of the City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska: You, and each of you, are here by notified that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of O’Neill, Nebraska, will be held in the office of Emmet A. Harmon of said City, on the 11th day of June, 1935, at 8 o’clock p. m. The object and purpose- of said meeting is to consider and per form all matters incident to the granting of an Electric Franchise to the Interstate Power Company of Nebraska, to enter into a con tract with the Interstate Power Company for the furnishing of electrical energy for street lighting and for electrical energy for pump ing water. Signed: JOHN KERSENBROCK. Mayor. Received a copy of this notice this llth day of June, 1935. Signed: Levi Yantzie, Thas. J. Brennan, H. E. Coyne, Norbert Uhl, W. H. Harty, J. Protivinsky, Councilmen. Present at the meeting were: Mayor Kersenbrock, Councilmen Yantzie, Coyne, Harty, Uhl, Proti vinsky, Brennan. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor and the matter of the street lighting contract was taken up and discussed. A ballot was spread as to set tling the matter of the contract to-night or continuing for further discussion, the vote resulting three for to-night and three for continu ance, therefore the Mayor voted to decide it to-night. Motion was made by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Uhl, that the Interstate Power Company prepair a contract as de cided upon by the City Council and L. C. Walling, Manager of the In terstate Power Co. Motion Carried. A ballot was spread upon the question of granting the Franchise to the Interstate Power Company for a period of 25 years;whether same would be acted upon to-night or continued to a further meeting; the vote theTeon being three for settling to-night and three for con tinuance. Thereupon the Mayor decided that the Franchise be acted upon to-night. Upon motion the City Council adjourned until 7:30 Wednesday evening, June 12th, whereas the Interstate Power Company as rep resented by L. C. Walling would have a Franchise prepared accept able to the City Council and the Interstate Power Company, as de cided upon. C. W. PORTER, City Clerk. O’Neill, Nebraska, June 12, 1935. The City Council met pursuant to the following call: To the members of the City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska: You, and each of you are hereby notified that a special meeting of the City Council of O’Neill, Ne braska, will be held in the office of Emmet A. Harmon in said city, the 12th day of June, A. D., 1935, the object and purpose of this meeting are as follows1 To pass, ordain and er.act Ord inance No. 155-A, same being ord inance granting franchise to the Interstate Power Company; to pass, ordain and enact Ordinance No. 156-A, same being an ordin ance repealing Ordinance No. 127 A and to provide for making and entering into e contract with the Interstate Power Company for Street lighting in the City of O'Neill, Nebraska, and to pass resolution terminating contract as provided for by Ordinance No. 127 A. Signed: JOHN KERSENBROCK, Mayor. Received a copy of the above notice this 12th day of June, 1935. Signed: Norbert Uhl, Thos. J. Brennan, J. P. Protivinsky, W. H. Harty, Levi Yar.tzie, H. E. Coyne, Councilmen. Present at this meeting, Mayor Kersenbrock, Councilmen Harty, (Continued on page 8, column 1.) FARM TO MARKET ROAD PROGRAM APPEARS LIKELY By Congressman Karl Stefan Some time this week the sub committee of the prairie states farm congressmen, the farm bur eau, farmers union, the grange, rural leter carriers and some oth ers are going to the White House to talk farm-to-market roads with President Roosevelt. In the meantime we can be pretty safe in sending out advance infor mation to the farms, the towns and counties in our district that there will be money available for this work. This advance tip is for those towns and counties who real ly have unemployed people in their, midst and can put them to work right away on farm-to-market roads. While this information may not be published generally for some time the assurances come to us from Harry Hopkins’ office that our fight for farm-to-market roads has been very successful and meets with the approval of those people who have about five billion dollars of the taxpayers money to spend. Based on this information a tip can be given to the towns and counties right now to start early action in making their demands known to their district works relief director. The work, according to this ad vance information, will be done thru the regional relief directors in whose hands all applications and information should be given as soon as possible. The money for this road work will come from the 25 per cent of the regular road fund and allotments will be made for this work from the general re lief fund. The enterprising town and county interested in this farm to market road program would do well to have all necessary informa tion in the hands of the relief di rectors immediately. The whole plan will be based on the number of unemployed in the towns and counties and these un employed would be put to work on the farm-to-market road projects. While all of this information is unofficial the members of the farm committee which has worked on this problem so many months are cheerful enough about the ultimate success that they are sending out this kind of advance information to their towns and counties. Information from state engine ers would indicate that up to this moment federal roads funds have not yet been available for expend iture altho these funds have been allotted. Some of the general rules which will control the expenditure of these funds have been received by the state but the state engineers have not yet received the detailed rules and regulations that will gov ern these expenditures. Therefore, some of the state engineers have written to their congressmen in Washington that it has been im possible for them to formulate a definite program. It is certain however, that 25 per cent of the road money allot I ted for "secondary roads” must be used on county and township roads, partments, especially the relief ad ministration to add as much money as possible from other relief funds for the purpose of using it on ac tual farm-to-market roads. This bill will be highly Import The committee here in Washington is now working on the various de ant to Nebraska because in Ne braska the legislators have from time to time added mileage to :he highway system and these roads have been termed "feeder roads” and are in the state highway sys tem on which the 25 per cent of the fund cannot be used. Congressmen on the committee find their states are similarly af fected and because the 25 per cent fund is so small the amount raised will be insignificant. That is why the great demand for more money from the big fivebillion dollar work relief fund for actual farm-to market toads. The information in the first part of this statement would indicate that the relief administrator recog nizes this situation and has told members that he has the authority under the act to “work on the roads” and that he is ready to take some additional money from the huge fund and use it to employ men to work on the real farm roads. The details of thesevarious plans will undoubtedly be announced just as soon as the various departments finish their plans and those close to the situation believe that these details may come to the public shortly after the meeting with the president this week. Some of the reasons advanced by the farm-to-market road sub-com mittee for rural road work are as follows: A large number of persons living in small cities, towns, villages and rural communities are now unem ployed. Comparatively few of these persons can be given employment on major construction projects near their homes. It is not economical for them to move to such construc tion sites nor to journey back and forth. In most cases it is desir able to furnish employment as near established homes as possible. This could be done thru a farm to mark et or rural road program. There is hardly a county or township in all the more than 3,000 counties in the United States that does not have need for improvement of farm to market roads. Practically all counties have an unemployment problem of some magnitude. Over 4,000,000 farms are located on unimproved roads which provide the only means of communication and transportation of crops, live stock and other agrir-’taral pro ducts from farms to markets. Delivery of mail to rural homes is made difficult at certain seasons of the year on account of the con dition of tertiary or unimproved roads. Farmers on unimproved roads are unable to market their produce to the best advantgae. Farmers on improved roads can haul full loads of farm produce to market practically any day in the year. Thus, they are able to take advant age of favorable prices. Market ing can be spread out more evenly over the year if roads are good. Farmers can dispose of their crops, livestock and other produce when ever it is most advantageous or profitable to do so. Improvements of farm to market roads will directly increase the val ue of farm lands. It will raise com munity standards and remove isolation in agricultural areas. Employment of rural unemploy ed on farm-to-market roads in volves no relocation of families, separation of wage earners and their families or any change in es tablished home living conditions. Workers on farm to market roads will be under the direction of local officials who have personal knowledge of 'their conditions. Pride in home and local commun ities will tend to raise the morale of workers and increase their effici ency above the usual standard of relief labor. Needy farmers could be given work on farm-to-market roads, thus making it possible for them to earn money to buy seed or live stock feed instead of borrowing from the government. Experience has remonstrated that road construction is the best means of overcoming unemploy ment. Men can be put to work without delay. Projects can be dis tributed widely thruout the country. This is particularly true of farm to market road improvement pro jects. From 85 per cent to 90 per cent of the dollar spent on high ways goes to the workers. The percentage should be even higher under the plan herein suggested. j METHODIST CHURCH NOTES A. J. May, Pastor Sunday School at 10 a. m. Morning Worship at 11 a. m. Membership class at 11 a. m. in the basement. Mrs. Clay Johnson leader. Epworth Longue service at 7 p. m. Continued report on the Ep worth League Institute. Union evening services at 8 p. m. at M. E. church. Rev. H. D. Johnson will preach the sermon. Methodist Young People’s Choir will furnish special music. Men’s Brotherhood meeting Wed nesday evening at 8 o’clock. The Official Board meeting was held at the parsonage Monday evening and there were 18 present. After all the reports and plans for the month were over, Mrs. May served light refreshments. District Court Filings Elva Sanford has filed suit in the district court asking for a de cree of divorce from Wesley San ford. In her petition she alleges that they were married at Butte, Nebr., on June 24, 1925, and that they have been residents of Ne braska for more than five years and at present both are residents of this city. She alleges that he deserted her on or about May 17, 1933, and since that time has re fused to live with or to provide her. There are no children. She asks for a divorce and such other relief as equity may require. Mrs. Cliff Thomas, reported down with smallpox, is said to be on the road to recovery but her children are suffering attacks of the mumps, it was reported. FEED-SEED Cattle Spray, gal...— 60c (You Furnish Container) Ice Cream Salt, per lb-l*/jc Buckwheat, bu__$1.50 Millet, bu. _$2.25 Sudan, bu. _S4.70 Sunshine Flour _$1.57 (Fully Guaranteed) Pig Meal __ $1.90 (For Sow's or Pigs) MINNESOTA TWINE COLUMBIA TWINE This is a long fibre twine, with 10% or more oil. Insect proof. O’Neill Hatchery FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 5 AND 6 Fancy Whole Tomatoes Can contains 50% more tomatoes than T M many other brands. A quality you can’t match at the price. “SUPERB” Brand Milk 3 Si.... 20c “FIRST PRIZE” Table Salt 21 Pound K n 2 bajf .... tlL Certo Insures perfect jams and jellies every time. Bottle ...27c HERSIIEY Baking Chocolate X Pound lip 2 Cake ... J.1L COUNCIL OAK Cocoa Contains more cocoa fat. More econom ical. 2 £».... 19c Crisco The quick digesting shortening. 3 can .... 59C “ORANGE PEKOE” Council Oak Tea ; Best for Iced Tea % pound pkg. .. 15c > 2 pound pkg. .. 29c Frute-Gel The ideal hot weather gel atine dessert. Delicious true fruit flavors. It never fails to jell. _ Pkg. 5c CltDArl Dud Nothing nicer for the Dutch lunch than Jllteu njc our new |oaf of Council Oak Rye. Grape-Nuts, per pkg. .... 17c Kellogg’s K Biscuit, 2 pkgs. 21c EXCHANGE 2 EMPTY BAGS In which you buy Council Oak Coffee for a fancy 4 Inch China Fruit Dish SALE SPECIAL, POUND 2SC Sweet Santos Peaberry Pound 18c * * . . 3 pounds 50c