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VOL. LVI. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935. _No. 9 J W. F. HARTE LONG TIME RESIDENT OF INMAN IS DEAD Funeral Services Held From St. Patrick’s Church In This City Last Monday Morning. William Francis Harte, died at his home near Inman at 4 p. m., on July 12, 1935, after an illness of about eight months, of cancer, at the age of 52 years, 2 months and 22 days. The funeral was held from St. Patrick’s church in this city at 9 o’clock last Monday morn ing, Monsignor McNamara officiat in, burial in Calvary cemetery. William Francis Harte was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Harte, pioneer residents of the Inman neighborhood and was born on the home farm "on April 20, 1883. He grew to manhood and shortly aTter reaching his majority purchased a farm just north of the old home place and started in busi ness for himself. On June 4, 1912, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Gallagher, the ceremony being performed at Stafford, Nebr.,who with five child ren, four sons and one daughter, are left to mourn the death of a kind, loving and indulgent husband and father. The children are: Leo Francis, Helen Elizabeth, William Francis, Robert Joseph and Eugene Michael, all at home. Besides his own im mediate family deceased also leaves four sisters and two brothers to mourn his passing, besides a host of friends in every section of the * county. The sisters are: Mrs. Bert Laney, Inman; Mrs. P. J. O’Don nell, Randolph; Sister Isabella, Omaha; Sadie, Inman, and the brothers are Harry and James, both of Inman. William Harte was one of the outstanding citizens of the county. A son of Holt county pioneers he went thru the hardships, as a boy, of the early day pioneers, but al ways had faith in the eventual suc cess and prosperity of this section. He was strictly a home loving man and gave strict attention to his own business and met with marked financial success. He was the friend of every man and every man was his friend and his stand ing in that community was evid enced at his funeral which was at tended by a large majority of the citizens and neighbors of his home precinct, Inman. James McAllister Dead At His Home In Iowa James Henry McAllister, resid ent of Denison, Iowa, for 20 years, passed away at his home on East Saunders street Friday, June 28, at the age of 78 years, 7 months and 3 days. The deceased was a familiar character in Denison and for many years worked a large vegetable garden supplying the loc al stores with fresh garden foods. Every day he could be seen with his wagon and wares on the streets and was known by all for his cheer ful outlook on life and helpful at titude in all matters. Mr. McAllister was born in Phil adelphia, Pa., No. 25, 1856, and while yet a small boy moved to Effingham, III., with his parents, where he grew to young manhood. In the fall of 1878 he went to Ham ilton county, Nebr., and on Jan. 12. 1880, was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Snook, at Grand Island, Nebr. For many years the family re sided in Holt county, Nebr., and three years were spent in Long Pine, Nebr. It was 20 years ago when they came to Denison to re side and have lived here continual ly since then. They were the par 4^ ents of thirteen children, seven daughters and six sons, all living. They are as follows. Emma, Mrs. F.F. Dohse, Omaha; David, Star, Idaho; Jennie, Mrs. Julius Eppenbach, O’Neill; Ellen, Mrs. J. L. North, Gra.vbull, Wyo.; Jesse, Burlington, Wyo.; Ada, Mrs. T. C. Fleener, Denison; Edward, Hibbing, Minn.; Howard, Viroqua, Wis.; Victor, Denison; Amanda, 4 Mrs. Roy Calkins, Grand Cooley, Wash.: Belle, Mrs. Fred Steinkueh ler, Harlan, and Blanch, Mrs. John Heide, of Denison. There are also 50 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Besides the child ren and his beloved companion, Mr. McAlister is mourned by many other relatives and friends. Mr. McAllister was an active farmer and stock raiser most of his life and for a number of years after going to Nebraska he farmed in the summer and taught the rural school in the winter months. He was also an instructor in the fii%t school that was built in O’Neill. Uniting with the Methodist church when a boy, he reclaimed his faith after coming to Denison under the pastorate of the Rev. J. L. Boyd. For the last several years he had been unable to attend church services due to infirmaties. Funeral services were conduct ed from the M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the Rev. H. F. Parker being in charge. A special male quartette sang three beautiful hymns, with Mrs. C. E. Morton as organ accompanist. In terment followed in Oakland ceme tery. —Denison, Iowa, Bulletin. Jim McAllister was a resident of this county for many years and while here was actively engaged in raising Galoway cattle. He had a good sized herd and was a frequent exhibitor at the Nebraska State Fair, where his cattle frequently were prize winners. He also was engaged in the real estate business while on the farm and his business in that line made the Agee post office — now discontinued — one of the larger country postoffices in the county. He was w'ell known to all the old timers in the county, who will regret to learn of his death. Pete Duffy Breeder Of Eight Winners In Races At Ak-Sar-Ben The first race meet staged by Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha under the new racing law yielded, a revenue of $26,743.65 for the State of Ne braska, according to figures just submitted by the managers of the meet. This includes license fees, tax on admissions, and miscellan ous licenses collections from jock eys, owners, trainers and others participating *in the meet. This amount will be increased somewhat by collections from other licensed meets staged in smaller towns throughout the state. After the expense of the Nebras ka Racing Committee have been deducted, and a working fund of $5,000 established, the balance of the money will be divided among the county fairs. It is expected that each fair will receive in excess of $300. The distribution to county fairs is expected to increase materially in the future, now that the State Racing Commission has established its working fund and disposed of organizing expense. In addition to the money paid direct to the state, Ak-Sar-Ben made a substantial contribution to horse breeders and owners of Ne braska by awarding nearly $10,000 in purses direct to Nebraska-foaled or Nebraska-owned horses. Eight een races were staged for Nebras ka-foaled horses, with a purse of $400 for each race. Six races were staged for Nebraska owned horses, other than foals, and the purses in these races were $400 and $500. A neat check will go to Sheriff Pete Duffy of Holt county, as a result of the Nebraska - foaled races. Duffy was the breeder of eight of the winning horses in these races, and as a result will receive 3 per cent of their winnings. Other breeders and owners throughout the state will share in the purse money as a result of Ak-Sar-Ben’s desire to encourage horse breeding in Nebraska. Triple A Wheat Election Next Week Election of the 1936 Community Committees of the wheat associa tion will be held next week. Meet ings will all be held at 8 o’clock in the evening at the following places: Stuart Library, Wed., July 24. Scott Town Hall, Thurs., July 25. Ewing Town Hall, Fri., July 26. Will Hold A City Tennis Tournament Men’s and ladies’ city turnament will be started Sunday, July 28. All entries must be in by July 23 to John Robert Gallagher or Gerald ine Cronin. Entrance fee will be 25 cents, and drawing will be made July 24th, and published in next weeks paper. Everyone is invited to enter. Henry Beckman transacted busi ness in Sioux City last Monday, re turning home that evening. County Valuation Down •Fifty Thousand Dollars County Assessor Sullivan has sent in the total assessed valuation of this county to the state board. The total assessed value for this year is $16,775,125. The railroad | assessment is not included in this i which will raise the total assessed value about $1,000,000. Last year the total assessed value of the county was $16,821,451. Souser-Cronin Nuptials Tuesday At Omaha A1 Sauser of this city and Miss Nora Cronin, of Omaha, were un ited in marriage at St. Peters church in Omaha on Tuesday morn ing, July 9, 1935, Monsignor Sten son officiating, in the presence of a few of the immediate relatives and friends of the contracting parties. The groom is one of Grattan townships most enterprising and successful farmers, son of Mrs. Mary Sauser of this city, and lives on the Sauser farm two miles northeast of the city. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cronin, pioneers of this county and is a native of the county. For a number of years she | has been a resident of Omaha. She is a charming young lady who has a host of friends who will wish for her and her husband many years of happiness and prosperity. Mr. an(j, Mrs. Sauser came home last Monday night and have gone to housekeeping on the groom’s farm. Their many friends, not only in this city but in Omaha, wish them long life and happiness. i Negro Jailed When He Fails To Leave Town Melvin Wright, colored, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wright, form erly of this city, was in town a few days the first of the week. He was a little light fingered and being apprehended by the officers he was given the choice of ninety days in jail or getting out of town He agreed to leave, but failed to do so and was thrown in the city bastile. After a couple of days there he agreed to leave O’Neill and forget that such a town was on the map, and he was released and headed east. Child Breaks Both Arm Bones At Wrist Last Friday evening about 9 o’clock At the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Vanderlinden in south east O’Neill, Jacqueline, 8, daught er of Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott, while running slowly on the ground with other children, fell and broke both bones of her left wrist. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderlinden at once rushed the child to the office of Dr. L. A. Carter where the fractures were reduced and the patient was removed to her home near the fair grounds. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heart felt thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and sympathy expressed during the sickness, death and bur ial of our beloved husband and father. Your kindness to us in our hour of sorrow will ever be held in grateful remembrance. — Mrs. William F. Harte and family. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many kind neighbors and friends who assisted us durirtg the illness and burial of our dear father. We wish to thank them for the beautiful floral of ferings and the quartette for the beautiful songs rendered. — The children: Meta M. Martin, Lola Glen Templin, Estella Maud Maw and Raymond Maurice Martin. t ■ CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their loving kindness and sympathy in our great sorrow thru the sudden death of our beloved son, nephew and cousin, Kenneth. Also for the many beautiful flowers and many, many acts of kindness from our dear friends and neighbors.— Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Berger, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Berger and Max well, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Smith and family. Close to 400 tickets were sold for the dance at Danceland last Monday evening and car licenses were read from one-fourth of the 93 counties of Nebraska. THE NEBRASKA SCENE (Political and Otherwise) by James R. Lowell The WPA set-up is gradually taking form with the recent ap pointments of district adminstra tors and state director of the pro jects division made by Works Pro gress Administrator Dwight F. Felton. F. D. Morrell, 32, of Lincoln, ap pointed state director of the pro jects division, was the first to be officially confirmed by Washing ton chiefs. Administrator Felton announced some time ago, Jack Kelso as his personal aide. The five district administrators already named and their headquarters are: Dist. 1, Norfolk, Joe Shields, of Fullerton; Dist. 2, Omaha, A. C. Scott, of Omaha; Dist. 3, Lincoln, Ray Hussong, of Lincoln; Dist. 4, Grand Island, Frank T, Swanson, of Clay Center; Dist. 6, North Platte, Harry Hall, of Maywood. The district administrator of Dis trict 5 headquartered at Alliance has yet to be named. According to Kelso the WPA program wiill be directly underway with the naming of the district administrators. The tenative pro ject applications already filed with Felton’s office will be distributed to the district heads, Kelso said, for their investigation locally. When analysis of the proposals are completed by the district chiefs and their engineers, the plans will be returned to state offices for final approval or denial of the requests for works funds. C. Williams, state procurement officer sent here by the treasury department promises to speed up work for the unemployed in the state. An engineer and former naval tactician, Mr. Williams, ha3 set up his headquarters in the Ter minal building and has already ap pointed a Nebraska man, R. N. Hanson, his deputy, Hanson has served as purchasing agent for the NERA. The Nebraska spending program has no doubt been retarded by the present illness of Administrator Felton. Apparently considerable anxiety must be felt by Senator Burke over Felton’s being able physically to start Nebraska’s works program promptly since he has moved to have an acting works progress administrator named. The senator suggested Harry Hall, of Maywood, for acting administrator. Hall has been described as a pro gressive republican. Altho Harry L. Hopkins agreed that something should be done to insure a prompt start in the Nebraska works pro gram, he did not commit himself upon the choice of an acting ad ministrator. Altho Burke put the suggestion purely on a health basis it may reflect some political as pects, since it is reported that Fel ton has not been willing to appoint to his staff some of the men re commended by Burke and the dem ocratic congressmen. Several changes have recently been announced in the FERA due to the reecnt resignation of Row land Haynes, federal relief admin istrator for Nebraska, who goes to Michigan where he will become a member of the faculty of the state university. Under the newly apopinted administrator, Ernest F. Witte, C. L. Powell, formerly of Omaha, will serve as director of the NERA finance division. Pow ell, who has served since January, 1934, as district auditor of Douglas county for the NERA, succeeds J. D. Mehner, finance division director since Oqtber, 1933. Mehner will be the U. S. treasury department’s director of accounts for the state of Colorado with headquarters at Denver. Charles A. Phillips, head of the auditing department under the NERA finance division has announced his appointment as accounts director for the state of Nebraska has been approved. Howard county has voluntarily quit the relief rolls of the NERA according to J. E. Woods, assist ant to the administrator. Otto E. Nelson, county clerk, said that the county will be able to care for its ; own needy. A case load of 182, 34 , of them non-employable, was listed for subdivision. Up to July 31, 1935, a total of $38,849.62 in fed eral funds will have been allotted to Howard. Eighty-one persons in Richard son county who failed to report for (Continued on page 4, column 4.) Hospital Notes Mrs. Bill Lewis went home Mon day evening the 15th. Rose Ann Coday, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Coday, of At kinson, was operated on for acute appendicitis Thursday evening July 11. She is getting along well at present. Jake Pribil, of Inman, came in last Thursday and was operated on for kidney stone Saturday morn ing. He was in a serious condition for several days but at the pre sent writing is improving as well as could be expected. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wunderlick, of Ericson, Nebr., Fri day the 12th, a daughter, weight 7 and one-half pounds. All doing tine. Donald Johring, 13, of Redbird, had his tonsils and adenoids re moved Saturday. Ho went home Sunday noon. Albert Strube was brought in Sunday evening suffering from in testinal obstruction. He was taken to Lincoln Tuesday to the Veteran’s hospital. * Butte Nine Defeats Redbirders At Midway Out north at the Midway dia mond the Butte baseball team last Sunday gave the Red Bird nine a lambasting to the tune of 9 to 7 before a large gathering of the toss, swing and pop game. The Red Bird battery was Conard, Carr and Schollmeyer and that for Butte was Anderson and Mahlen dorf. Butte made 4 and Red Bird 7 errors; Butte 11 hits and Red j Bird 10 hits. Nine of the Red. Red Birds struck out and six of the Butte boys split the atmosphere. Charles Richter and C. Krugman of the Red Birds harpooned three baggers and so did B. Schlisser and Leewer for Butte. A red shirt player reported his nine had a serious -case of spring fever or summer slowness last Sunday, the cause of which is obscure and that the next game with Butte is to be something besides a facial masage, perhaps a permanent or something, anyhow', a win is predicted. Warm Weather Helping To Bring Up Late Corn I The weather here for the past week has been hot and dry and the farmers have been busy in the fields harvesting rye. This crop is exceptionally good in this county this year as it is taking about three pounds of twine per acre to take care of it while other years one pound and a half per acre has been sufficient. This morning it is a little cooler and clouds are in the sky, and it looks as if we might have rain within the next twenty-four hours. Corn is doing fine, the hot, dry weather being just right for this crop, but oats are ripening a little fast but promise a good crop. Temperature High Low July 12. . 88 68 July 13 . 87 61 July 14 92 57 July 15 93 61 July 16 95 61 July 17 . 98 66 Holt County Has Fifteen In Summer School At The University of Nebraska There are fifteen Holt county students attending summer school at the University of Nebraska. O’Neill students are: Roy Wil liam Carroll, enrolled in the grad uated college; Harold M. Denny, principal of the O’Neill schools, al so in graduate work; Velda Mae Sanders, O’Neill teacher, a fresh man in teachers college; and Edna A. McNulty, teacher at O’Neill, a freshman in the college of business administration. Thosecoming from Atkinson are: Leona Pauline Kilmurry, teacher at Atkinson, enrolled in graduate work; Clarence I. Pease, superin tendent of the Atkinson schools, al so in the graduate college; Evelyn A. Zahradnicek, teachers college senior; Mary Clare Waldman, teacher at Stuart, teachers college freshman, and Henry C. Zahrad nicek, a senior in the college of dentistry. Ewing students are: Genevieve M. Tomjack, teacher at Long Prai rie, Minn, and Claire E. Tomjack, Appleton, Minn., teacher, both reg istered for graduate work; Wilda L. Dierks, teacher at Ogallala, a junior in the college of agriculture. Harvey Alfred Tompkins, of In man, is an arts and sciences senior. Vesta Adams, whose home is in I j Dustin, is in the same college, but | is unclassified. Mary Helen Coufal, from Stuart, teacher at Stuart, is doing work in the graduate college. For the first time since 1932 the enrollment for the summer session at the University of Nebraska has reached a mark over 2,000. In cluded in this number are 726 stu dents registered for graduate work. Give Reception Honoring Visitors From Chicago One of the loveliest social affairs of the season took place Monday evening when Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Dishner and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Morrison entertained about one hundred guests at a reception hon oring Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Mal loy, of Chicago. Mrs. Malloy, who is well known in musical circles in the east was here as a guest of her niece. Mary Joan Finley. Following a short introduction given by Mary Morrison, the guest of honor sang a group of selec tions, among them, Grunow’s Ave Maria. Echo Song and The Fairy Story by the Firej Among the guests wer O’Neill’s most talented musicians and Mrs. Malloy’s remarkable voice was truly appreciated. At the conclu sion of the program, Miss Morrison expressed in beautiful words the deep gratitude of the guests at be ing so honored by hearing such a wonderful singer, and meeting i such a charming person. Delightful refreshments were served at the close of the evening and the guest3 went away with the music still singing in their hearts. XXX. Blackstem Dust As Distinguished From Orange Leaf Rust Blackstem rust which has ser iously infected small grain in some parts of eastern Nebraska is not to be confused with orange leaf rust, according to information released by the departments of plant path ology and agronomy at the Uni versity of Nebraska college of ag riculture. The blackstem rust is a parasite which gains entrance to the leaves and stems of the plant and uses food which is normally stored in the grain. As a result light weight, shriveled grains are produced in badly nested wheat. Some times the heads as well as the plant stems and leaves are rusted. Many people are confused be tween the two types since the blackstem rust has not only red and black stages but appears on the leaf as well as on the stem. The common orange leaf rust may also appear on the stem. The lat ter does some damage to the plant by reducing the leaf area but does not injure the plant nearly so greatly as blackstem which cuts off circulation of 3ap carrying food into the head. The blackstem rust raises the epidermis on the stem in elongated scars or pustules which can be felt by running the finger down the stem while the orange leaf rust form round pustles which do not break thru the epidormis. The red stage of the blackstem rust is a much deeper red while the orange leaf rust is of an orange color. Weather in Nebraska has been highly favorable to the develop ment of the rusts this year. Con ditions which retain moisture on the stems and leaves of the plants favor such development, provided spores are present. Late maturing of grain has also increased the in fection greatly. , Extensive experimental work has demonstrated that wheat rust is not transmitted thru seed. Grain from rusted fields can be used without increasing the danger of lust on the following crop but ag ronomists point out that this does not mean that rust shriveled grain shouldnecessarilybeplanted. There ! is no seed treatment which will prevent rust. _. Rye Crop Is Heavy And Difficult To Bind From every section of the county comes word that farmers are hav ing considerable trouble in binding their rye on account of the exces sive height the grain attained this year, as well as its thickness. They are unable to take a full swath of the binder as the grain is fed too fast then for the binder to handle it. What a difference a short year makes. EARLY MINEOLA RESIDENT DIES AT HIS FARM HOME Funeral Services For George Tom linson To Be Held Friday At Home of Deceased. — George Tomlinson died at his home 12 miles northeast of thi3 city at an early hour Wednesday morning, after an illness of several months, at the age of 67 years, 2 months and 2 days. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with services at the home, conducted by Rev. A. J. May, and burial in the cemetery at Mineola, near the old home of the deceased. George Tomlinson was born at Gratiot, Wis„ on May 15, 1868, where the family resided until the spring of 1880 when they moved to this county and settled in the Min eoia country, and in that section of the county he had made his home ever since. On March 10, 1898, he was un ited in marriage to Miss Mable Henry, a daughter of pioneers of that section of the county, the ceremony being performed in this city. Nine children were born of this union, eight of whom with the 1 mother are left to mourn the death of a kind and affectionate husband I and father. The children are: Mrs. Lee Taylor, Chambers; I Miss Esther Tomlinson, The Dalles, Ore.; Miss Dorothy, Miss Maude, Miss Ruby, William and Richard, of O’Neill. He also leaves a brother, H. W. Tomlinson, of this city, and a step-sister, Mrs. Am anda Connery, Taronto, Kans. George Tomlinson was one of the real pioneers of the county, being a resident here for fiifty-five years, and all that time a resident of the section of the county in which he resided at the time of his death. He went thru the big blizzard of 1888 and the hard times of the nineties, but he was optimistic and always looked for brighter days ahead. He was a good citizen and had a host of friends in that section of the county, where he spent prac tically his entire life. He went thru a severe spell of sickness about a year ago and for a time his life was dispaired of, but he recovered from that illness after several months, but he never fully regained his old time energy, and when attacked with the last sick spell his vitality was so low that he could not long endure the attack. The family have the sympathy of their many friends in their hour of sorrow. Doc Bennett's Big Mule Sold To Buyer From West Nebraska The 1,800 pound five-year-old, Tom, owned by Dr. H. L. Bennett, has been sold to Frank Wilinaon, of Chappell, Nebr., near the Colo rado-Nebraska line, for a price said to have been less than $500. Wilkinson saw a picture of the huge young Missouri canary, and at once communicated with and sent to Dr. Bennett $25 as an op tion until he could get here and look things over. Several days ago Wilkinson hired a truck at Chappell and came and got his prize. That makes at least two collectors of mules in Nebras ka, one at Chappell and one at O’Neill. The mule has two more years to grow. He stands about 18 hands or 74 inch high and his ears were estimated at 15 inches long. He is built like a jackrabbit or mouse, and is almost as active, but is as gentle as a kitten. He came from a ranch west of Dustin last fall. Tom will spend the rest of his days advertising the bigness of Holt county, perhaps in some circus. Band Program For Saturday Evening The following program will be rendered by the O’Neill high schooL band on the streets of the city next Saturday evening: Royal Welcome Home - - G. Rosenkrans Field of Honor - W. D. McCaughey Colonel Minen March - - G. Rosenkrans The Billboard March - J. F. Klohr Rifle Rangers - - - K. L. King The Stein Song - - - Fenstad Merry Minstrels - W.D. McCaughey Harvard Special - W.D. McCaughey The Booster - - - - J. G. Klein L. M. Durham.