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The Frontier D.H. Cronin, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Postoffice at O’Neill, Nebraska as Second Class Matter. ADVERTISING RATES: Display advertising on pages 5, 5 and 8 are charged for on a basis of 25c an inch (one column wide) per week; on page 1 the charge is 40 cent an inch per week. Want ads, 10c per line, first insertion, subsequent insertions, 5c per line. One Year, in Nebraska $2.00 One Year, outside Nebraska $2.25 Every subscription is regarded as an open account. The names of subscribers will be instantly re* moved from our mailing list at ex piration of time paid for, if pub lisher shall be notified; otherwise the subscription remains in force at the designated subscription price. Every subscriber must understand that these conditions are made a part of the contract between pub lisher and subscriber. Erratum To The Frontier, O’Neill, Nebr. Dear Sirs: We wish to have you make a cor rection in regards to a mistake made in the account of our darling Kenneth’s death. We want it un derstood Maxwell was not with Kenneth at O'Donnell’s lake. There were none of his friends from Op portunity there either. Had Maxwell been with his cousin, Kenneth, this terrible trag edy would never have happened to Kenneth, as Maxwell would not have let Kenneth go into deep water, knowing Ken's fear of wat er, and that he could not swim. Kenneth was with his brother-in laws, Ralph and Dwain Gray, also a cousin of the Grays, a Ralph Steens, at the time of his death. Kenneth had none of his own relatives or friends with him in his hour of need. Kindly clear Max well of any connection v/ith Ken neth’s death. Truly yours, Mr. and Mrs. John Berger. City Council Proceedings O’Neill, Nebraska, June 20, 1935. The Council met pursuant to the following call: To the members of the City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska: You are hereby notified that there will be held a special meeting of the City Council of O’Neill, Ne braska, at the office of Emmet A. Harmon, in said City, on the 20th day of June, 1935, at 8 o’clock P. M. The objects and purposes of said meeting are as follows: 1. To reconsider the estimate of expenses of the City of O’Neill from the first Tuesday in May, 1935, to the first Tuesday of May, 1936, and to adopt an;,et$tjmate, 2. To pass an ordinance regard ing the sale of alcoholic liquors. Said Ordinance to be known as Ord inance No. 157-A. 3. To pass an Ordinance regu lating the speed of trains running through the City of O’Neill and to repeal Ordinance No. 67. 4. To examine petition filed for vote on liquor by drink within the City and to fix date of hold elec tion. 5. To take up wtlttY works with Shanner and give an extention of time. ♦ Signed: 4 JOHN KERSENBROCK, A Mayor. Received a copy of„ this notice this 20th day of June, 1935. Signed: Thos. J. Brennan, W. H. Harty, J. P. Protiyinsky, Norbert Uhl, Levi Yantzie, Coupcilmen. Present at this meeting were Mayor Kersenbrock, Councilmen Harty, Yantzie, ProtiyUisky, Bren nan, Uhl. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor. F. M. Shanner appeared before the City Council to obtain an ex tension of time for the completion of his contract on the new water works improvements. Ordinance No. 157-A was intro duced by Harty, and read. Motion by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Yantzie that the rule that this Ordinance be read on three different days be suspended. Roll was called upon this motion and the vote thereon was as fol lows: Aye—Uhl, Protivinsky, Har ty, Brennan, Yantzie; Nay—None. Ordinance No. 157-A was read by title. Motion by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Yantzie, that Ordinance No. 157-A be passed on its first reading. Roll was called on this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye— Uhl, Protivinsky, Harty, Brennan, Yantzie; Nay—None. Ordinance No. 157-A was by title read a second time. Motion by Councilman Uhl, seconded by Councilman Harty, that Ordinance No. 157-A be passed on its second reading. Roll was called upon this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye—Brennan, Uhl, Protivinsky, Harty, Yantzie; Nay —None. Ordinance No. 157-A was then read at large. Motion was made by Councilman Brennan, seconded ly Councilman Harty, that Ordin ance No. 157-A be passed and adopted. Roll was called upon this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye—Brennan, Uhl, Pro tivinsky, Harty, Yantzie; Nay— None. Thereupon the Mayor declared Ordinance No. 157-A adopted and affixed his signature. The following resolution was in troduced by Councilman Brennan, and read: RESOLUTION Whereas, heretofore the City of O’Neill, Nebraska entered into a contract with one F. M. Shanner, for the construction of certain water works improvements, and Whereas, said contract therein provides, that said F. M. Shanner was to start work thereunder on or before April 1, 1935. and complete on or before May 15, 1935, and further provides that the City of O’Neil! was to find a suitable site, and serve written notice on said Frank M. Shanner, when to start said works, and Whereas, through no fault of either parties to said contract said improvements and work was not commenced within the time pro vided for in said contract, and the time for completing said work had lapsed and determined prior to the time of starting said work, and Whereas, an extention of time is desired for completion of said im provements, Therefore be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska, that F. M. Shanner be and he hereby is given additional 60 days from date hereof for the completion of said improvements as provided by the contract be tween the City of O’Neill and the said, Frank M. Shanner. Be it further resolved that Frank M. Shanner, obtain an extention on his bonds, and that the City Clerk forward a copy of this resolution to John La tenser, Jr., State En ginee. (PWA) Motion was made by Council man Uhl, seconded by Councilman Yantzie, that the above resolution be adopted 'as read. Roll was called upon this motion ar.d the vote thereon was as follows: Aye —Brennan, Uhl, Protivinsky, Yant zie, Harty; Nay—None. Ordinance No. 158-A was intro duced by Councilman Yantzie and read. Motion by Councilman Bren nan, seconded by Councilman Prot vinsky, that the rule that this Ord inance be read on three different days be suspended. Roll was called upon this motion and tihe vote thereon wrtis as follows: Aye— Brennan, Protivinsky, Harty, Uhl, Yantzie; Nay—None. Ordinance No. 158-A was read by title. Motion was made by Councilman Harty, seconded by Councilman Protivinsky, that Ord inance No. 158-A be passed, on its second reading. Roll was called upon this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye— Brennan, Uhl, Protivinsky, Harty Yantzie; Nay—None. Ordinance No. 158-A was then read at large. Motion was made by Councilman Brennan, seconded by Councilman Yantzie, that Ord inance No. 158-A be passed and adopted. Roll was called upon this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye—Brennan, Uhl. Prot ivinsky, Harty, Yantzie; Nay— None. Thereupon the Mayor declared Ordinance .„.o, 158-A adopted and affixed his signature. The following resolution was in troduced by Councilman Brennan, and read. RESOLUTION Whereas, a petition was filed with the City Clerk on the 20th day of June, 1935, petitioning, that the question be submitted to the elect ors of O'Neill, Nebraska, to be voted upon by them, Shall the sale of Alcoholic Liquors, except beer, by the drink be licensed in the City of O’Neill, and, Whereas, a petition has been duly filed containing more than a sum equal to 20 per cent of the votes cast at the last general election, and that said petition is regular and in due form as provided by law, Therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of O’Neill, Nebraska, that the City Clerk be, and he hereby is, directed to call a special election in the manner, time and form provided and that the question be submitted to the elect ors of the City of O’Neill, Nebras ka,: “Shall the Sale of Alcholic Liquors, except Beer, by the drink be licensed in the City of O’Neill, Nebraska;” and be it further re solved that election thereon be held on the Tuesday of July 9, 1936. Motion was made by Councilman Harty, seconded by Councilman Protivinsky, the above resolution be adopted. Roll was called upon this motion and the vote thereon was as follows: Aye: Brennan, Uhl, Protivinsky, Harty, Yantzi. Nay: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared the above resolution adopted. Upon motion, the Council ad journed subject to the call of the Mayor. EMMET A. HARMON, Acting City Clerk. HOT WEATHER 8TIPF! lee Cream Freezer, 2 qt., 85c— 8-in. Electric Fan, $1.49—10-in., $4.65—Ring Sprinkler, 63o—Spike Sprinkler, 10c — Garden Hose, Braided, 50-ft., $2.89—All Rubber Hose, 25-ft., 96c.—At the Gamble Store.—Adv. In November the Philippines will celebrate the signing of their new Constitution, which after ten years of trial will result in their com plete independence. During this transition period many of the things that they used to ship to our country free of duty will be taxed in order to teach them what they will be up against as an independ ent nation dealing with all coun tries of the world. They will have a president just like ours, a uni cameral legislature, just like we have in Nebraska, and about the only connection the Americans will have with them during this ten year period will be an American High Commissioner. Men who were born in North Ne braska and who have lived there their whole lives, write to say that they have never seen such a small grain crop as we have this year, and that it is a picture no artist can paint. In the face of these re ports from home comes a letter dated July 3 from Mr. Robert O’Brien, Chairman of the United States Tariff Commission here in Washington, stating that we are continuing to import a lot of farm commodities from foreign coun tries. During the month of May of this year, 1935, w»e have imported into this country 3,035,615 bushels of corn; 2,282,694 bushels of rye; 564,151 bushels of wheat unfit for human consumption, and 282,645 bushels of other wheat; 1,179,453 bushels of barley; 1,124,163 bushels of oats; 1,360,016 bushels of flax; 14,136tonBof hay; 6,409,138 pounds of potatoes; 1,015,381 pounds of beef, and 340,267 pounds of pork. Ever since the president an nounced his‘‘share the wealth” plan many of the progressives have been in huddles talking it over. Some of them scy openly that the plan sounds right but some of them also say that the plan was made for the purpose of offsetting the supreme court decision and his pop ularity in so far as “share the wealth” ideas are concerned. Two democratic leaders led by Wood run of Virginia, openly talked against the announcement and there will be a fight against the passage of legislation without giv ing the members time to consider it. Some democrats have openly stated that now they are feeling the effects of the “gag rules” which they themselves have been using against a helpless minority. A petition was filed yesterday on the Clerk’s desk to discharge the committee on House Joint Resolu tion 300, authorizing and directing the payment of the adjusted ser vice certificates to World War vet erans out of the appropriation of four billion dollars. It is argued by those favoring this resolution that most veterans are in debt and in need, and are apprehensive if they are not paid now that the certificates may be paid within a few years on the basis of one-third of the present value of the dollar or less. They also argue that the reduction of the value of the dollar has already violated the contract made with the veterans in 1925. They also say that in view of the fact that billions of dollars have been doled out by the Treasury to various groups thruout the country, there will be no discrimination against the World War veterans, nor should the obligation due them be paid in further depreciated cur rency. Each member of congress is being solicited now to sign this petition, but like the Frazier Lemke petition it must have 218 signatures to get it away from the committee, which won’t let it out for consideration by the represent atives. Members of congress openly tell each other the number of the offices in public and governmental build ings where they claim lobbyists are working for and against certain bills. One congressman, talking abjut the investigation into hold ing company lobby, stated today that the house is going to invest igate and appropriate no funds but that the senate has agreed to in vestigate for $150,000 of the tax payers money. He like others, feel that this (investigation shouldn't cost the taxpayers $150,000. The Frazier-Lemke legislation group have been mighty busy. A glance at the petition on the clerk’s desk requesting the rules com mittee to be discharged so the bill can come before the members for consideration showed that 218 con gressmen had signed the petition but on the other side of that peti tion were the names of twelve signers who requested that their names be stricken off the petition. This shows that at one time there were actually 218 members (the necessary number) who wanted the bill to come up for consideration. But “somebody" has started a campaign to get those who have signed to take their names off. So another campaign has been started to get thirteen more names on the petition. A committee went down to see the president yesterday and asked him if he had requested congressmen to take their names from the petition. He is quoted as saying that he has nothing to do with it. It is also stated that he made no statement as to whether he is for or against the measure. So the prairie farm congressmen are starting another campaign with the hope that they may bring this legislation up before the house for consideration. They feel that if nearly 218 members have signed the petition and if more than 20 or 30 state legislatures have peti tioned congress for its considera tion that this represents enough public opinion and that the people’s wishes should be the wishes of their representatives. Official word comes from the architects office to the effect that the application from the Third con gressional office for the planting of a white oak tree in memory of the late J. Sterling Morton has been granted and that this tree will be planted with some official ceremony next October. KARL STEFAN. THE NEBRASKA SCENE (Continued from page 1.) government river work between Fargo and Rulo when jobs were offered have recently been cut from relief rolls. A survey made showed only 32 men from relief rolls were working on the river job after 203 were notified by the relief office that jobs were available. Sixty nine men reported when the job was opened and approximately 30 vanished after looking the job over. The relief office, has a standing order for 100 men from relief rolls for the river jobs, Total liquor revenue, including beer tax receipts, collected since the control act became effective May 24, was $119,677 at the close of business July 9, according to Commissioner J. A. McEachon. License fees paid in during the period totalled $64,506, and regis tration fees totalled $1,010, for a grand total of $185,192. The state registration fees go to the liquor control fund, while license fees paid the commission go to the school funds. Alcohol and spirits accounted, for the bulk of the liquor tax revenue income from these items totalling $84,975. Tax on fortified wines, $916, and beer, includinj near beer, $29,761. The commission drive to collect the state tax on liquor sold after the act became effective, but with out the state’s .revenue stamps thereon, produced $1,554 of rev enue, the report showed. While it is impossible to even estimate accurately the amount of income to the state's schools from liquor licenses, it undoubtedly will run into several hundred thousand dollars. In addition, cities and vil lages profit from liquor licenses by way of occupation taxes, which may equal the state license fee. License fees paid to the state commission cover only those lic enses granted by it—package liq uor licenses, off s<de beer licenses within municipalities, on and off sale beer licenses outside munici palities. and manufacturers’ whole salers’ railroads retail and carrier’s licenses. License fees for liquor drink sale licenses, and on sale beer licenses, both of which types are issued by the local governing board, go to the local school funds directly, and are not tabulated by the commis sion. Up to July 10, 365 liquor licenses have been granted by the state commission. Thirteen Nebraska towns have up to date voted for legal drink sales. They are: Norfolk, North Platte, Deshler, Omaha, Elkhorn, Pender, O’Neill, Columbus, Scottsbluff, Crawford, Talmadge and Greeley. Arlington will decide the question July 16. An election also will be held in Rulo, but no date has been set. According to Otto Bogner, of Crofton, everybody in Northeastern Nebraska is happy over the out look for fine crops this year, after five successive seasons of drouth and grasshopper devastation. He said the corn is growing so fast that farmers must hump them selves to get their fields laid by before the stalks get too tall. That is our main crop and it Jooks as tho we are going to have a big one. Oats have come thru in fine shape and are now almost ready for harvest. There has been no serious rust damage and the stand is so heavy that I believe a good many fields will go as high as fifty bushels to the acre. Our peo ple have been immensely heartened by the great change for the better that has taken place in the agricul tural outlook for the Northeastern country. The general feeling is de cidedly cheerful and optomistic. A. E. Anderson, state and fed eral agricultural statistician, esti mates Nebraska’s 1935 winter wheat crop at 40,460,000 bushels. He said the prospects are the best in five years, despite a shrinkage of thirty per cent due to rust and premature ripening. Anderson’s estimate indicates an average yield of 17 bushels per acre from the two million, three hundred eighty thousand acres of winter wheat left for harvest. The July esti mate is slightly higher than 40, 178.000 bushels forecast in June. The 1935 estimated production of winter wheat compares with 15, 008.000 bushels in 1934, 25,894,000 in 1933, 25,398,000 in 1932 and 57, 431.000 in 1931. Prior to the damage caused by rust and heat, which caused pre mature ripening, Nebraska had a prospect for nearly 58,000,000 bushels of wheat or average yield of slightly more than 24 bushels, Anderson said. Hail damage re moved 55,000 acres of winter wheat from production estimates since May 1st. shrinkage due to weatner con ditions was as great, if not greater than that due to black stem rust, Anderson stated. Nearly all of the wheat ripened prematurely due to the high temperatures. The wheat had been acclimated to cool, wet weather, had made a heavy, tender growth and the sudden change to high temperatures which caused the development of rust, caused the wheat to ripen prematurely and resulted ift shrunken grain. According to State Superintend ent Taylor, distribution of the larg est semi-annual state school ap portionment in five years is now being made among 6,542 schools districts entitled to share in it. The amount is$533,199, which com pares with $526,394 in July a year ago and $408,601 in January of this year. One-fourth of the total is divided equally among all of the school districts eligible under the appor tionment, giving each of them $20.38. The remaining three fourths is split on the basis of school census enumeration in the different districts. The number of children listed in the whole state is 409,528, and each district gets a fraction less than 98 cents for each child of school age. The formation of a Republican river valley organization for the purpose of advancing river work and rehabilitation in the flood stricken area is now underway. Representatives of 25 towns re cently met with Governor Cochran and, at the suggestion of Wade Marton, of Stratton, decided to organize so that the valley needs may be properly summarized and presented to officials at Liacoln and at Washington. Cochran approved the organiza tion and pledged himself to do everything possible to further the rehabilitation work. In behalf of the organization Governor Cochran is accompanying a group of Repub lican valley representatives to Washington to interview National Relief Administrator Harry Hop kins, Public Works Director H. L. Ickes, and Frank Walker, co-ord inator of all New Deal agencies, relative to works project that may be formulated and funds allotted to insure Southwestern Nebraska against repitition of the recent dis aster. Included among undertakings which the Nebraskans will suggest at Washington to be started in the Republican valley area are per manent storage reservoirs to hold back flood waters of that stream and its tributaries, which also would provide needed irrigation for crops in dry weather; construction of permanent bridges to fit in with flood contral work; improving wat er channels; reclaming lands dam aged by the flood; and other mat ters. The first examinations under the 1935 act placing the state game, forestation and parks commission on a civil service basis were recent ly announced by Secretary Frank B. O’Connell. O’Connell said ex amination for the position of dep uty conservation officer, junior grade, will be held here July 22nd, at Madison July 23rd and North Platte, July 25th. The Circus The fastest thing a-moving Is always rated slow, Yet transports everybody i And is always on the go; It’s snail-like pace is deadly, There is nothing that is worse, Yet fast enough to fade you, Is the slowly moving hearse. “Thar’s gold in them thar hills.” Yes, and in them there hollers too, if you can deliver ’em to a sound movie studio in Hollywood, the city of golden hollers. Nebraska farmer says he can hear his corn growing. Must be Squaw(k) corn. Of course, they opened the silly season with a corkscrew. Launching a court-ship on the matrimonial sea, young man, means more trips to your gas station. O'Neill shall be a city in the sweet buy and buy. Rye in Holt county is said to be higher than tnfe heads of men. So is corn sometimes, in jugs and bottles. Marriage may never supplant the horse, but it is keeping the auto mobiles on the run. You crave the very lightest in summer reading, dear? Try the Hay Point Daily Hay Press. Re-employment News We would like to call the atten tion of ranchers and farmers to the fact that we shall be more than pleased to assist them in obtaining haying and harest hands. At this writing a number of farmers have called at this office to secure their help. Your co-opera tion will be appreciated. — L. B. Youngworth, Dist. Manager, Na tional Reemployment Serice. Notice Complaints have been coming to this office that employers are un able to secure persons for work, especially domestic and farm lab orers. If anyone seeking help will call the Re-employment office one of the visitors will get in touch with persons who are qualified for such work. 1 If anyone on relief refuses work at a reasonable wage we will im mediately drop them from relief .tolls. However, we must have sub stantial proof as to the man who refuses work and the employer. We are unable to drop persons from relief rolls on mere heresay.— Roberta Arbuthnot, Relief Director. BRIEFLY STATED Mrs. R. E. Gallagher is visiting relatives and friends in Omaha this week. The Redbird ball nine meets the Bristow nine at Midway Sunday, July 21 at 3 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Stevens, of Randolph, Nebr., attend the funeral of M. Martin of this city last week. Mrs. Andy Davis and two child ren, Charles and Evelyn, of Sioux City, arrived here for a several days visit at the home of Mrs. Fay etta Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bliley and family, of Algona, Iowa, were here the latter part of last week visiting at the homes of their cousins, Bert and George Shoemaker. Mayor and Mrs. Kersenbroek and children visited relatives and friends at Osmond and Norfolk last Sunday. Miss Florence Rosier spent last week visiting with her sister, Mrs. Harold Sraw, at the Shaw ranch southwest of Atkinson. Business must be picking up. Tuesday morning the Burlingtort picked up ten box cars here before it skedaddled for Sioux City. Here is a sure preventative of | poison ivy: as soon as you reach home, take a bath, using common soap liberally all over your body. Mrs. John Kersenbrock and Mrs. J. D. Osenbaugh drove down to Lincoln last Tuesday for a few days visit with relatives and friends. Ralph W. McElvain was granted a license to sell package liquor by retail in the City of O’Neill, by the State Liquor commission last Wed nesday. > Downey brome grass, public en emy No. 1 among grass pests, now is ripening here and is a fire haz ard. In the day time it burns like gasoline. What became of the black widow spider? Perhaps she eloped with another husband. Might have made the mistake of biting a Roose velt democrat. i Fred S. Aldrich, of Lincoln, as sistant cashier of the Continental National bank of that city, was looking after business matters in this city Wednesday. Lod Janousek has filed applica-' tion with the city council for lic ense to sell beer at retail, in the; Parker building, now being erected' on west Douglas street. ) ; H Binder Twine MINNESOTA C9 7K Bale... | 0 COLUMBIAN HA Bale .. ^.UU There is no better twine made than Columbian. Long-fibred, smooth and insect-proof. SEED Buckwheat, bu. $1.50 Mil et, bu. .... $2.25 Sudan, bu___1_$4.60 Not too late for any of these seeds. FLOUR — FEED — SUPPLIES Bon-Ton Flour .. $1.50 Sunshine Flour>. $1.45 Growing Mash .j... $2.00 Lay Mash ,... ... $2.00 Harvester Oil, gal. ....._. 40c Fly Spray -—60c (You Furnish Can) Pressure Gun Grease, 25-lbs. _ ..$1.75 O’NEILL HATCHERY A BANK BOOK is one that can be read back wards or forwards with » * *••>*.' '■ tU i * equal pleasure. • *, National IBanh Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits, $125,000.00 This bank carries no indebted ness of officers or stockholders.